Great performances, great deals: celebrate the Tour de France with SKIL!

Last Saturday it was finally there: the start of the 2025 Tour de France. For cycling fans around the world, it’s the highlight of the year; three weeks of spectacle, heroism, and extraordinary team performances. This year, we’re experiencing the Tour in a special way. We’re proud to sponsor Team Visma | Lease a Bike, which, after a successful Giro d’Italia with no less than three stage wins and the overall victory, is ready to carry that momentum into France. The goal? To fight for nothing less than the yellow jersey.

Not only are we proudly supporting Team Visma | Lease a Bike in the Tour de France, we’re also simultaneously launching our brand-new webshop! And we want to celebrate that with you: enjoy 25% off éverything with the code SKILTDF25. In our webshop, you’ll find a wide range of DIY and garden tools, plus products and accessories that may not be available locally. Stay tuned, because we’ll be celebrating standout performances with even bigger discounts! Check out our brand new webshop here: www.skileurope.com/nl/tourdefrance  

Going for yellow

At SKIL, we’re big cycling fans and we have a deep-rooted connection to the world of professional cycling. Read more about that here. Now, let’s dive into our predictions for Visma | Lease a Bike’s first week in the Tour de France 2025!

The line-up is packed with talent. Two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard leads the team, supported by Matteo Jorgenson, Wout van Aert, and Giro champion Simon Yates. With Affini, Benoot, Kuss, and Campenaerts completing the squad, it’s a team built to win, in every terrain.

Many chances, many risks

The Tour kicks off in Lille with a flat stage; ideal for sprinters, but also a chance for Wout van Aert to take yellow. Stage two's hilly finish suits him just as well. The opening week is a mix of sprint opportunities and punchy, technical finales that could catch GC (general classification) riders off guard.

The first big GC test comes on July 9 with an individual time trial; a moment for Vingegaard and other contenders to make their mark. Visma | Lease a Bike brings serious time trial strength with Van Aert, Jorgenson, Affini, and Campenaerts. Two hilly stages follow, then a sprint-friendly weekend. On July 14, Bastille Day, the first true mountain showdown awaits, where Vingegaard and Jorgenson can show their climbing form.

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