✕ Close How Chris Froome won his fourth Tour de France The Tour de France gets under way with a 201km jaunt from Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile in Vendee, scene of this year's Grand Depart, to the stage 1 finish in Fontenay-le-Comte. Most of the route tracks France's north-west coastline meaning crosswinds could be a factor affecting the peloton, but conditions are warm and calm so we can expect the 176 riders to make it to the end and a bunch sprint to ensue. Mark Cavendish will have his eye on clinching the yellow jersey for Sunday's stage 2 by winning here but he faces stiff competition from a strong sprint field Follow all the action below with our live blog: Prediction A bunch sprint to be claimed by one of the power riders – we'll pick Marcel Kittel. How to watch on TV The race will be shown live on Eurosport and ITV. Odds Fernando Gavaria 9/4 Marcel Kittel 9/2 Arnaud Demare 6/1<doc-sep>The 2018 Tour de France may be the most intriguing edition in years. Many years. Let’s run through the reasons quickly. Chris Froome is vying to join the Five Yellow Jersey Club, tying the non-asterisked record. Speaking of asterisks, Froome was briefly barred from the Tour because of a doping investigation that miraculously got cleared up five days before Stage 1. Froome is also riding with a Giro d’Italia victory in his legs, which should mean he’s tired, and more vulnerable than ever to challengers. And what a group of challengers — Romain Bardet, Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, Adam Yates, Richie Porte, Tom Dumoulin, and more — all with diverse skillsets and unceasing hunger to topple Froome. They’ll be riding a course that’s light on individual time trial kilometers and rife with cobbles and new, steep climbs that will test every discipline of rider. This is going to be a dramatic Tour both on and off the road, from Noirmoutier-en-l’Île to Paris and the Champs-Élysées. Here’s how to watch it all. Stream information Assuming you reside in the United States, NBCSN will be broadcasting the Tour for all three weeks of racing. The broadcasts typically pick up stages in progress around 7:30 a.m. ET, and end around 11:30 (though odd stages, like the short Stage 17, begin at 9 a.m.). You can watch the same broadcast through the NBC Sports app. And if you want to see complete stages without commercials, you can pay to get NBC Sports Gold. You can see NBCSN’s complete Tour de France broadcast schedule here. Those with a subscription to FuboTV can also watch. (And those who don’t may be able to take advantage of a seven-day free trial). Results: Current classifications and complete stage results Stage 21: 116 kilometers from Houilles to Paris Champs-Élysées Sunday, July 29 1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 2h 46’ 36” 2. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - “ 4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Date) - “ 5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “ 6. Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 7. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “ 8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 10. Jasper de Buyst (Lotto Soudal) - “ Stage 20: 31 kilometers from Pée-sur-Nivelle to Espelette Saturday, July 28 1. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - 40’ 52” 2. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1” 3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 14” 4. Michael Kwiatkowski (Sky) - + 50” 5. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - + 51” 6. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 52” 7. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 1’ 02” 8. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 1’ 12” 9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - 1’ 22” 10. Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 1’ 23” Stage 19: 200.5 kilometers from Lourdes to Laruns Friday, July 27 1. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 28’ 17” 2. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 19” 3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - “ 4. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 5. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 6. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - “ 7. Mike Landa (Movistar) - “ 8. Chris Froome (Sky) - “ 9. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 31“ 10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - “ Stage 18: 171 kilometers from Trie-sur-Baïse to Pau Thursday, July 26 1. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - 3h 46’ 50” 2. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “ 3. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - “ 5. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “ 6. Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 7. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 9. Taylor Phinney (EF Education First-Drapac) - “ 10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ Stage 17: 65 kilometers from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulon Col du Portet Wednesday, July 25 1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 2h 21’ 28” 2. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 28” 3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 47” 4. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 52” 5. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 52” 6. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 1’ 05” 7. Egan Bernal (Sky) - + 1’ 33” 8. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1’ 35” 9. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 1’ 35” 10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 2’ 01” Stage 16: 218 kilometers from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon Tuesday, July 24 1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 5h 13’ 22” 2. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 15” 3. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + “ 4. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) - + 18” 6. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 37” 7. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 56” 8. Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - + 1’ 10” 10. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1’ 18” Stage 15: 181.5 kilometers from Millau to Carcassonne Sunday, July 22 1. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - 4h 25’ 52” 2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - “ 3. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2” 4. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 29” 5. Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) - + 34” 6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahreain-Merida) - + 34” 7. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 34” 8. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 37” 9. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - + 2’ 31” 10. Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2’ 38” Stage 14: 188 kilometers from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Mende Saturday, July 21 1. Omar Fraile (Astana) - 4h 41’ 57” 2. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 6” 3. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 6” 4. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 12” 5. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 17” 6. Simon Geschke (Sunweb) - + 19” 7. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) - + 19” 8. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 23” 9. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 30” 10. Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Soudal) - + 37” Stage 13: 169.5 kilometers from Bourg d’Oisans to Valence Friday, July 20 1. Peters Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 3h 45’ 55” 2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - “ 4. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 5. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “ 6. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 7. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - “ 8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 9. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “ 10. Taylor Phinney (Education First-Drapac) - “ Stage 12, 175.5 kilometers from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs to Alpe d’Huez Thursday, July 19 Recap 1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 5h 18’ 37” 2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 2” 3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 3” 4. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 3” 5. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 7” 6. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 13” 7. Vincenzo Nibali (Bharain-Merida) - + 13” 8. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - + 42” 9. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 47” 10. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 53” Stage 11, 108.5 kilometers from Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo Wednesday, July 18 Recap 1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 3h 29’ 36” 2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 20” 3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 20” 4. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 22” 5. Mike Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 22” 6. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 27” 7. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) - + 57” 8. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 59” 9. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - + 59” 10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 59” Stage 10, 158.5 kilometers from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand Tuesday, July 17 Recap 1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 27” 2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 1’ 34” 3. Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) - + 1’ 40” 4. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - + 1’ 44” 5. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) - + “ 6. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - 2’ 24” 7. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 3’ 23” 8. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + “ 9. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) - + “ 10. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + “ Stage 9, 156.5 kilometers from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix Sunday, July 15 Recap 1. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 3h 24’ 26” 2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “ 3. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 4. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19” 5. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 19” 6. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 19” 7. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19” 8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - + 27” 9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - + 27” 10. Timothy Dupoint (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - + 27” Stage 8, 181 kilometers from Dreux to Amiens Métropole Saturday, July 14 1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 4h 23’ 36” 2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 3. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 5. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “ 6. Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) - “ 7. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - “ 8. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “ 9. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 10. Andrea Paqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ Stage 7, 231 kilometers from Fougères to Chartres Friday, July 13 1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 43’ 42” 2. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 3. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 4. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “ 5. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “ 6. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 7. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - “ 8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “ 9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 10. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “ Stage 6, 181 kilometers from Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan Thursday, July 12 1. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 4h 13’ 43” 2. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1” 3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - + 3” 4. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 3” 5. Rafael Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3” 6. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 3” 7. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 3” 8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3” 9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 3” 10. Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - +3” Stage 5, 204.5 kilometers from Lorient to Quimper Wednesday, July 11 Recap 1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 48’ 06” 2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “ 3. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “ 5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - “ 6. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 7. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “ 8. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - “ 9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 10. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - “ Stage 4, 195 kilometers from La Baule to Sarzeau Tuesday, July 10 1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 01” 2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “ 3. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) - “ 4. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “ 5. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “ 6. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 7. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 9. Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ Stage 3, 35.5 kilometers in Cholet Monday, July 9 Recap 1. BMC Racing - 38’ 46” 2. Team Sky - + 4” 3. Quick-Step Floors - + 7” 4. Mitchelton-Scott - + 9” 5. Team Sunweb - + 12” 6. Education First-Drapac - + 35” 7. Bora-Hansgrohe - + 50” 8. Astana - + 52” 9. Katusha-Alpecin - + 53” 10. Movistar - + 54” 11. Bahrain-Merida - + 1’ 06” 12. AG2R La Mondiale - + 1’ 15” 13. Lotto NL-Jumbo - + 1’ 16” 14. Trek-Segafredo - +1 16” 15. UAE Team Emirates - + 1’ 39” 16. Groupama-FDJ - + 1’ 42” 17. Fortuneo-Samsic - + 1’ 47” 18. Direct-Energie - + 1’ 52” 19. Lotto Soudal - + 1’ 52” 20. Dimension Data - + 1’ 53” 21. Wanty-Groupe Gobert - + 2’ 24” 22. Cofidis - + 3’ 23” Stage 2, 182.5 kilometers from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon Sunday, July 8 1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 06’ 37” 2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) - “ 3. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “ 4. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “ 5. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “ 6. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “ 8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “ 9. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “ 10.<doc-sep>
NBC will broadcast the Tour daily and offer full, commercial-free livestream coverage via the NBC Sports Gold Cycling Pass for $54.99. FuboTV also provides access to NBC’s coverage for $55 a month. Following a two-month postponement due to COVID-19, the 2020 Tour de France is set to begin in Nice on Saturday, August 29—so it’s time to start planning how you’re going to watch it. Whether that means streaming from your phone, starting your morning with the previous day’s highlights, or inviting your friends over for an outdoor, socially-distanced viewing party over Labor Day Weekend, the options for keeping up with the race are plentiful. In general, NBC offers the most accessible, affordable, and legal options. About eighty million American viewers follow the Tour annually, and every year NBC’s coverage has expanded, most notably with the recent introduction of a commercial-free full livestream in addition to the daily full-stage coverage on the network’s cable channel. So even those without cable have full access thanks to the network's digital streaming options. Check out NBC’s Cycling Pass For the Fanatics NBC’s direct-to-consumer livestream service, the Cycling Pass on NBC Sports Gold ($54.99), not only offers full Tour stages with no commercials, but also comes with tons of bonus content. You can track the race via GPS and get comprehensive rider profiles, real-time commentary, full replays, interviews, course previews, and more. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS and tvOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Chromecast. You can also watch online via the NBC Sports website. Purchase the Cycling Pass, and you’ll have access to the full Tour as well as any other races covered by NBC and its partners through May 31, 2021, including this fall’s re-scheduled Paris-Roubaix (which was moved from its traditional April date), September’s road and October’s mountain bike World Championships, and the Vuelta a España in late-October/early-November. If next year’s racing calendar goes ahead as planned, you’ll get races such as the 2021 editions of Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. It’s a terrific deal! This year’s coverage offers a new feature: For the first time, Cycling Pass subscribers will be able to enjoy up to six additional streams of alternate camera angles for each Tour de France stage. With motorcycle cams beside the peloton, drones above the action, and a dedicated finish line cam, fans will be able to enjoy the race from a whole new perspective. On TV If you have a good cable package and prefer conventional viewing on your television, you’re in luck: NBC Sports will broadcast the Tour every day. It often starts around 7 a.m. EST, so 9-to-5ers will likely need to record and watch later. (Check the full schedule for details.) La Course, the one-day women’s event on Saturday, August 29 will also air on NBC and stream via the Cycling Pass on the NBC Sports app. No Cable? No Problem If you don’t have cable and want more than what’s offered on the NBC app, a subscription to FuboTV costs $55 per month and gives you full access to NBC’s live coverage of the race. It’s also great for those who love cycling year round, as Fubo has a full-time cycling channel covering the major Tours, the Classics, some World Championships, and even BMX racing. (It’s also available in Canada.) And new for 2020, Fubo now has a stand-alone cycling passport of its own ($120). It won’t get you the Tour (unless you’re a monthly FuboTV subscriber) but it will get you the Giro and many of the Italian and Flemish Classics such as Milan-Sanremo and the Tour of Flanders. Canadian fans should also consider a subscription to FloBikes, which will be airing all three Grand Tours (including the Tour de France), the Classics, and much, much more.