| ELYSEES | The final sprint of the Tour de France (6,7) |
| CHAMPS | The final sprint of the Tour de France (6,7) |
| CHAMPSELYSEES | Avenue in Paris, traditional site of the final stage of the Tour de France (6,7) |
| STEPHENROCHE | Irish cyclist who won the treble of the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the World Championship in 1987 |
| JONAS | ... Vingegaard, the winner of the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Tour de France. (5) |
| JAUNE | The overall leader of the Tour de France wears the "maillot _____". (5) |
| DEPART | The Grand ___, the ceremonial opening stages of the Tour de France (6) |
| PEREIRO | Oscar ?, 2006 winner of the Tour de France following the disqualification of Floyd Landis (7) |
| FLORENCE | From which city did the cyclists on the first stage of the Tour de France set off from yesterday? (8) |
| ETAPE | L'- du Tour; cyclosportive event enabling amateur cyclists to participate in a stage of the Tour de France (5) |
| INDURAIN | Miguel, cyclist who was the 1991-5 winner of the Tour de France (8) |
| YELLOW | Colour of the Tour de France leader's jersey |
| ETE | Season of the Tour de France |
| LANCE | Armstrong of the Tour de France |
| ANQUETIL | Jacques, 1961-4 winner of the Tour de France (8) |
| LEMOND | Greg F_, first American wrnner of the Tour de France |
| CADELEVANS | Australian winner of the Tour de France in 2011 |
| FINIS | End of the Tour de France |
| BRADLEY | ___ Wiggins, first British winner of the Tour de France (7) |
| STAGE | Leg of the Tour de France (5) |
