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What to Know About This Year’s Tour de France (Which Begins in Italy)

Two previous winners are the leading contenders to win cycling’s most famous race, which, in a rarity, does not end in Paris.

By Victor Mather

For three weeks starting Saturday, the world’s best cyclists will do battle in the Tour de France, racing through valleys, hills and high mountains. Though 176 riders will start, most eyes will be on a pair of two-time winners who seek title No. 3.

After more than 2,000 miles and dozens of punishing climbs, will the winner be Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark, who took the last two Tours de France but was hurt in a crash this year? Or Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, the 2020 and 2021 winner ? Or will an unexpected contender jump up and surprise them?

And, wait: Is it really the Tour de France if the race doesn’t finish on the Champs-Élysées? Here’s a primer to read before the race gets underway.

Where will they race?

For the first time, the race will start in Italy , with the opening stage beginning in Florence and winding through the Apennine Mountains to Rimini, a city on the Adriatic coast. It will be more difficult than most opening stages, with several uphill climbs.

After a few days in Italy, the race will enter France, then go counterclockwise around the country, passing through the Alps, the Massif Central, the Pyrenees and then the Alps again.

Who are the favorites?

Vingegaard won last year’s event by an emphatic seven and a half minutes. But after a good start to the 2024 cycling season, he crashed badly in the Tour of the Basque Country in April and spent 12 days in the hospital with a broken collarbone. He is expected to ride in the Tour de France, but there is uncertainty as to what kind of shape he will be in.

As a result, Pogacar, who has been in fine form, is the favorite to win and regain his crown.

Pogacar rode in the Giro d’Italia, or Tour of Italy, in May. Unlike riders in that race who hold back to preserve their strength for the Tour de France, he gave it his all, winning by almost 10 minutes. If Pogacar claims the Tour as well, he will be the first cyclist since Marco Pantani, in 1998, to win the Giro and the Tour in the same season.

After the big two, other possible contenders include Primoz Roglic of Slovenia, the 2023 Giro winner, and Remco Evenepoel of Belgium, who won the 2022 Tour of Spain.

Though an individual wins the Tour, his team can help a lot, pacing him in the mountains and blocking attacks from rivals. Last year’s leading team, Jumbo-Visma (now Visma–Lease a Bike) has broken up; Vingegaard is still its leader, but Roglic left to join Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. UAE Team Emirates will support Pogacar with a squad that includes Adam Yates of Britain, a rider with the talent to win the Tour himself; he placed third last year.

Tell me the days that really matter.

The first stage to focus on is July 2, when the riders travel from Italy to France. It includes a climb up the Galibier, one of the Tour’s toughest mountains, and one that still has snow on the side of the roads.

In the midst of a week of flat stages that won’t change the leaderboard much, there is a time trial on July 5 in Burgundy wine country. The riders will race alone against the clock, with no help from teammates, which is why a time trial is known as “the race of truth.”

The real action comes at the end, with five mountain stages. The July 13 stage is particularly notable; it includes a climb up the Tourmalet in the Pyrenees and ends with an uphill — or more accurately, up-mountain — finish that is sure to winnow out any pretenders. Also make note of July 14, 17, 19 and 20 as four more brutal mountain stages where the Tour is likely to be won, or lost.

But even the flat stages, which are usually won by sprinters and seldom affect the overall standings, may have some extra interest this year. The great sprinter Mark Cavendish, 39, has 34 career stage victories and needs one more to break the record he shares with Eddy Merckx, the dominant rider of the 1960s and ’70s.

What’s different this year?

The day after that last mountain stage, the race will end, but not with the traditional ceremonial cruise down the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Instead, the field will hold a time trial to finish the Tour for the first time since 1989. If the race is close, the winner could be decided on that final day, as it was in 1989. That year, the American Greg LeMond snatched the Tour from Laurent Fignon of France in a time trial by a mere eight seconds, still the closest margin in history.

To avoid the Paris Olympics, which open five days later, the time trial will run from Monaco to Nice. It is the first time since 1974 the race has not ended on the Champs-Élysées and the first time ever it has not ended in Paris or its environs.

Remind me what the jerseys mean.

In each stage, whoever is the overall leader wears the yellow jersey to make him easier to spot for TV viewers and the thousands of fans along the route.

But there are other jerseys, too. Finishing near the front in individual stages, especially flat ones, earns points toward the green jersey for best sprinter. Last year’s winner of this jersey was Jasper Philipsen.

The first riders to reach the top of the race’s many mountains earn points toward the garish polka-dot jersey for best climber. The top contenders for yellow are also favored to win this jersey, as is Giulio Ciccone of Italy, who won last year.

Are there any Americans racing?

The days of American favorites like LeMond and Lance Armstrong are over for the time being. Moreover, Sepp Kuss, the American who won the 2023 Tour of Spain, is out because of a Covid-19 infection.

Matteo Jorgenson, 24, on the Visma team, is the top-ranked American. He won this year’s weeklong Paris-Nice race, and some think he can contend for the tour’s title in the future, or maybe, if all goes well, this year.

How can I watch?

Stages generally start around 6 or 7 a.m. Eastern time and last four to five hours. In the United States, Peacock will stream every stage live. Some stages will be shown on NBC and USA as well.

Other broadcasters include ITV and Eurosport (United Kingdom), SBS (Australia), FloBikes (Canada), France Televisions (France), ARD (Germany) and J Sports (Japan).

Victor Mather , who has been a reporter and editor at The Times for 25 years, covers sports and breaking news. More about Victor Mather

The North Americans Racing the 2024 Tour de France

There’s no Sepp Kuss, but that doesn’t mean that riders from the U.S. and Canada won’t make a big impact at this year’s Tour.

Unfortunately for American fans at this year’s Tour, there will be no Sepp Kuss . Still battling the effects of COVID-19, Kuss, who won the 2023 Vuelta a España, was taken off Visma-Lease a Bike’s roster for the Tour de France.

Here’s a look at the North Americans competing in the 2024 Tour de France:

Guillaume Boivin (Israel-Premier Tech)

Premier Tech is a Canadian company, so it’s nice to see the team staying true to its identity by bringing three Canadians to the 2024 Tour de France. Boivin will be starting his fourth Tour in a row this year, and while he’s never recorded a high stage finish of his own, the 35-year-old is the exactly kind of selfless, strong, and experienced support rider a team needs while hunting for stage wins. If Israel-Premier Tech leaves the Tour with a stage victory (or two), expect Boivin to have played a role in making it happen.

Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech)

Gee exploded onto the scene in last year’s Giro d’Italia, where the Canadian scored six top-5 stage finishes including second-places finished on four stages in the Italian grand tour. It was only his first grand tour, but the then-25-year-old’s career also finished second overall in the Giro’s Points and King of the Mountains Classifications.

All those second-place finishes seem to have inspired the Canadian heading into 2024: he took the first WorldTour victory of his career by winning Stage 3 at the recent Critérium du Dauphiné–then hung around the top of the General Classification to finish third overall. But don’t expect him to shoot for a high GC finish at the Tour de France; he’s hunting for the stage victories that eluded him in last year’s Giro. And given the way he’s been riding, we won’t be surprised if he wins more than one.

Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech)

Houle has started and finished every edition of the Tour de France since 2019. At first he was purely a domestique, riding on behalf of his GC captains at Astana. But then he moved (along with Premier Tech, who formerly sponsored Astana) to Israel-Premier Tech and was offered more opportunities to ride for himself.

Well, he took full advantage in 2022, when he scored a breakaway stage win (in the Pyrenees, no less) on Stage 16–just a few days after finishing third on Stage 13. The 33-year-old will get more chances this year, and his experience will prove invaluable to guys like Gee, who’s riding his first Tour de France and looks to be the cornerstone of the team’s opportunistic plans.

Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Even though he’s only 24-years-old, Jorgenson will be starting his third Tour de France this year, and his first since transferring from Movistar to Visma-Lease a Bike during the off-season. The kid from Idaho impressed everyone during his first two Tours, racing aggressively in pursuit of stage wins, coming close to winning a stage on multiple occasions.

But he’s reached new heights with Visma. First, he won Paris-Nice in early-March, defeating riders like Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel to take the biggest win of his still-young career. A few weeks later he won Dwars door Vlaanderen, a cobbled semi-Classic in Belgium. But his biggest breakthrough came at the Critérium du Dauphiné in early-June, where he raced like a Tour de France contender, riding consistently throughout the entirety of the 8-day stage race and almost stealing the overall victory from Roglič on the final stage.

He’s heading to the Tour in support of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard. But if Vingegaard proves to be less competitive than the team hopes, Jorgenson could be given a chance to ride for himself–whether that means shooting for a high GC finish or a stage win we don’t exactly know. No matter what, Jorgenson is the most exciting rider American fans have had to root for in a while, someone who looks to have the makings of a future Tour de France champion.

Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost)

Quinn turned 24 in early-May and the American celebrated by winning the national road race championships in Charlestown, West Virginia nine days later. He then took his new stars-and-stripes jersey to the Critérium du Dauphiné, where he raced well enough throughout the week to have probably earned himself a spot on EF’s roster for the Tour de France.

This will be only the second grand tour of the American’s career, but we don’t expect the event to be too big for him. If he makes his team’s roster, expect to see him feature in a few breakaways, possibly as one of the riders looking to take an early lead in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition during the Tour’s hilly opening weekend.

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

Powless will be starting his fifth Tour de France on Saturday, and he’s raced all of them with EF Education-EasyPost. The 27-year-old’s best Tour finish was twelfth overall in 2021, and last year he spent twelve days in the polka dot jersey as the leader of the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition.

This year we’d love to see Powless commit to winning a stage, which means not worrying about the GC standings or wasting energy chasing KOM points early in the Tour. He needs to sit down with the race bible, identify three or four stages that suit him the best, and then make those stages the focus of his entire Tour de France, essentially racing them like a series of one-day races–with long, hard training rides in between. With that kind of approach, he’s a good bet to take EF Education’s first Tour de France stage victory since 2022.

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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From seasoned champions to rising stars, the 2024 Tour de France race will test every rider. You won't want to miss these key stages, intense GC battles, and emerging subplots

The Tour de France is back, and the 2024 edition promises to deliver some of the most thrilling and dramatic racing of the year. With a comprehensive and challenging route, the race will test champions looking to defend their titles and new contenders eager to make their mark. Experienced riders aim to break decades-old records, while young talent seeks their first wins on cycling’s biggest stage . Here’s what you need to know for this year’s race.

The GC Battle

The Tour de France always hinges on how well competitors prepare, but this year brings even more complications than usual. Crashes have defined the 2024 cycling season, reminiscent of the chaotic 2020 season. Key contenders Jonas Vingegaard , Primož Roglič , and Remco Evenepoel were all derailed by a crash in April’s Tour of the Basque Country, leaving only Tadej Pogačar with an unblemished preparation.

Pogačar is the man to watch. Unlike his rivals, Pogačar’s year has gone exactly to plan. However, this year he has also won the Giro d’Italia, adding more miles to his legs. The big question is whether his form will hold against rivals with less fatigue and more training time. Pogačar’s challenge for the overall victory will be tougher than ever.

The Race Within the Race

Beyond the General Classification (GC) battle, the Tour de France is rich with subplots and secondary competitions. The 2024 route offers a balanced mix, ensuring opportunities for sprinters, climbers, and breakaway specialists alike.

Sprinting Showdown

Last year’s top sprinter, Jasper Philipsen , faces stiff competition if he hopes to dominate again. Dylan Groenewegen , Fabio Jakobsen , and the legendary Mark Cavendish —looking to break Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins—are all serious contenders. Additionally, versatile sprinters like Mads Pedersen , Biniam Girmay , Arnaud De Lie , and Wout Van Aert will aim to shine not only on flat stages but also from breakaways and reduced group sprints.

Breakaway Specialists

American riders Matteo Jorgenson and Neilson Powless may find themselves on team duty, reducing their breakaway chances. However, keep an eye on newcomers like Sean Quinn , Ben Healy , Derek Gee , and Kévin Vauquelin . All are riding their first Tour de France and have already proven they can win races. The stage wins promise excitement when the GC battle is momentarily paused.

Stages to Watch

For those who want to catch the most thrilling parts of the Tour, here are the must-watch stages:

Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna

While Stage 1 will surely bring its own excitement, Stage 2 will most likely deliver a more dynamic race. Starting in Italy, this stage features two laps of the San Luca climb, known in the Giro d’Italia and the Giro dell’Emilia cycling racing. Expect attacks on both ascents as GC favorites and stage hunters test their competitors. 

San Luca’s famous crowds are sure to take to the roads around Bologna, and riders will have the added adrenaline from the fans to add to the early-Tour nerves. The stage win may come from a small group sprint if no rider can distance themselves on the climb.

Stage 9: Gravel Roads Around Troyes

Put anything other than pristine pavement into the world’s biggest bike race, and there is sure to be some discussion. This year, Stage 9 will see riders face gravel farm roads around Troyes. The roads will be similar to those seen in Paris-Tours and Tro-Bro-Leon. In these races, it has often been the cobbled specialists who take the win. 

While not exactly cobblestones, gravel will still make the GC riders nervous. The stage has 13 gravel sectors, with the majority coming in the back half of the race. Any stage in which GC contenders and breakaway hopefuls have competing interests is sure to cause chaos. Add the limited line choice that farm roads can bring, and you’ll find bike racing at its most dynamic. Mechanicals could be disastrous, and good legs could be the difference between staying in the race and being cast out before the first rest day.

Stage 14: The Pyrenees Challenge

Up until this point, riders can compensate for weak legs with strong teammates and determination. With climbs over the Tourmalet, Hourquette d’Ancizan, and a summit finish on Pla d’Adet, Stage 14 is a decisive mountain stage. Time gaps will open here, and any GC hopeful must show their strength. A repeat of Julian Alaphilippe’s 2019 heroics could unfold if a non-GC rider holds the yellow jersey.

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice Time Trial

In the Tour de France, we’ll always have Paris. Well, not this year. With the French capital holding the Olympics, the Tour de France has opted to forgo the traditional laps around the Champs-Elysees. Instead, the 2024 Tour will conclude with an individual time trial from Monaco to Nice. Riders will face La Turbie and Col d’Eze before a fast descent into Nice. 

Many riders in the professional peloton call Monaco and Nice home and will have ridden these roads dozens of times. If the battle for the yellow jersey is still up for grabs at this point, expect riders to turn themselves inside out on the short climbs before taking any risk necessary on the technical descent.

This stage could determine the final GC standings, making for a nail-biting finish.

The 2024 Tour de France is set to deliver three weeks of dramatic racing, with battles for the yellow jersey and stage wins. Make sure to follow every twist and turn of this iconic race.

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Tour de France 2024 riders and teams: Every cyclist at this year’s race

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A packed peloton of the world’s best cyclists are set to do battle across 21 stages at the 2024 Tour de France .

An historic edition sees the Grand Tour start in Italy and end with a time trial in Nice for the first time since the race’s inception.

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard is back to defend his yellow jersey after making a swift recovery from injury to bid for a third successive general classification crown, but familiar foe Tadej Pogacar will be out to usurp his old rival having already won the Giro d’Italia this year.

Mark Cavendish , meanwhile, is set to ride his final Tour as he targets a record 35th stage win after delaying his retirement from the sport.

In all, 176 riders from 22 teams will contest the Tour, with the 18 World Tour outfits joined by four Pro Tour invitees.

Here are all of the riders and teams at this year’s race.

Visma-Lease a Bike

Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark)

Wout van Aert (Belgium)

Tiesj Benoot (Belgium)

Matteo Jorgenson (United States)

Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands)

Bart Lemmen (Netherlands)

Christophe Laporte (France)

Jan Tratnik (Slovenia)

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale

Felix Gall (Austria)

Nans Peters (France)

Dorian Godon (France)

Oliver Naesen (Belgium)

Sam Bennett (Ireland)

Nicolas Prodhomme (France)

Paul Lapeira (France)

Bruno Amirail (France)

Alpecin-Deceuninck

Jasper Philipsen (Belgium)

Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)

Jonas Rickaert (Belgium)

Axel Laurance (France)

Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium)

Robbe Ghys (Belgium)

Silvan Dillier (Switzerland)

Soren Kragh Andersen (Denmark)

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Arnaud Demare (France)

Kevin Vauquelin (France)

Cristian Rodriguez (Spain)

Luca Mozzato (Italy)

Dan McLay (Great Britain)

Raul Garcia Pierna (Spain)

Clement Champoussin (France)

Astana Qazaqstan

Mark Cavendish (Great Britain)

Michael Morkov (Denmark)

Davide Ballerini (Italy)

Cees Bol (Netherlands)

Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kazakhstan)

Harold Tejada (Colombia)

Michele Gazzoli (Italy)

Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan)

Bahrain-Victorious

Matej Mohoric (Slovenia)

Wout Poels (Netherlands)

Pello Bilbao (Spain)

Phil Bauhaus (Germany)

Santiago Buitrago (Colombia)

Jack Haig (Australia)

Fred Wright (Great Britain)

Nikias Arndt (Germany)

BORA-hansgrohe

Jai Hindley (Australia)

Aleksandr Vlasov

Danny van Poppel (Netherlands)

Nico Denz (Germany)

Matteo Sobrero (Italy)

Primoz Roglic (Slovenia)

Bob Jungels (Luxembourg)

Marco Haller (Austria)

Bryan Coquard (France)

Guillaume Martin (France)

Ion Izagirre (Spain)

Jesus Herrada (Spain)

Simon Geschke (Germany)

Alexis Renard (France)

Axel Zingle (France)

Piet Allegaert (Belgium)

EF Education-EasyPost

Richard Carapaz (Ecuador)

Neilson Powless (United States)

Ben Healy (Ireland)

Marijn van den Berg (Netherlands)

Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland)

Sean Quinn (United States)

Rui Costa (Portugal)

Alberto Bettiol (Italy)

Groupama-FDJ

David Gaudu (France)

Kevin Geniets (Luxembourg)

Romai Gregoire (France)

Stefan Kung (Switzerland)

Lenny Martinez (France)

Valentin Madouas (France)

Quentin Pacher (France)

Clement Russo (France)

Ineos Grenadiers

Tom Pidcock (Great Britain)

Geraint Thomas (Great Britain)

Carlos Rodriguez (Spain)

Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Ben Turner (Great Britain)

Jonathan Castroviejo (Spain)

Egan Bernal (Colombia)

Laurens De Plus (Belgium)

Intermarche-Wanty

Louis Meintjes (South Africa)

Biniam Girmay (Eritrea)

Laurenz Rex (Belgium)

Hugo Page (France)

Mike Teunissen (Netherlands)

Georg Zimmermann (Germany)

Kobe Goossens (Belgium)

Gerben Thijssen (Belgium)

Carlos Verona (Spain)

Giulio Ciccone (Italy)

Jasper Stuyven (Belgium)

Julien Bernard (France)

Mads Pedersen (Denmark)

Ryan Gibbons (South Africa)

Tim Declercq (Belgium)

Toms Skujins (Latvia)

Enric Mas (Spain)

Oier Lazkano (Spain)

Nelson Oliveira (Portugal)

Davide Formolo (Italy)

Alex Aranburu (Spain)

Fernando Gaviria (Colombia)

Javier Romo (Spain)

Gregor Muhlberger (Austria)

Soudal Quick-Step

Remco Evenepoel (Belgium)

Mikel Landa (Spain)

Ilan van Wilder (Belgium)

Louis Vervaeke (Belgium)

Jan Hirt (Czech Republic)

Casper Pedersen (Denmark)

Yves Lampaert (Belgium)

Gianni Moscon (Italy)

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Romain Bardet (France)

Warren Barguil (France)

John Degenkolb (Germany)

Nils Eekhoff (Netherlands)

Fabio Jakobsen (Netherlands)

Oscar Onley (Great Britain)

Frank van den Broek (Netherlands)

Bram Welten (Netherlands)

Jayco AlUla

Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands)

Luka Mezgec (Slovenia)

Simon Yates (Great Britain)

Elmar Reinders (Netherlands)

Luke Durbridge (Australia)

Chris Harper (Australia)

Chris Juul-Jensen (Denmark)

Michael Matthews (Australia)

UAE Team Emirates

Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia)

Juan Ayuso (Spain)

Joao Almeida (Portugal)

Adam Yates (Great Britain)

Pavel Sivakov (France)

Marc Soler (Spain)

Tim Wellens (Belgium)

Nils Politt (Germany)

Israel-Premier Tech

Guillaume Boivin (Canada)

Jake Stewart (Great Britain)

Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)

Stevie Williams (Great Britain)

Pascal Ackermann (Germany)

Derek Gee (Canada)

Hugo Houle (Canada)

Krists Neilands (Latvia)

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Arnaud De Lie (Belgium)

Victor Campenaerts (Belgium)

Maxim van Gils (Belgium)

Brent van Moer (Belgium)

Jarrad Drizners (Australia)

Harm Vanhoucke (Belgium)

Sebastien Grignard (Belgium)

Cedric Beullens (Belgium)

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2024 Tour de France: How to watch, schedule, odds for cycling's top race

The biggest cycling event of the year - the 111th Tour de France -- kicks off Saturday from Florence, Italy. The 2024 Tour de France's unusual route starts in Italy for the first time ever to honor 100 years since the first Italian victory in the Tour by Ottavio Bottecchia in 1924. Also, due to the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Tour de France will not finish in Paris for the first time in event history.

The 21 stages will cover more than 2,000 miles from Saturday through July 21. Two-time defending winner Jonas Vingegaard looks to become just the ninth cyclist to win at least three Tour de France races. Last year's runner-up, Tadej Pogačar, is looking to do the same. He won in 2020 and 2021 before finishing second to Vingegaard in 2022 and 2023.

Here's what you need to know about this year's race:

How to watch the 2024 Tour de France

NBC Sports will broadcast the 2024 Tour de France in the U.S. All stages will be available via streaming on Peacock and fuboTV with three stages - 8, 14, and 20 - broadcast on NBC as well.

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2024 Tour de France odds

Pogačar holds a slight edge as the favorite for victory in the 2024 Tour de France, per BetMGM's latest cycling odds . Here's how the field looks:

Odds as of Tuesday afternoon.

• Tadej Pogačar (-165)
• Jonas Vingegaard (+200)
• Primož Roglič (+800)
• Remco Evenepoel (+1400)
• Juan Ayuso (+3300)
• Carlos Rodríguez (+3300)
• Adam Yates (+3300)
• João Almeida (+3300)
• Matteo Jorgenson (+3300)
• Egan Bernal (+6600)
• Simon Yates (+6600)
• Enric Mas (+10000)
• Tom Pidcock (+10000)
• Felix Gall (+10000)
• Richard Carapaz (+10000)
• Mikel Landa (+10000)
• Geraint Thomas (+10000)
• David Gaudu (+30000)
• Oscar Onley (+30000)
• Wout van Aert (+30000)
• Romain Bardet (+50000)
• Giulio Ciccone (+50000)
• Mathieu van der Poel (+100000)
• Mark Cavendish (+500000)

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Watch the 111th edition of the 21-day race throughout Italy and France.

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Spanning more than 2,200 miles, the Tour de France begins on Saturday, June 29. The 21-day endurance cycling event features nearly 180 riders competing to hoist the Coupe Omnisports at the finish line.

At a Glance: How to Watch Tour de France 2024 Online

• When Saturday, June 29, to Sunday, July 21
• Network NBC, USA Network
• Stream online Peacock

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Since the Tour de France airs across NBC and USA Network, it’s also streamable on web-based streaming cable services, some of which even offer free trials — including DirecTV Stream , Fubo and Hulu + Live TV . You can also livestream the event on Peacock .

If you want to watch the entire Tour de France 2024, the endurance cycling race is available to stream at home on Peacock . Not a Peacock subscriber? Right now, the streamer is the ad-free Peacock Premium package for only $19.99 for the first year with promo code STREAMTHEDEAL — saving you 65 percent off its regular price through June 30. Otherwise, the ad-supported plan is only $5.99 monthly (or $59.99 per year) until July 18, when Peacock’s prices increase ahead of the Olympics. Aside from the Tour de France, you’ll also get access to originals like Apples Never Fall , In The Know , The Traitors , Ted and others; hit movies like Oppenheimer , Lisa Frankenstein , Drive-Away Dolls , Night Swim and others; live sports and entertainment from NBC Sports and WWE; and more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels. Related: The Best Peacock Streaming Deals

DirecTV Stream

Watch the Tour de France on DirecTV Stream , which offers NBC and USA Network. The service also includes more than 90 other channels — like ABC, Fox, CBS, AMC, Bravo, ESPN and much more. The streaming service has a free five-day trial available, but that’s more than enough time to watch the Tour de France. Afterward, you can cancel the service or keep watching, with prices starting at $69.99 for the entry-level Entertainment plan.

Watch the Tour de France on NBC and USA Network, as well as nearly 200 other news, entertainment and sports channels, with a subscription to  Fubo , starting at $79.99 monthly. In addition, other plans offer nearly 270 channels for the Elite plan for $89.99 monthly, along with 276 channels, Showtime and 4K Ultra HD quality for the Premiere plan for $99.99 monthly. The online TV streaming service also offers a seven-day trial for new subscribers , so you can watch NBC and USA Network online for free.

Hulu + Live TV

To livestream the Tour de France online on NBC and USA Network, a subscription to Hulu + Live TV is another fantastic option. The streaming service has access to more than 90 other live channels — like BET, CNN, ESPN, Food Network and more — starting at $76.99 monthly and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, as well as Disney+ and ESPN+. Hulu is currently offering a three-day free trial to try before you commit.

Sling might be a good fit to watch the Tour de France on NBC and USA Network — and the live TV streaming service is on sale for half off your first month of service. With Sling Blue , which includes NBC, you can begin watching for $22.50 for your first month (reg. $45 monthly). Additionally, Sling Blue also has ABC, Bravo, Discovery Channel, NFL Network, National Geographic and other channels.

How to Watch Tour de France 2024 With Cable

The Tour de France airs on NBC and USA Network. You can watch by tuning in through your cable TV provider, on NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports mobile app with your cable TV account login — including streaming and traditional services such as DirecTV Stream , Fubo , Hulu + Live TV , Sling , Verizon , Xfinity and others.

Tour de France 2024 Dates, Schedule

The Tour de France begins on Saturday, June 29, in Florence, Italy and the cycling race ends 21 days later on Sunday, July 21, in Nice, France. Scroll down for a complete schedule, including dates and cities featured throughout the event. Learn more about the Tour de France route here .

• Day 1, Sat., June 29 Florence to Rimini, Italy
• Day 2, Sun., June 30 Cesenatico to Bologna, Italy
• Day 3, Mon., July 1 Piacenza to Turin, Italy
• Day 4, Tues., July 2 Pinerolo, Italy to Valloire, France
• Day 5, Wed., July 3 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas
• Day 6, Thurs., July 4 Mâcon to Dijon
• Day 7, Fri., July 5 Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin
• Day 8, Sat., July 6 Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
• Day 9, Sun., July 7 Troyes to Troyes
• Day 10, Tues., July 9 Orléans to Saint-Amand-Montrond
• Day 11, Wed., July 10 Évaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran
• Day 12, Thurs., July 11 Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Italy
• Day 13, Fri., July 12 Agen to Pau
• Day 14, Sat., July 13 Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan
• Day 15, Sun., July 14 Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille
• Day 16, Tues., July 16 Gruissan to Nîmes
• Day 17, Wed., July 17 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to SuperDévoluy
• Day 18, Thurs., July 18 Gap to Barcelonnette
• Day 19, Fri., July 19 Embrun to Isola 2000
• Day 20, Sat., July 20 Nice to Col de la Couillole
• Day 21, Sun., July 21 Monaco to Nice

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In the cycling world, races don’t get any bigger than the Tour de France. Make sure you catch all of the bike-racing excitement by watching Fubo and Peacock from Saturday, June 29 through Sunday, July 21.

See the daily schedule for the race below, with TV and live streaming information for each day.

How to watch the Tour de France 2024

Stage 1: saturday, june 29.

• Stage Details: Florence to Rimini (206 km/128 miles)
• TV Channel: NBC
• Live Stream: Watch on Fubo
• Live Stream: Watch on Peacock

Stage 2: Sunday, June 30

• Stage Details: Cesenatico to Bologna (199.2 km/123.8 miles)

Stage 3: Monday, July 1

• Stage Details: Piacenza to Turin (230.8 km/143.4 miles)
• TV Channel: USA Network

Stage 4: Tuesday, July 2

• Stage Details: Pinerolo to Valloire (139.6 km/86.7 miles)

Stage 5: Wednesday, July 3

• Stage Details: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (177.4 km/110.2 miles)

Stage 6: Thursday, July 4

• Stage Details: Macon to Dijon (163.5 km/101.6 miles)

Stage 7: Friday, July 5

• Stage Details: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin (25.3 km/15.7 miles)

Stage 8: Saturday, July 6

• Stage Details: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (183.4 km/114 miles)

Stage 9: Sunday, July 7

• Stage Details: Troyes to Troyes (199 km/123.6 miles)

Stage 10: Tuesday, July 9

• Stage Details: Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond (187.3 km/116.4 miles)

Stage 11: Wednesday, July 10

• Stage Details: Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran (211 km/131.1 miles)

Stage 12: Thursday, July 11

• Stage Details: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot (203.6 km/126.5 miles)

Stage 13: Friday, July 12

• Stage Details: Agen to Pau (165.3 km/102.7 miles)

Stage 14: Saturday, July 13

• Stage Details: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan (151.9 km/94.4 miles)

Stage 15: Sunday, July 14

• Stage Details: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (198 km/123 miles)

Stage 16: Tuesday, July 16

• Stage Details: Gruissan to Nimes (188.6 km/117.2 miles)

Stage 17: Wednesday, July 17

• Stage Details: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to SuperDevoluy (177.8 km/110.5 miles)

Stage 18: Thursday, July 18

• Stage Details: Gap to Barcelonnette (179.5 km/111.5 miles)

Stage 19: Friday, July 19

• Stage Details: Embrun to Isola 2000 (144.6 km/89.9 miles)

Stage 20: Saturday, July 20

• Stage Details: Nice to Col de la Couillole (132.8 km/82.5 miles)

Stage 21: Sunday, July 21

• Stage Details: Monaco to Nice (33.7 km/20.9 miles)

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Barcelona confirmed as host of 2026 Tour de France Grand Départ

Opening three days of race to be centred on Catalan capital

  The Tour de France organisers have confirmed the longstanding rumours that the 2026 Grand Départ will be in Barcelona, with the race to be present in the city for a period of three days.

The Catalan capital will host the race from July 4-6, 2026. It’s been reported that stage 1 will be run off completely within the bounds of the city, and that stage 2 will also start and finish in Barcelona. After another start in the city on stage 3, the Tour then heads towards more familiar terrain in France.

Negotiations for what will be the fourth foreign Tour de France start in five years have not been fast-moving, although as early as May, it was already being reported as all but a done deal by local media.

The definitive confirmation from ASO came on Tuesday, followed by a ceremony in Barcelona’s town hall. The city will follow Copenhagen in 2022, Bilbao in 2023, Firenze in 2024 and Lille in 2025 as the Grand Départ for men's cycling’s biggest bike race.

Barcelona has already hosted the opening stage of the Vuelta a España in 1962 and 2023.  Last year, the opening stage of the Vuelta was an early evening team time trial that was partly overshadowed by controversy concerning insufficient illumination when the race route was unexpectedly affected by heavy rainshowers and cloud cover, while the automatic street lighting, not timed to be activated before full darkness, failed to switch itself on.

That was followed up by a stage 2 finish in Barcelona’s Montjuic Park, widely seen as the epicentre of the city’s well-established relationship with road racing, and which Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme hinted strongly on Tuesday would likely feature in the  2026 Tour’s visit as well. 

Long the host to one of the final one-day races of the season, the now defunct Subida a Montjuic - won six times by Eddy Merckx - the entire finishing circuit of the last stage of the Volta a Catalunya has always been held in Montjuic and it often features on stages held by the Vuelta as well. Montjuic was also where the 1973  World Championships and cycling events in the 1992 Olympic Games - both road and track - took place.

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Barcelona itself has been visited by the Tour de France three times in the past, most recently 2009, with an uphill bunch sprint stage win for Thor Hushovd. The next day’s stage, finishing in Andorra at Ordino-Arcalis, also began in Barcelona. 

The first time the Tour reached Barcelona was in 1957,  with three stages either starting and finishing there, including an individual time trial won by French legend Jacques Anquetil, who went on to claim the first of five overall victories. In 1963, the city witnessed an epic solo victory for local star José Pérez Francés.

The Tour’s start in 2026 will coincide - barring last-minute delays -  with the long-awaited completion of one of Barcelona’s best-known religious monuments, the Sagrada Familia cathedral, on which work began back in 1882.

“We love the big cities, be they French or foreign,” race director Christian Prudhomme told L’Équipe . “But on condition that we also continue to visit the smallest places, the villages in France, too. That’s non-negotiable. Barcelona had the political will to do it, but also a sporting interest because of Montjuic.”

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Tadej Pogacar was infected with COVID-19 during his Tour de France preparations

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar and his UAE Team Emirates fellow riders leave for a team training in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

UAE Team Emirates riders with Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, left, line up during the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Cylings fans raise their hands to catch the water bottle of Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar during the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar greets spectators as he lines up with his UAE Team Emirates riders for the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Britain’s Mark Cavendish greets spectators as he arrives for the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, center rear, arrives for the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Britain’s Mark Cavendish greets spectators during the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Tadej Pogacar was infected with COVID-19 during his Tour de France preparations, the two-time champion revealed Thursday — two days before the race starts in Italy.

The Slovenian is aiming for the rare Tour and Giro d’Italia double after dominating the Italian race last month.

Pogacar, who won the Tour in 2020 and 2021, said that the virus only prevented him from training for one day.

“It’s not as serious anymore. Especially if your body already had the virus before and I had it once or twice,” Pogačar said, adding that he caught the virus about 10 days ago. “It wasn’t too bad, just like a cold. It passed really fast.

“I stopped for one day and then (did) some rollers inside,” he added. “Then when I wasn’t sick anymore, I was riding outside.”

Pogacar has been dominant this season, winning four of the five races he’s entered and collecting 14 victories in 31 days of racing — including Strade Bianche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

The last rider to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year was Marco Pantani in 1998.

After back-to-back Tour titles, Pogacar then finished runner-up to Jonas Vingegaard the last two years.

Vingegaard was hospitalized for nearly two weeks in April following a high-speed crash in the Tour of the Basque Country. He sustained a broken collarbone and ribs and a collapsed lung and has not raced since.

“I’m just happy to be here at the start line of the Tour de France — I think that’s a victory in itself,” Vingegaard said. “I did a lot of work, a lot of good work, and I’m not in a bad shape. But it was such a bad crash that everything from here is a bonus.”

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The most prestigious race in cycling is back, and NBC Sports will cover every stage of the Tour de France on Peacock . Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Tour de France.

When is the 2024 Tour de France?

The 2024 Tour de France spans from Saturday, June 29 through Sunday, July 21. The event begins one week earlier than usual due to the start of the Paris Olympics on July 26.

How to watch the 2024 Tour de France in the USA

Each stage of the 2024 Tour de France will be streamed on Peacock , and a few select stages will be broadcast on NBC.

Coverage of each day’s stage will begin on Peacock . Stage 8 (July 6) and Stage 14 (July 13) will move over to NBC at 8 a.m. EST. Finally, coverage of the penultimate Stage 20 will be replayed on NBC starting at 4 p.m. EST.

What time does the Tour de France start?

Coverage of the 2024 Tour de France’s first stage begins at 6:30 a.m. on June 29. Each stage will kick off between 6 and 7:30 a.m. EST, with the exception of the 21 st and final stage, which starts at 10:10 a.m. EST on July 21.

What’s the full schedule for 2024 Tour de France?

*All times are listed as ET and all races will be streaming on Peacock.

What’s the full route for the 2024 Tour de France?

The Tour de France begins in Florence, Italy, and finishes in Nice, France.

Because the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be taking place in Paris, this will mark the very first year that the Tour de France will not end in the “City of Light.” It’s also the first time the Tour ends with a time trial since 1989.

The Tour features four summit finishes and two time trials. The vertical gain will eclipse 52,000 meters over the 21 stages.

The 19th stage climb up Cime de la Bonette will reach an elevation of 2,802 meters (1.75 miles), the highest-altitude summit in modern Tour history. It was last on the route in 2008.

🤩 Here it is, the official route of the #TDF2024 ! 🤩 Voici le parcours officiel du #TDF2024 ! pic.twitter.com/3ORf31AS4T — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) October 25, 2023

Who won the 2023 Tour de France?

Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France, his second straight victory in the event. If Vingegaard wins again this year, he would be the first cyclist to win the event three straight years since Chris Froome from 2015-2017.

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Vingegaard suffered a broken collarbone and ribs and a collapsed lung in Spain in April following a crash in the Tour of the Basque Country. He was hospitalized for nearly two weeks and his status for the Tour de France was uncertain, but he will compete when action begins in Florence.

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