CYCLE CITY LABEL OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE
THE LABEL CELEBRATING ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY
- The 2025 labelling comes during the “Mai à Vélo” campaign, an initiative promoting French municipalities committed to encouraging cycling through various concrete measures.
- The fifth edition of the “Tour de France Cycle City” label brings to 189 the number of cities recognised for their efforts to promote cycling. Almost 13 million people in 11 countries benefit from policies implemented by communities along the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
- This year, 43 cities submitted their bids, including 34 new entries. The initiatives presented aim to improve cycling in cities and thus develop a practice that benefits every aspect of life: health, the environment, the economy, etc.
189 cities labelled
A LABEL SERVING MOBILITY
Established in 2021, this initiative enables cities that are hosting or have previously hosted the Tour de France to have their commitment to promoting cycling in all its forms assessed and rewarded. Whether French or foreign, rural or urban, cities applying for the label must highlight all existing measures to encourage cycling in their application and present short- and medium-term development plans at the local level (deployment of infrastructure, improvement of cycling safety, learning to ride a bike with the ‘Savoir rouler à vélo’ programme, parking and anti-theft measures, maintenance and repair, etc.). All these measures contribute to the growth of cycling as a means of daily transport, a source of leisure, and exercise.
THE "CYCLE CITY" LABEL IN KEY FIGURES
- 5th edition in 2025
- 189 cities labelled since 2021
- 11 different countries
- 12.8 million inhabitants benefiting from infrastructure
2025: FIFTH EDITION OF THE "CYCLE CITY" LABEL
Forty-three cities have been awarded the label for this fifth edition, including 34 for the first time. Now, nearly a quarter of eligible cities have obtained the label. The list reflects what makes the Tour de France route so great: a harmonious combination of cities of all sizes, from small French towns to large international metropolises, with an almost ideal balance. Alongside Laveissière (population 540), Valloire (population 1,107), and Praz-sur-Arly (population 1,267), the three smallest towns in this year's selection, we find Paris, which is applying for the fourth time, and The Hague in the Netherlands. A new country, Slovenia, with the town of Kranj (population 57,000), which has hosted an "étape by" Tour de France event open to amateurs, has been awarded the label. Vitré (population 19,000) has made the most progress among the towns, reapplying, increasing its rating from 1 to 3 bikes between 2021 and 2025.
Nearly 13 million people live in a town or city with the Tour de France "Cycle City" label in 11 different countries.
THE 2025 EDITION
- 43 candidate and labelled cities
- 14 cities included on the route of the 2025 Tour de France.
- 9 cities included on the route of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
- 20 cities not on the route.
- 6 jury members
THE 2025 "CYCLE CITY" LABEL AND THE 2025 TOUR DE FRANCE
23 candidate cities (out of the 36 cities on the route) including:
- 14 cities labelled this year.
- 9 cities labelled in previous editions (Dunkerque, Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Laval, Loudenvielle, Pau, Muret, Carcassonne, Montpellier, Valence).
THE 2025 "CYCLE CITY" LABEL AND 2025 TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT Out of the 17 cities on the route:
- 9 newly labelled cities.
- 5 cities labelled in previous editions (Brest, Saumur, Clermont-Ferrand, Bourg-en-Bresse, Châtel Les Portes du Soleil)
The composition of the jury for the " Tour de France Cycle City" label:
Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France; Violaine Delval, Director of Impact Transitions LCL; Camille Thomé, Co-President of the Cycling and Walking Network; David Lazarus, Mayor of Chambly and President of the Sports Working Group of the Association of Mayors of France; Olivier Schneider, Director of the Active Mobility Innovation Fund (FIMA); Karine Bozzacchi, CSR manager of the Tour de France.
189 Cities have already received the label:
Four levels of labelling are symbolised by small yellow bicycles displayed on the signs that the municipalities set up at their town limits. The label criteria (set out in the application file for the second promotion, which can still be downloaded via the link below for your information) look at the cycling infrastructure development strategy, concrete actions to promote cycling (e.g. learning in school, awareness campaigns and recreational rides) and the support provided to clubs and various associations involved in cycling in their area.
Tour de France CSR Manager Karine Bozzacchi explains how the great disparity in resources between large cities such as Paris or Rotterdam and rural towns of a few hundred residents are taken into account when awarding the label, as is only natural: "While it can be hard for a small town to build a bike path, implementing 30 km/h zones in some neighbourhoods is more feasible and still shows a real commitment to supporting cycling as a means of transport."
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