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LILLE, France — Tour de France organizers say the 2025 edition of the race will start from the northern French city of Lille. ASO gave no further information but said details on the early stages of the 2025 edition will be provided on Nov. 30. The opening of the 112th edition of the showcase race returns to France after three straight years of starting abroad. It began in Denmark in 2022 and from Bilbao in Spain earlier this year. Next year's race begins from the Italian city of Florence. It will be the third time that the race starts in Lille following on from 1960 and 1994.
