Today it's Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2020 and a third ever visit to Champagnole for the famous race. An area known for nordic skiiing champions, there's little let up for the riders ahead of tomorrow's sprint and the final stage to the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday.
Primoz Roglic leads the GC by 57 seconds with his Slovenian compatriot, Tadej Pogacar, his closest challenger. The UK's Adam Yates remains in a respectable 7th, while Ireland's Sam Bennett leads the race for points, thanks to some impressive sprint wins.
Whether you're in the UK, US or Europe, this guide will let you know the TV channel for all the live action, how to live stream the Tour de France online, and even how to catch up on the highlights. Read on for all the details.
Tour de France live stream and on TV
British TV license holders can watch the Tour de France live, and the highlights, on the ITV4 Hub online web player and ITV4 TV channel without paying a penny! If you're a UK citizen trying to view from abroad, then don't forget you can use a VPN to be able watch the free Tour de France coverage.
The Tour will also be shown for free online live on a handful of Europe's biggest broadcasters, including Rai Sport in Italy, France Sport in France, Sporza and RTBF in Belgium. So, no need to get a VPN if you're in those destinations.
You can find daily Tour de France highlights on YouTube courtesy of Eurosport, plus ITV in the UK, and the other local providers around Europe.
Watch the Tour de France for free from abroad using a VPN
We'll look at the TV and live stream options for UK and USA-based cycling fans below, but even if you have subscribed to the relevant services, you won't be able to use them when outside your own country. The service will know your location based on your IP address, and will automatically block your access.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) helps you get around this obstacle. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, such that the servers and services you’re accessing aren’t aware of what you’re doing. All the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted.
There are many VPN providers out there, with some more reliable and safe than others. As a rule, we’d suggest a paid-for service such as ExpressVPN or NordVPN.
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Once you’ve made your choice, all you need to do is sign in to your VPN service through whichever device you’d like to use to watch the match. When prompted to select a server, you need to pick one which is based in the country whose content you’d like to access. Then navigate to the relevant video streaming app or website and you’re in.
How to watch the Tour de France in the UK
ITV4 is showing live coverage of the Tour de France, plus daily highlights of each stage. You can watch on a TV, or online using the ITV Hub. It's completely free provided you hold a TV license.
Want to watch in HD? Eurosport 1 TV channel and the Eurosport Player streaming service will broadcast every stage live and in HD, with highlights every evening.
Subscribe to Eurosport Player and you can watch live coverage of the Tour – plus major cycling, tennis, snooker and darts events – in HD quality. A monthly pass costs £6.99 per month, but you save big with the annual pass, which costs just £39.99 for the whole year.
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The other option is to subscribe to Amazon Prime and sign up for a free 7-day Eurosport trial. After the trial ends, you can subscribe at the usual £6.99 per month.
How to watch the Tour de France in the US
The Tour de France is being shown live online in the US on NBC Sports Gold, which will broacast every stage live, ad-free and on-demand. Subscription to the NBC Gold Cycling Pass costs $54.99 per year. The race is also being shown daily on NBC Sports Network, which is available on most local cable and satellite packages.
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How to watch the Tour de France in France, Italy and Belgium
The Tour will be shown live on a handful of Europe's biggest broadcasters, including Rai Sport in Italy, France Sport in France, and Sporza and RTBF in Belgium.
How to watch the Tour de France in Canada
FloBikes, a platform dedicated to live streaming top cycling events, will show the action in Canada. A FloBikes subscription costs from $12.50 per month or $150 for the year, and includes the Le Tour, Giro d'Italia and a brace of other top races.
How to watch the Tour de France in Australia
Reside on the other side of the world? No problem! Aussies can watch every stage of the Tour live on the SBS and SBS Viceland channels, or catch a free live stream through SBS On Demand and the ŠKODA Tour Tracker App.
Tour de France 2020 stages and route
Stage 1 - Saturday 29th August
Start: Nice Moyen Pays
Finish: Nice
Distance: 156km
Stage 2 - Sunday 30th August
Start: Nice Haut Pays
Finish: Nice
Distance: 187km
Stage 3 - Monday 31st August
Start: Nice
Finish: Sisteron
Distance: 198km
Stage 4 - Tuesday 1st September
Start: Sisteron
Finish: Orcieres-Merlette
Distance: 157km
Stage 5 - Wednesday 2nd September
Start: Gap
Finish: Privas
Distance: 183km
Stage 6 – Thursday 3rd September
Start: Le Teil
Finish: Mont Aigoual
Distance: 191km
Stage 7 - Friday 4th September
Start: Millau
Finish: Lavaur
Distance: 168km
Stage 8 - Saturday 5th September
Start: Cazeres-Sur-Garonne
Finish: Loudenvielle
Distance: 140km
Stage 9 - Sunday 6th September
Start: Pau
Finish: Laruns
Distance: 154km
Stage 10 - Tuesday 8th September
Start: Ile d’Oleron
Finish: Ile de re Saint-Martin
Distance: 170km
Stage 11 - Wednesday 9th September
Start: Catelaillon-Plage
Finish: Potiers
Distance: 167km
Stage 12 - Thursday 10th September
Start: Chauvigny
Finish: Sarran Correze
Distance: 218km
Stage 13 - Friday 11th September
Start: Chatel-Guyon
Finish: Puy Mary
Distance: 191km
Stage 14 - Saturday 12th September
Start: Clermont-Ferrand
Finish: Lyon
Distance: 197km
Stage 15 - Sunday 13 September
Start: Lyon
Finish: Grand Colombier
Distance: 175km
Stage 16 - Tuesday 15th September
Start: La Tour-du-Pin
Finish: Villard-de-Lans
Distance: 164km
Stage 17 - Wednesday 16th September
Start: Grenoble
Finish: Meribel Col de la Loze
Distance: 168km
Stage 18 - Thursday 17th September
Start: Meribel
Finish: La Roche-Sur-Foron
Stage 19 - Friday 18th September
Start: Bourg-en-Bresse
Finish: Champagnole
Distance: 160km
Stage 20 - Saturday 19th September
Start: Lure
Finish: La Planche des Belles Filles
Distance: 36km
Stage 21 - Sunday 20th September
Start: Mantes-La-Jolie
Finish: Paris
Distance: 122km