How to watch the 2024 Tour de France: TV and live stream details as Tadej Pogacar hunts yellow jersey

Updated 25/06/2024 at 11:07 GMT

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mark Cavendish, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Tom Pidcock are all competing at the 2024 Tour de France. There are numerous thrilling sub-plots beyond the race for yellow, with Van Aert and Van der Poel set to light it up in the hunt for stage victories and Cavendish targeting a record 35th win on the sport's grandest stage.

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He may have lost the past two editions but one question is on everyone's lips ahead of the Tour de France: can anyone stop Tadej Pogacar?

The Slovenian sensation (UAE Team Emirates) is the outstanding candidate for the yellow jersey given the huge question marks that hang over his rivals and his stunning recent win at the Giro d'Italia.

The 2024 Tour was originally billed as a four-way showdown - until three of those contenders went down in the same horrific crash in April.

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Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard will lead Visma-Lease a Bike's charge in France, but he is very much the underdog after suffering a collapsed lung, a broken collarbone and multiple rib fractures in the carnage at the Itzulia Basque Country.

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) is also on the comeback path after also breaking his collarbone in that crash, and while Primoz Roglic (Bora-Hansgrohe) came off relatively unscathed, he only returned to racing two months later at the Criterium du Dauphine, which he won.

Away from the GC battle, Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Deceuninck) are set to renew their rivalry, with fellow multi-talented star Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) hoping to turn his promising mountain bike form into another stage win.

Oh, and there's the small matter of Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) hunting an outright record 35th stage victory, having postponed retirement to compete on cycling's greatest stage one last time.

So when is the Tour de France? And more importantly, how can you watch it?

When is the 2024 Tour de France?

The 2024 Tour de France starts in Florence, Italy on Saturday, June 29.

With Paris preparing to host the Olympic Games, there is no traditional finale on the Champs-Elysees as Nice instead hosts the final stage on Sunday, July 21.

How can I watch the 2024 Tour de France on TV and live stream?

Every stage of the Tour will be broadcast in its entirety on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+.

The UK coverage will 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