On which Paris avenue has the Tour de France traditionally finished since 1975?

The Tour de France has traditionally finished on Paris’s Champs-Élysées avenue since 1975.

The first Champs-Élysées finish was a Paris-to-Paris stage over 25 laps in 1975. Belgian rider Walter Godefroot won the sprint, while Bernard Thévenet finished the race in the yellow jersey. The decision followed a proposal by Tour co-director Félix Lévitan and journalist Yves Mourousi, who helped secure presidential approval.

The avenue became synonymous with the Tour’s final stage, usually hosting a controlled procession before a fast bunch sprint. The route has typically linked the Champs-Élysées with landmarks including the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.

A useful modern qualification is that the tradition was interrupted in 2024, when the race finished in Nice because Paris was hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tour returned to the Champs-Élysées in 2025, its 50th finish there. Earlier Tours used venues such as the Parc des Princes and Vélodrome de Vincennes.