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How to watch the Tour de France
How to watch the Tour de France (Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty)

How to Watch the 2019 Tour de France Online

Don't miss a minute of this year's legendary race

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How to watch the Tour de France
(Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty)

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! .

On July 6, the 2019 Tour de France will kick off in Belgium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of five-time champion鈥攁nd native Belgian鈥擡ddy Merckx鈥檚 first victory. It is also the centennialof the , worn by stage leaders and overall winners, so keep an eye out for new jersey designs each day of the race.

This year听two top contenders have been removed from the running, leaving the field without a clear favorite. Four-time Tour winner Chris Froome is out after a crash at the Crit茅rium du Dauphin茅 put him in intensive care, and last year鈥檚 second-place finisher, Tom Dumoulin, injured his knee in a fall听during the Giro d鈥橧talia and won鈥檛 be racing.听听

A few athletes to follow include Team Ineos鈥檚 young Colombian climbing powerhouse and his Welsh teammate and defending Tour champion , who sustained a minor concussion听in the same race that ended Froome鈥檚 season. AG2R La Mondiale鈥檚 , another strong climber, hopes to be the first Frenchman in more than three decades to claim the yellow jersey. Frequent podium finisher , a Colombian on the Movistar team who has won both the Giro d鈥橧talia and Vuelta a Espa帽a, is looking to complete his collection of Grand Tour wins. And Australian , who excels in both climbing and time trials, crashed out of the 2017 and 2018 Tours听but could do well this year as part of his new team, Trek-Segafredo.听

It鈥檚 bound to be an interesting July; here鈥檚 how to tune in.听

Where to Watch

For U.S. viewers without cable, the NBC Sport Gold is the most comprehensive option. For听$55 annually, you鈥檒l get commercial-free streaming access to all the year鈥檚 major races, including live coverage of all 21 stages of the Tour and bonus content like interactive stage maps.

also streams NBC鈥檚 coverage of the Tour as part of its 95-channel lineup. The whole package comes to $55听per month. If you just want to catch a few mountain stages and the finish, FuboTV offers a seven-day free trial (credit card required). Sign up on听July 21 to see stages 15 through 21.

When to Watch

You can watch all of the Tour stages live on TV, or stream them with the NBC Cycling Pass, or catch full event replays on demand if you鈥檙e not up to waking before听dawn in order to catch the European start times. Below is a full , and is a map of the route to help you brush up on your French geography.

Stage 1

Brussels loop

Flat, 194.5 kilometers/120.9 miles

Saturday, July 6, 5:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time

Stage 2

Brussels鈥檚 Palais Royal to the听Atomium

Team time trial, 27.6 kilometers/17.1 miles

Sunday, July 7, 8:20 A.M. EDT

Stage 3

Binche, Belgium, to 脡pernay, France听

Hilly, 215 kilometers/133.6 miles

Monday, July 8, 6 A.M. EDT

Stage 4

Reims to Nancy

Flat, 213.5 kilometers/132.7 miles

Tuesday, July 9, 6听A.M. EDT

Stage 5

Saint-Di茅-des-Vosges to Colmar

Hilly, 175.5 kilometers/109.1 miles

Wednesday, July 10, 7:05 A.M. EDT

Stage 6

Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles

Mountainous, 160.5 kilometers/99.7 miles

Thursday, July 11, 6:55 A.M. EDT

Stage 7

Belfort to Chalon-sur-Sa么ne

Flat, 230 kilometers/142.9 miles

Friday, July 12, 5:10 A.M. EDT

Stage 8

M芒con to Saint-脡tienne

Hilly, 200 kilometers/124.3 miles

Saturday, July 13, 6听A.M. EDT

Stage 9

Saint-脡tienne to Brioude

Hilly, 170.5 kilometers/105.9 miles

Sunday, July 14, 6:55 A.M. EDT

Stage 10

Saint-Flour to Albi

Flat, 217.5 kilometers/135.1 miles

Monday, July 15, 6听A.M. EDT

Rest Day

Use your regularly scheduled Tour time to read about the wild history of the mountain bikers who jump over the peloton.听

Stage 11

Albi to Toulouse

Flat, 167 kilometers/103.8 miles

Wednesday, July 17, 7:25 A.M. EDT

Stage 12

Toulouse to Bagn猫res-de-Bigorre

Mountainous, 209.5 kilometers/130.2 miles

Thursday, July 18, 5:20 A.M. EDT

Stage 13

Pau loop

Individual time trial, 27.2 kilometers/16.9 miles

Friday, July 19, 7:50 A.M. EDT

Stage 14

Tarbes to Tourmalet Bar猫ges

Mountainous, 117.5 kilometers/73 miles

Saturday, July 20, 7:20 A.M. EDT

Stage 15

Limoux to Foix Prat d鈥橝lbis

Mountainous, 185 kilometers/115 miles

Sunday, July 21, 5:55 A.M. EDT

Rest Day

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Stage 16

N卯mes loop

Flat, 177 kilometers/72.7 miles

Tuesday, July 23, 7:05 A.M. EDT

Stage 17

Pont du Gard to Gap

Hilly, 200 kilometers/124.3 miles

Wednesday, July 24, 6:15 A.M. EDT

Stage 18

Embrun to Valloire

Mountainous, 208 kilometers/129.2 miles

Thursday, July 25, 5听A.M. EDT

Stage 19

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Tignes

Mountainous, 126.5 kilometers/78.6 miles

Friday, July 26, 7:35 A.M. EDT

Stage 20

Albertville to Val Thorens

Mountainous, 130 kilometers/80.8 miles

Saturday, July 27, 7:25 A.M. EDT

Stage 21

Rambouillet to Paris Champs-脡lys茅es

Flat, 128 kilometers/79.5 miles

Sunday, July 28, 7:55 A.M. EDT

Lead Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty

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