The 112nd edition of the Tour de France begins in Lille on July 5 and ends at the Elíseos de Paris fields on July 27. The route runs entirely through France, covering 3,320 kilometers in 21 stages.
Continental is the main sponsor of the test and supplier of tires of seven teams, as well as the official support and supply vehicles in 2025. This year, for the first time, they also exclusively equate the official motorcycles of support of the organizer.
Continental: Performance and sustainability leading the platoon of the Tour de France
A culminating point of this year’s Tour of France is the return of legendary ascents such as Mont Ventoux and Col de la Lze. These demanding mountain stages impose the highest demands on cyclist and material. EGEMEN AGUEHead of Strategy, Analysis and Marketing of Continental Tires Emea, he said: “The Tour de France gives us an excellent platform to show the performance and sustainability of our products to an international audience.”
Concludes: “This year, not only seven of the best cycling equipment are using our tires, but we are also equipping more than 70 official support vehicles with the Ultracontact Nxt, our most sustainable car tire. In this way, we are making an important contribution to ensure that the tour is safe and respectful of the environment.”
The Ultracontact NXT, which was already used successfully last year, has a proportion of up to 65% of renewable, recycled and certified materials by the Balance of Mass Masses. It combines a high proportion of sustainable components with maximum safety and performance: all available sizes of the UltraContact NXT have received the highest rating of the EU tire label in the rolling resistance categories, wet grip and external noise.
In addition to support vehicles, seven of the 22 participating teams In the Tour de France 2025, they trust the Vanguardia technology of Continental and the tires of the German company. The teams that compete with continental bicycle tires are: INEOS Grenadiers, Movistar Team, Team Bahrain Victorious, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Groupama-FDJ, Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale and one-X Mobility.
The continuous development of bicycle tires plays a decisive role in increasing average speeds in professional cycling. With its high performance tires, Continental has contributed significantly to the fact that the average speed in the Tour de France continues to increase every year. This has become especially palpable in the modern era, where the speeds have increased by 6% since 2000.
Support motorcycles have been a family image in the Tour de France for decades. For the 30 Kawasaki Versys 1100 motorcycles that will travel through France with the Tour and whose pilots will distribute water to the athletes or transmit important information from the Tour’s direction, the ASO organizer trusts the Contiroadattack 4 And, therefore, he is using the German premium manufacturer for all vehicles for the first time. There are two motorcycle games available in sizes 120/70 R 17 and 180/55 R 17.
Contiroadattack 4 is particularly suitable for support motorcycles of the world’s most famous road career due to its rapid heating time and excellent grip in both temperatures of a single digit, as is the case in the Alpe d’Iz huez and in the heat of Provence.
In all conditions, the Hyper-Touring tire always offers a high degree of safety and control, important for precise driving in the platoon on the narrowest mountain roads. In addition, it works well on all road surfaces with intuitive handling and a high level of comfort, which makes it ideal for long stages.
