How to watch Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de France on Saturday – TV and live stream details as Tadej Pogacar hunts yellow
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ByEurosport
Published 28/06/2024 at 18:25 GMT
The Tour de France is back. And this year, it promises to be bigger than ever. The six biggest names in the men's peloton are set to do battle over 21 stages, with defending champion Jonas Vingegaard joined by Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel on a bumper start list. So how can you watch Stage 1? And when does coverage get underway?
Stage 1 profile and route map: Florence - Rimini
Just 34 days after he secured the maglia rosa in Rome, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) returns to Italy to start his quest to become the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to do the Giro-Tour double. It’s apt, then, that the 26th foreign grand depart in Tour history is this hilly 206km stage that culminates in the seaside town where the late Pantani passed away just over 20 years ago.
Seven categorised climbs and more than 3,600 metres of climbing peppers the route as the race gets off with a bang on the hills of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. The final climb sees the riders enter San Marino ahead of a fast descent and flat run into Rimini. The sprinters will be long off the back and we could see a feisty battle for yellow at the earliest possible opportunity.
Will Pogacar start the Tour as he finished the Giro just over a month ago? He has all the attributes to put returning rival Jonas Vingegaard to the sword from the get-go, but he may keep his powder dry for fear of burnout further down the road. After all, the Tour is a marathon, not a sprint…
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) and Primoz Roglic (Bora-Hansgrohe) will look to make it a GC party for four, while Vingegaard's aide Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) resume their tasty rivalry.
Oh, and Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is back for one final roll of the dice on the French tarmac. His job for the opening weekend: stay upright and conserve energy for Monday's first sprint opportunity.
Before the action gets underway in Italy, we have some delicious pre-race content courtesy of our cycling guru Felix Lowe:
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Tour de France 2024 stage 1 profile
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How can I watch STAGE 1 OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE?
Watch Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de France on Saturday, June 29 from 10:30 BST on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+.
The UK coverage will again be bookended by The Breakaway, presented by Orla Chennaoui, who will be joined by 12-time stage winner Robbie McEwen, former Olympic champion Dani Rowe and former national champion Adam Blythe.
Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby will share hosting duties in the Eurosport commentary box, with four-time green jersey Sean Kelly, McEwen, Rowe and Blythe for company.
The enigmatic Jens Voigt (Stages 1-9), Matt Stephens (Stages 10-15) and Blythe (Stages 16-21) will bring you closer to the action from the back of the motorbike.
Tour de France 2024 TV schedule and route details
| Stage | Date | Start / Finish | Distance | The Breakaway on-air time (BST) |
| Stage 1 | Sat June 29 | Florence – Rimini | 205km (Hills) | 10:30 |
| Stage 2 | Sun June 30 | Cesenatico – Bologna | 200km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 3 | Mon July 1 | Piacenza – Turin | 225km (Flat) | 10:00 |
| Stage 4 | Tue July 2 | Pinerolo – Valloire | 138km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 5 | Wed July 3 | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Saint-Vulbas | 177km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 6 | Thu July 4 | Macon – Dijon | 163km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 7 | Fri July 5 | Nuits-Saint-Georges – Gevrey-Chambertin | 25km (Individual time trial) | 11:30 |
| Stage 8 | Sat July 6 | Semur-en-Auxois – Colombey-les-Deux-Églises | 176km (Hills) | 11:30 |
| Stage 9 | Sun July 7 | Troyes – Troyes | 199km (Gravel) | 12:00 |
| Rest Day | Mon July 8 | - | - | - |
| Stage 10 | Tue July 9 | Orleans – Saint-Amand-Montrond | 187km (Flat) | 11:45 |
| Stage 11 | Wed July 10 | Evaux-les-Bains – Le Lioran | 211km (Hills) | 10:00 |
| Stage 12 | Thu July 11 | Aurillac – Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 204km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 13 | Fri July 12 | Agen – Pau | 171km (Hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 14 | Sat July 13 | Pau – Pla d’Adet | 152km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 15 | Sun July 14 | Loudenvielle – Plateau de Beille | 198km (Mountains) | 10:30 |
| Rest Day | Mon July 15 | - | - | - |
| Stage 16 | Tue July 16 | Gruissan – Nîmes | 187km (Flat) | 11:30 |
| Stage 17 | Wed July 17 | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Superdevoluy | 178km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 18 | Thu July 18 | Gap – Barcelonnette | 179km (Hills) | 11:30 |
| Stage 19 | Fri July 19 | Embrun – Isola 2000 | 145km (Mountains) | 11:00 |
| Stage 20 | Sat July 20 | Nice – Col de la Couillole | 132km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 21 | Sun July 21 | Monaco – Nice | 35.2km (Individual time trial) | 13:00 |
discovery+ is the streaming home of the Tour de France this summer, with live coverage running June 29 to July 21.
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