The biggest race of the season, the Tour de France, kicked off in the Basque city of Bilbao on Saturday, July 1 with Adam Yates taking the first stage victory and the first yellow jersey of the race.Since then, the race lead has shifted first from Yates to Jai Hindley on stage 5 and then to Jonas Vingegaard on stage 6. See the current overall standings of the 2023 Tour de France.Sunday’s throw-down on the Puy de Dôme was a fascinating duel between the two dominant riders and there will be plenty more where that came from before the finale in Paris on Sunday, July 23.
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HOW TO WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN THE USA & CANADA
Follow Cyclingnews on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for alerts on important stories and action during the race. NBC hold the broadcasting rights for the Tour de France in the USA. The race will be broadcast live on NBC, as well as the network’s streaming service, Peacock TV. FloBikes will air the Tour de France in Canada. An annual subscription will set you back $12.99/month. Viewers in the USA can watch the Tour live via the network, while highlights and on-demand streams will also be available. Peacock TV offers a seven-day free trial for those who want to try before you buy. A full subscription to the service start from $4.99 per month. NBC is available via cable plans and, if you’re a cord-cutter, you can watch the network via Hulu ($7.99 per month with a 30-day free trial), DirecTV (from $64.99 per month with a five-day free trial), and FuboTV (from $74.99 per month with a seven-day free trial).
HOW TO WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN THE UK
In the UK, the Tour de France will be aired free to air on TV via Eurosport, ITV4, and Welsh-language channel S4C. Live coverage and highlights are all available. The Tour will also be aired live and in full by GCN+ in the UK, with the same coverage also available via streaming on Discovery+ and on Eurosport’s TV channel. A subscription to GCN+ or Discovery+ will cost you £6.99 per month or £59.99 for a year. Discovery+ is also available for Sky Glass, Sky Q, and Sky Stream customers for no extra cost.
HOW TO WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE AROUND THE WORLD
In Australia, national broadcaster SBS will carry live Tour de France coverage. For a local feel and full French-language coverage of the race, head to France TV Around Europe, broadcasters include ARD in Germany, Sporza and RTBF in Belgium, Rai in Italy, and RTVE in Spain.
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BEST VPN FOR STREAMING THE TOUR DE FRANCE
Geo-restrictions are the bane of cycling fans because they can prevent you from watching the Tour de France using your live streaming accounts if you are outside of your home country. While you can always follow Cyclingnews for all the live coverage you can access your geo-blocked live streaming services by simulating being in your home country with a VPN – a ‘virtual private network’.Our experts have thoroughly tested VPNs for live streaming sports and recommend ExpressVPN. The service lets you to watch the race live on various devices – Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
TOUR DE FRANCE STAGES 10, 11 AND 12: THE ROUTES
Stage 10: Vulcania to Issoire (Tuesday, July 11)
Stage ten sees the riders tackle a hilly day in the Massif Central. The 167.2km route features five categorised climbs – four category threes and the 6km cat two Col de la Croix Saint-Robert, which tops out at 1445m. The final climb, the Côte de La Chapelle-Marcousse, has sections over 8% and comes after 138km of racing. From there it’s downhill to the finish in Issoire. With a climb right from the off and little respite thereafter, it’s likely a day for the break, with the terrain ideally suited to stage hunting puncheurs.
Stage 11: Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins (Wednesday, July 12)
On paper stage eleven looks like a day for the sprinters. The 179.8km route does take in three category four climbs, including the 2.9km long Côte du Mercurol, and has plenty of other lumps and bumps along the way. However, the 1,300m straight at the finish in Moulins is undoubtedly one for the fast men. With few chances remaining beyond this, all of the sprinters who’ve survived the slog through the Massif Central should be committed to contesting a bunch sprint.
Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais (Thursday, July 13)
The puncheurs and the GC contenders will be back on duty on stage twelve. The 169km route from Roanne to Belleville en Beaujolais includes five categorised climbs as the race winds through the vineyards famed for producing Beaujolais wine. Like stage ten, the climbing starts early and there is little flat road after that. The climbs of the Croix Montmain (5.5km at 6.1%) and Croix Rosier (5.3km at 7.6%) both come within the last 50km of the stage and could provide an ideal springboard for a daring solo attack. However, if a breakaway, or indeed a group of GC favourites, stays intact to the end the uphill finish will deliver a final sting in the tail, with a sprint to the line a tantalising prospect.
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WATCH TOUR DE FRANCE STAGES 10, 11 AND 12: LIVE STREAM IN THE USA, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA
In the USA and Canada, you can watch the Tour de France stages 10, 11 and 12 on NBC Sports, while on-demand streams and highlights will also be available.
Canadian cycling fans also have the option of watching the action on FloBikes.
In Australia, SBS show the racing live every day, with highlights packages also available.
WATCH TOUR DE FRANCE STAGES 10, 11 AND 12: LIVE STREAM IN EUROPE
Discovery+ and GCN+ are all available across Europe, including viewers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
In addition to Discovery+ and GCN+, French viewers also have the option to watch their home race on France TV Sport, with Rai Sport in Italy, RTBF in Belgium and NOS in the Netherlands all available, too.
