Paris, France, 27 July 2025 —For the first time in the history of the Tour de France, the mythical race raced by another French icon, the Moulin Rouge. The cabaret’s dancers, in full French Cancan costume were on hand to cheer them on. Exceptionally this year the race cycled — three times— up the highest «peak» in Paris, the Butte de Montmartre. The Moulin Rouge sits at the foot of the hill. Both institutions have been going strong for over 100 years: the Tour de France was first held in 1903 and the Moulin Rouge has been putting on the show since 1889. 

The celebrated sails of the Moulin Rouge’s celebrated windmill have been turning once again since July 5th, 2024. In a dramatic incident, the most famous windmill sails in Paris, arguably the world, fell and subsequently stopped turning. But they came back to life just in time to turn for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. It took seven months for the company CMP Constructions Métalliques to fashion the aluminium sails, just in time for the Olympic flame to pass right by on July 15th, 2024. 

The Moulin Rouge is 90 artists representing 18 nationalities attracting over 600,000 spectators annually to discover its current revue Féerie, performed twice nightly. Grandiose set decors, 1,000 costumes splashed with feathers and sequins and the French Cancan are all on the agenda. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette https://www.moulinrouge.fr/en/homepage/