Time for ‘Le Tour!’

The world’s greatest cycle race is upon us, once more!

On the 5th of July 2025, at Lille Metropole in the corner of France, 184 of the world’s best riders will assemble in 23 cycling teams, as the Tour de France sets off on its 3-week journey around France. Along the way, the peloton will tackle summits such as the legendary Mont Ventoux, as they gain 52 500m vertical metres in the mountains of the Massif Central, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Jura. They’ll race into historic Carcassonne and the crowds will roar, as ordinary cyclists dream of cycling into their own Tour de France inspired adventures, as they try to emulate their heroes in the world’s greatest cycling race! And Lake cycling shoes will be present in this peloton of extraordinary performance, wrapping the feet of some of the greatest cyclists in the world. Yes, some of the world’s best cycling shoes will be adding that all-important blend of comfort and performance to riders such as Lake Ambassador, Fred Wright, racing for Bahrain Victorious, after his recent exploits in the Dauphine.

Yes, the Tour de France is epic in every way; and, these riders know that, in order to perform at such a high level for 3 weeks, they need bikes, kit and cycling shoes that can withstand the elements, the pressure and the ordeal, and stay firmly fitted and comfortable, all the way from Lille to Paris – a mere 3,338 km later!

Find your fit – wherever you ride

The Tour is a unique race – each time it takes place – crossing such a diverse range of landscapes and taking on so many cycling disciplines. Long, hard days in the mountains, testing time trails, and extraordinary distances across windswept landscapes, and the rolling hills of Normandy or the Loire Valley. Thankfully, here at Lake we have probably the most extensive range of cycling shoes in the world, so that whatever and wherever you ride, you can be sure to find your fit with the right cycling shoe – from Lake.

Let’s guide you through a few of our high-performance Lake, road cycling shoes that we believe are a perfect fit for the tapestry of terrain and cycling conditions that the pro peloton will be encountering during the 2025 Tour de France.

Lake CX403 – the pinnacle of performance

The CX403 is the pinnacle of cycling shoe design and performance. Every aspect of this stylish, high-performance road cycling shoe is purposeful. It’s been designed and created by Hutch and the team here at Lake, with a goal of offering the highest possible performance and comfort,while also delivering optimal power transfer. When the sprint is on, having the Lake CX403 wrapped around your race-ready cycling feet, you’ll be perfectly placed to unleash the power. It’s a shoe of choice for pro peloton rider, Fred Wright when racing the classics, such as Milan-San Remo where he finished the 2025 event in 10th place.

It’s a race-ready, high-performance cycling shoe built on our CX / TX Race Last platform, featuring a slightly narrower toe box and a tighter heel than the Competition Last, and less overall volume than the Sport Last. It’s a road cycling shoe designed for very high-cadence riding, with a slimmer fit that suits a narrow foot.

The upper is created from Klite Kangaroo leather & Carbitex OmniFlex Carbon Fiber Stabilizer, to keep the shoe light and to offer that extra stability to the side panels. The Carbitex support panels help keep the foot stabilized, maximising power transfer and giving control stretch when required. The upper is lined with perforated Kangaroo leather for a great fit & feel. Utilising the BOA® Fit System Li2 dials for closure - the most advanced platform in cycling – the CX403 offers a precise, micro-adjustable fit in both directions and is designed to resist abrasion. The shoe is finished off with our Lake moldable carbon heel, ensuring that your foot stays firmly and comfortably fitted within the shoe as you power down on the pedals.

Lake CX333 – The evolution of the cycling shoe

The CX333 is the evolution of the cycling shoe - with comfort, performance and style in perfect harmony. It’s created by using over 40 years of experience, to bring you the best cycle industry technologies, such as a Carbitex arch support panel, and a heat moldable internal Thermaform Carbon Fiber heel counter, to give you the most secure cycling shoe fit possible. We believe that we’ve achieved the impossible, by wrapping your feet in a performance oriented second skin, whilst giving you that all-important breathability alongside our legendary Lake cycling shoe comfort.

If you’re riding day after day, in extreme conditions, from climbing to rolling hills, and mixed terrain to flat expanses and long kilometre after kilometre in the saddle, then the Lake CX333 could be the cycling shoe for you.

Inclusive of our Lake Race 100% Carbon Fiber Sole for super stiffness and performance, and available in a 3-hole cleat pattern, the Lake CX333 utilizes our patented double sole system. The inner sole is a semi-flexible fiberglass platform that allows the foot to have ample flexibility at the ball of the foot where the swelling can be prominent, and typically hot spots or numbness would occur. The inner sole is then suspended over the outer rigid carbon sole. This unique system enables us to use an extremely stiff carbon outsole, without sacrificing riding comfort, and giving you the ultimate balance of performance and endurance. You may not be riding 3000+ km in Le Tour; however, we know that every ride is important to you, and your cycling shoe comfort is of paramount importance to us.

The Lake CX333 road cycling shoe comes with a choice of uppers. You can have either Klite Kangaroo leather with a supreme quality leather lining, or a Clarino Microfiber upper with our Outlast temperature regulating lining. Like the CX503, our CX333 also uses a Carbitex arch support panel and a heat moldable internal Thermaform Carbon Fiber heel counter, to provide you with the most secure fit possible. The BOA® Fit System Li2 dials again finish of this high-performance road cycling shoe, the plush leather tongue provides a comforting barrier against the secure grip of the BOA® closure system, to ensure that your feet are kept in cycling shoe comfort, all ride long!

What will your own Le Tour look like…

Of course, amongst what we believe is the most extensive range of cycling shoes in the world, there are a lot more options for riders. Lake ambassador and world peloton rider Fred also loves his Lake CX302 cycling shoes, which we’ve discussed in previous blogs, and will be one of the cycling shoe choices wrapping his feet during Le Tour 2025.

The CX302 is the ultimate lightweight climbing shoe – and a welcome addition in the mountain stages - without sacrificing comfort, giving a secure fit and ultimate power transfer. Utilizing Clarino microfiber, dual BOA® Li2 dials and Lake’s Handmade CFC 3K carbon fibre sole, you have a cycling slipper that weighs an amazing 195 grammes, and which will look after Fred’s important feet whenever required.

The Tour de France is a unique and inspiring event, and we know that following each race - once that famous yellow jersey is placed upon the winner at Paris - cyclists all around the world will set off on their own ‘Le Tour’ inspired road cycling adventure. It’s important to know that when you set off on your cycling journey, that your feet are ready for the ride.

We believe that you should have the world’s most comfortable cycling shoes to take you on that journey, so that you can perform at your very best. Power ultimately comes from comfort, and when you let the team here at Lake help you to find your fit, you’ll be perfectly placed to deliver power to the pedal!

Let ‘Le Tour’ begin!