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How to Watch 2022 Tour de France, Stage 12: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time

  • Author: Phil Watson

Jonas Vingegaard's big finish up the steep Col du Granon on Wednesday was enough to net him his first career Tour de France stage victory and he entered Thursday's mountain stage in the yellow jersey after blowing past two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar on the final climb. 

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Date: July 14, 2022

Time: 3 p.m. ET

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Stage 12 is a 102.8-mile ride from Briançon in southeastern France to the ski resort at L'Alpe d'Huez. The climbs on Thursday begin with the Col d la Croix de Fer, a 5.2% grade that lasts roughly 18 miles. The finish is another climb, the historic 8.5-mile rise to L'Alpe d'Huez and its 21 switchbacks.

Vingegaard's assault on the final climb left him 2:16 clear of Romain Bardet, with Pogačar now trailing by 2:22. VIngegaard was second overall in the tour last year, his first time in the event, and Team Jumbo-Visma worked well to set up the Dane's big finish on Thursday.

The Jumbo team has three stage wins in this year's tour, as Wout van Aert held the yellow jersey before he was overtaken by Pogačar in the overall classification rankings. 

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Hello there and welcome along as we head deeper into the second week of this Tour de France. After that double ascent of Mont Ventoux yesterday, it's back to flatter terrain today, but a typical bunch sprint is not a foregone conclusions given the windy conditions we have out there in the south of France. 

The wind, in fact, is so strong it has altered the schedule of today's stage. We've been delayed 10 minutes, so the roll-out will be coming up at 13:40 local time. 

The delay is because the wind that's blowing strongly is coming from the north, which means a tailwind for much of the route, so the speed will be higher than first anticipated. 

That doesn't necessarily mean we won't see crosswinds or echelons. The start of the stage heads west, and there's a section later on where it goes west, then south for a few kilometres, then east. The roads are more exposed there, and that's likely to be the part of the course everyone worries about. 

This is the map of today's route. The wind is blowing at around 22kph pretty much from the north.

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Anyway, before we get going, why not catch up on yesterday's action. 

Stage 11 report, results, photos

We're hearing that Peter Sagan is not starting today. More on that shortly.

Sagan is out with knee pain. We'll have quotes from him to bring you shortly. 

The wind was the major theme of our stage preview for today, which was written over a month ago. Click here for the full lowdown on the route, including insight from Matt White . 

Here's Sagan, who explains his exit stems from that crash with Caleb Ewan in the stage 3 sprint.

"The injury I had after the first stage seemed to be getting better and better but then I hit the knee against the handlebars again two days ago in the sprint and it’s swollen. I can’t bend my leg."

Here's our story

Peter Sagan abandons the Tour de France

It's another hot and sunny day at the Tour de France. The riders are signing on and getting ready for the start. 

Another hot and sunny day at the Tour de France

More from Sagan in this video

🚨 🇸🇰 @petosagan will not take to the start-line of the 12th stage!🚨 🇸🇰 @petosagan ne prendra pas le départ de cette 12ème étape ! #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/WB1TjJoHVY July 8, 2021

A fair few riders warming up on the rollers. No early hills but we're expecting a fast and furious start.

We're on the move. The riders are rolling through the neutral zone and we'll be underway shortly.

Here we go. Prudhomme is out of the sunroof. He's keeping them in check for now but we're about to get going.

We've gone past kilometre-zero but it's still neutralised. Several riders mob past Prudhomme's car but there are a couple of motos to slow them down. Plenty keen to get going here.

There it is. There's the flag. It's waved and we are racing!

The bunch was lined out from a couple of roundabouts just as Prudhomme waved it underway. The first accelerations stretch it out even more

It is indeed a fast and furious start. No breakaway attempts but a huge pace at the front of the bunch.

A few riders in trouble off the back already

Splits already! It's at the back of the bunch but still, a group of 15 has lost contact.

Echelons! Four separate groups on the road in diagonal fan formation.

The front group is still a large peloton but riders are starting to be snipped off the back.

Geraint Thomas is in one of the dropped echelons. He's not on his best form but that's one less rider with Carapaz, and Ineos crucially lost their best crosswind rider in Luke Rowe to the time cut yesterday.

The race crosses the river and we'll now head south. It'll be more of a tailwind now.

After several kilometres we'll turn west again, back into the crosswind, but the roads through the Ardèche gorge, which is less exposed.

An easing in the pace at the front of the bunch after that change in direction.

Now we get some breakaway attempts. Cosnefroy and Elissonde on the move

The Thomas echelon is half a minute down, along with Pogacar's teammate mikkel Bjerg. Porte is in another echelon at 50 seconds. Not a great start from Ineos. 

Alaphilippe is up the road in a 12-man break, but others are looking to go across. 

Things bunch up in the peloton now. This will allow the break to go clear and the dropped echelons to come back.

The riders in this break:

André Greipel, Edward Theuns, Julian Alaphilippe, Imanol Erviti, Nils Politt, Stefan Küng, Stefan Bissegger, Connor Swift, Harry Sweeny, Brent Van Moer, Luka Mezgec, Sergio Henao, Edvald Boasson Hagen.

The break head out to two minutes and counting as the peloton regroups.

Alaphilippe appears to be working in this breakaway, which gives an indication over tactics. If he's doing that, Deceuninck-QuickStep won't be chasing for Cavendish, so this break could well go all the way. 

The gap goes up to six minutes and counting as we wait to see if anyone takes up a proper chase. UAE are just controlling for now. 

If Deceuninck-QuickStep don't chase, who will? Nacer Bouhanni's Arkea-Samsic have a rider up the road in Connor Swift, and the same goes for Michael Matthews' BikeExchange, with Luka Mezgec (a fast finisher) up the road. Israel have put their sprinter Greipel in the break, while Bora-Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan has gone home today, joining a long list that includes Caleb Ewan, Arnaud Démare, and Bryan Coquard. That leaves Alpecin-Fenix for Jasper Philipsen, although they've lost two riders, and possibly Team DSM for Cees Bol. 

Of course, it we get crosswinds later on then the pace could be fast and furious for the final 75km and the GC contenders could be called into action.

UAE are controlling here as the gap rises to 7:30.

Mark Cavendish stops to adjust his cleats. He's doing the job himself with the key provided by his mechanic.

Cavendish is wearing a green jersey and standard navy team shorts, rather than a full green skinsuit, which is another indication he might not be sprinting for victory today. 

The gap is up to 8:30.

We have news on the race leader this morning. He has been confirmed for the Vuelta after this, and his team manager has been asked about the speculation over the Slovenian's performances. He refused to engage with those questions, saying Pogacar is producing the same numbers as last year. 

Here's the story

Here are the beautiful gorge roads in the Ardèche

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The gap has stabilised at nine minutes.

Over in Italy, Marianne Vos has won stage 7 of the Giro Donne - that's the 30th Giro win of her career. Here's the link you need for that one .

The gap reaches 10 minutes now as UAE continue to tap it out, and we'll soon be asking which of these breakaway riders stands the best chance.

The fastest finishers in this break would seem to be Greipel, Mezgec, Theuns, and Boasson Hagen.  

On the rung below that, you'd put Alaphilippe, Swift, Bissegger, and Sweeny. 

Then you have more diesel-y rouleur engines in Politt, Kung, Van Moer, and Erviti. 

Finally, Sergio Henao... the Colombian climber who's a bit of a fish out of water today.

The gap reaches 11 minutes. This is a proper transition stage so far but the wind could still complicate things a little.

We've got Lachlan Morton doing a solo Tour de France but we also have ultra-cyclist Jack Thompson, who set off 10 days late but is still hoping to beat the bunch to Paris. 

Here's the latest on his progress . 

The breakaway hit the first and only climb of the day. It's the Cat-4 Côte du Belvédère de Tharaux, and it's 4.4km at 4.6%

Politt leads the break over the top of the climb and collects the single KOM point, but no one cares about the points.

Formolo brings the UAE-led peloton over the top of the climb 11:45 in arrears.

We're still heading south with that tailwind but we'll soon be turning west for a few kilometres. It's not very exposed there but there could be a threat when the road turns east with around 45km to go. GC teams will have to be aware. 

What did you make of Ineos' approach yesterday? Philippa York has labelled it a 'vanity project'...

Here's her latest analysis feature

As the gap edges up towards the 13-minute mark, a reminder that none of these breakaway riders are anywhere near the upper end of the GC. Henao is the best-placed but he's more than 50 minutes down.

Into the final 50 and the breakaway has completed that westerly stretch and is heading south before that turn to the east. The peloton is on that westerly stretch but the roads are not exposed and it's all calm.

Politt attacks!

The big German opens up the battle between the breakaway. Swift goes after him

Sweeny sets about dragging it back. Lotto Soudal are the only team with two riders in this move and they use their numbers to rectify the situation although they'd rather be using them to go on the attack themselves to outmanouever the others.

Sweeny doesn't shut the gap and the duo are still clear.

Mezgec attacks now and gets across.

They're almost spinning out their biggest gears at 70kph. In this tailwind it's harder to shut any gaps. 

Bissegger accelerates next but he can't close it alone.

Erviti, Boasson Hagen, Van Moer go next. They get a gap but the rest come back.

The front three are back now so the break is as one again.

Van Moer hits the front but doesn't invest.

Erviti rolls off the front now

They turn into east now and the wind is coming from the side, although the roads don't look too open at this point.

It calms back down and a temporary ceasefire is called.

Sweeny attacks with a gel in his mouth

A bit of a stealth move from the Australian, who squeezes the contents into his mouth before pressing on with his effort. Kung tracks it.

Politt and Erviti join the move. The rest are on the back foot.

Alaphilippe was looking cool but appears to be panicking now. He comes through for quick turns in the chase group while others lurk at the back of it.

Sweeny, Kung, Politt, and Erviti have found 30 seconds already.

The 9 chasers have started to get organised now. Well, 8 - Van Moer is understandably sandbagging at the back, given his teammate Sweeny is up the road.

Here we go. The peloton are onto that easterly stretch and Ineos hit the front of the bunch.

Are they going to try and split it?

Wow. UAE push their way back through and Pogacar himself hits the front to position himself demonstratively in front of the British team. He didn't seem to appreciate that.

Ineos stand down after that. Movistar have also moved up. It seems the GC teams are just making sure they don't get caught out in case, rather than looking to do anything.

The leading quartet reach the intermediate sprint but that's the last thing on their minds at the moment. Politt bags full points simply by virtue of being on the front at the time.

The 9 chasers follow across at 30 seconds.

A shot of the break earlier, before the split

NMES FRANCE JULY 08 Edward Theuns of Belgium and Team Trek Segafredo Andr Greipel of Germany and Team Israel StartUp Nation in the Breakaway during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 a 1594km stage from SaintPaulTroisChateaux to Nimes LeTour TDF2021 on July 08 2021 in Nmes France Photo by Chris GraythenGetty Images

Nothing happening in the peloton. It's no-longer a UAE-led line, as the GC teams position themselves into trains, but the pace is sedate.

The gap rises to 36 seconds. This is going the way of the front four.

We're back into that tailwind now all the way to the finish, so a 40-second gap is going to be almost impossible to close. The chasers can only hope cooperation breaks down up front but even then a solo attacker could take this home from here.

50 seconds now. It's over for Alaphilippe, Greipel, Boasson Hagen, Teuns, Swift, Mezgec, Henao, Van Moer, Bissegger.

All four of these leaders are racing for teams who've had torrid Tours so far. Kung's FDJ lost their sprinter Demare to the time cut and their GC rider Gaudu lost half an hour yesterday. Sweeny's Lotto Soudal lost their own sprinter Caleb Ewan to an early crash. Movistar saw their leader Lopez fall away in the Alps, while their other leader Mas lost time yesterday. Politt's Bora lost Sagan this morning, although they have Kelderman still in the GC mix.

Sweeny attacks!

The Australian eases away once more on a false flat. Kung is dropped!

Politt and Erviti get across to Sweeny but Kung looks to be out of this.

They're attacking each other back in the chase now as well. But they're a minute down.

Movistar take it up in the peloton! Not sure why. Their out of the crosswind part and it's tailwind from now on.

Sweeny looks at Erviti and leans on him

But Politt is soaring clear

Sweeny takes it up now but I don't think either can match Politt.

This looks like the stage-winning move. 

10 seconds is the gap with 10 to go.

Erviti and Sweeny are holding Politt now, so they do have something left. But the road tilts downhill, Politt almost spins out, and you can't close gaps at this speed.

It's calm in the bunch as UAE look like they'll take us home on the quietest day so far for the GC riders (although we did have echelons at the start of the day).

Politt has 18 seconds now. It's his to lose now. 

Politt hits 75kph in his biggest gear.

Into the final 5000m and Politt is haring through town, mouth agape, gasping for each drop of oxygen.

His lead is 22 seconds now. It's his.

Kung is back at 1:40 and about to be caught by the rest of the chasers.

The kilometres are ticking by quickly at these speeds but now Politt comes into the town centre. 3k to go, 27 seconds the gap, and he just has to finish this off. 

Bora-Hansgrohe lost Peter Sagan this morning but they are not missing him at all here. 

Politt only has one win to his name as a pro - a stage of the 2018 Deutschland Tour. He had a bit of a breakthrough with second at Paris-Roubaix in 2019 and this is another major moment in his career. 

He's smiling now. He knows it

He shakes his head as he enters the final kilometre now. He can soak this up now.

Another shake of the head but he's still riding hard.

He looks behind to make sure and now he sits up

Big celebrations as he crosses the line.

Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) wins stage 12 of the Tour de France

Two-up sprint now for second between Sweeny and Erviti

Erviti takes second, Sweeny settles for third.

Kung hangs on for fourth.

Mezgec beats Teuns and Greipel in the sprint for fifth from the rest of the break.

1 Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 03:22:12 2 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team 00:00:31 3 Harry Sweeny (Aus) Lotto Soudal 00:00:31 4 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ 00:01:58 5 Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team BikeExchange 00:02:06 6 André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-up Nation 00:02:06 7 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 00:02:06 8 Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:02:06 9 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 00:02:06 10 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Qhubeka-NextHash 00:02:06

Jumbo-Visma are leading the peloton through town.

And now Alpecin-Fenix hit the front in the final kilometre. There are some very minor points still available.

Cavendish sprints to take it. No chance of that 34rd victory for him in the end today but he defends his lead in the points classification - not that there was much threat there. I think he picked up two points there.

NMES FRANCE JULY 08 Nils Politt of Germany and Team BORA Hansgrohe stage winner celebrates at arrival during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 a 1594km stage from SaintPaulTroisChateaux to Nimes LeTour TDF2021 on July 08 2021 in Nmes France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Let's hear from the stage winner

"It's unbelievable. It's a dream to win a stage in the Tour de France. Today on the start we had to decide that Peter because of his knee problems had to leave the race so it changed a little bit the tactic. 

"Directly after the start there was the crosswinds. In the end it was a little bit bigger group. I feel already well in the last days and I was trying to give my best today. There was quite a lot of sprinters in our group. I know that I have to do the race hard, I have to attack also quite early. I did the first attack then we were with four guys. The sport director tells me it's the last ramp before the finish and give everything to try it. I did it again, I attacked and it was coming, the seconds - 20 seconds, 30 seconds, and then becoming solo to the finish is unbelievable.

"All the effort, what I have done now - it's my passion, cycling, for my whole family. It's the biggest win you can have, a stage in the Tour."

The crucial attack

NMES FRANCE JULY 08 Nils Politt of Germany and Team BORA Hansgrohe attack in breakaway during the 108th Tour de France 2021 Stage 12 a 1594km stage from SaintPaulTroisChateaux to Nimes LeTour TDF2021 on July 08 2021 in Nmes France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images

Let's hear from the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar, who had a quiet day out

"I was satisfied with how my legs were turning today even at the points where we went full gas. I felt good and I can't wait for the next days.

"The first few kilometres was really crazy with the crosswind but we were there in the front and felt good, all the team. Then, it was more relaxing but the team was still working the front. We used some energy but I think it was a good day.

"It's better to race defensively. Yesterday we saw there were many good guys and anything can happen if there is a really hot day in the Pyrenees. I can also suffer. We'll see, we'll take it day by day, kilometre to kilometre. The time gap to second place is big enough and so I don't worry to much. Still, you never know."

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Tour de France 2022: Tom Pidcock wins stage 12 on Alpe d’Huez – as it happened

The 22-year-old become the youngest ever winner of the queen stage of Le Tour as a revived Chris Froome came in third

  • 14 Jul 2022 Tom Pidcock wins the 12th stage on Alpe D'Huez
  • 14 Jul 2022 Pidcock goes off the front
  • 14 Jul 2022 They arrive at Alpe d'Huez
  • 14 Jul 2022 Pogacar's team manager leaves Tour after Covid positive
  • 14 Jul 2022 Pidcock, Froome into lead breakaway
  • 14 Jul 2022 And away we go!
  • 14 Jul 2022 Preamble

Tom Pidcock crosses the line to become the youngest winner of l’Alpes d’Huez stage.

GC after stage 12

  • 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 46hrs 28mins 46secs
  • 2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 22secs
  • 3. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 26secs
  • 4. Romain Bardet (Fra/DSM) +2mins 35secs
  • 5. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +3mins 44secs
  • 6. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea Samsic) +3mins 58secs
  • 7. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +4mins 07secs
  • 8. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +7mins 39secs
  • 9. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +9mins 32secs
  • 10. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus/Bora-Hansgrohe) +10mins 06secs

Stage 12 result

  • 1. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) 4hrs 55mins 24secs
  • 2. Louis Meintjes (Rsa/Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux) +48secs
  • 3. Chris Froome (GB/Israel-Premier Tech) +2mins 06secs
  • 4. Neilson Powless (USA/EF Education-EasyPost) +2mins 29secs
  • 5. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +3mins 23secs
  • 6. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) Same time
  • 7. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers)
  • 8. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +3mins 26secs
  • 9. Sepp Kuss (USA/Jumbo-Visma) Same time
  • 10. Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Trek-Segafredo) +3mins 32secs

Here’s our snap report, with Jeremy Whittle’s full piece to follow later.

Tom Pidcock speaks on the occasion of his maiden victory.

It’s not bad that, is it? I guess it’s made my Tour de France. If I get dropped every other day, now I don’t care. My first Tour? Not bad, is it? I lost enough time, I guess Jumbo didn’t want to risk it. I guess it worked out perfectly. That was one of any best experiences in cycling. That was unreal, when you are slaloming through people’s fists and flags. It was brilliant getting across with [Chris Froome]. He’s a legend and I just beat him up Alpe D’Huez. But he’s still Chris Froome, ain’t he?

Behind them, Powless comes home for fourth as the GC contenders arrive soon after, with a slight rejig to the overall GC. Pogacar leads the group home, with Vingegaard on his tail. The yellow jersey looks strong, Pogacar unable to land a blow, while Geraint Thomas looks in his best form since winning on l’Alpe in 2018. This time, another Briton is celebrating and looks near to tears.

🏆🇬🇧 @tompidcock wins in @alpedhuez ! 🏆🇬🇧 @tompidcock s’impose à @alpedhuez ! #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/CF6EkrgoSb — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 14, 2022

Tom Pidcock wins the 12th stage on Alpe D'Huez

A heroic ride, one where the foundations were laid by his daredevil descending and his climbing ability. That was executed to perfection. Meintjes comes in second, Froome rolling in third, after his own heroic ride. It’s been great to have the old man back on the grandest stage.

Pidcock crosses the line.

1km to go: Pogacar must make his move now or never, though Vingegaard covers up nicely, sticking to his back wheel. Thomas is again dropped. Pogacar and Vingegaard share a joke as they are caught up by Thomas once more.

1.5km to go: Sepp Kuss comes back up, and will lead Vingegaard up the hill, as Pidcock is on course to become the youngest ever winner on Alpe D’Huez at 22. He’s stayed well clear of Meintjes, and Froome is 90 seconds and more back as Pidcock comes to the gentler gradient, soon enough he will be able to almost enjoy his ride into Tour history.

Pidcock has the finishing line in his sights.

2.5km to go: Here goes Pogacar! He goes on the attack, trying his best to crack Vingegaard, who stays on his wheel, as Thomas drops off the back, as does Roglic, with 4km to go for the main GC contenders. The top two are soon caught by Thomas, the podium in motion together.

3km to go: Pidcock has over 30 seconds on Meintjes, Froome well over a minute back. Pidcock exhales, in clear pain but staying determined. Roglic leads Vingegaard into the seething mass of supporters. Adam Yates has gone off the back now, though this has been a red-letter day for Team Ineos.

Allez Tom!

4km to go: Pidcock has this in his grasp, his first major win in his first Grand Tour will be L’Alpe D’Huez. Back in the pack, it looks as if Jumbo-Visma are attempting to crack Pogacar with Roglic leading them up. Sweet revenge for 2020? Perhaps so. Romain Bardet, second on GC, is in imminent danger of cracking, too. And he’s gone off the back. The GC, for the second day, will be smashed into splinters. Geraint Thomas remains in touch, sitting off the back of Pogacar, with Vingegaard up ahead of the two behind him in the virtual standings.

5km to go: Quintana has dropped off the back, and David Gaudu, who began the day in seventh, is also being spat out. There’s a bad omen for Bastille Day, with les Francais nowhere to be seen in the reckoning for stage or GC.

6km to go: We await a move by Pogacar. He needs to do something, and surely cannot wait until the Pyrenees to make his move. He may not have any teammates by then. The gap meanwhile from Pidcock to Meintjes opens up yet more to 18 seconds, Froome dropping ever further back as the roadside fills with tifosi.

7km to go: In the peloton, Vlasov has gone off the back, as has Thibaut Pinot, and Bob Jungels. Pidcock seems to have opened up the gap on Meintjes who is being closed down by Froome. It’s a lead of 11 seconds on Meintjes and 21 seconds on Froome.

8km to go: Meintjes looks to have the measure of Pidcock, who may have gone too early, and back in the field, Van Aert is done, and signals that his race is over, handing his bottle over to Roglic.

9km to go: The peloton continues to follow Wout van Aert up the mountain, as Pogacar waters himself down. Meintjes and Froome have been making headway on Pidcock, who hasn’t yet broken the chain, though has cracked Powless and Ciccone, whose race looks run bar having to climb the remaining 9km.

Pidcock goes off the front

10km to go: Powless gets back on, there will be plenty of oscillations within this group in the time still to go. It’s been steady, and so steady that Froome feels comfortable in going off the front. Pidcock is up there too, looking strong, and he’s by far the highest on GC, starting the day ten minutes back and in form. He goes off, and tries to crack the rest, Ciccone dropping off the back, Meintjes and Froome the closest to him but already some way back. This is one hell of a move from the Yorkshireman. He has the others in trouble, there is distance between them.

Tom Pidcock pushes on through the crowd.

11km to go: Powless goes out the back of the leaders, and Froome looks in trouble too, but he manages to get back on the wheel. We’ve seen him do that before, but those were different days. Pogacar meanwhile is seeking to make his move, and pushing to the front. He has Marc Soler and Rafał Majka for company, his UAE teammates.

12km to go: There’s time to play with, and the first click is ridden in cagey style. Nobody is taking it up just yet, the crowd is not yet as thick as it will be up the mountain. Ciccone is the rider who is giving off the signs of someone trying to psyche out his opponents. Back in the pack, discussions are taking place, Van Aert ever the road captain, is leading them as he is second man down as Tiesj Benoot leads the peloton to the foot of the climb, and then drops back to let Van Aert take it up. The leaders pass the Dutch and Welsh corners.

They arrive at Alpe d'Huez

13.8km to go: Here we go, the steep ramps and hairpins, and the hammer goes down immediately among the final five. For the opening moments, they hunt in packs. Tom Pidcock meanwhile manages to lob his bottle into a bin and hit the target. A sign?

14km to go: The calm before the storm, and what can Chris Froome produce? It’s been the best ride of his time since his dreadful accident in practising before the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2019, where he broke numerous bones including his pelvis, femur and four ribs. Ahead of him, the climb approaches of queen stage, the mountains towering into the skyline. And Pogacar seems in chipper mode, talking to the camera. “It’s kinda hot, eh?” He performed similar antics yesterday and bonked himself in oblivion. Jumbo-Visma know he is not a rider for the heat, and seem to be riding him into trouble.

Here comes Bourg d’Oisans, the end of the rest of the stage, and the beginning of the end. Six minutes is the lead of the breakaway of the first climb up here in four years.

20km to go: The gap is six minutes or so, Jumbo-Visma having waited for Tiesj Benoot to rejoin their effort and to lead them along, giving Van Aert a rest, and Sepp Kuss, too. The peloton is now a small band of men and among them, Tadej Pogacar has been putting ice down his back but sits comfortably enough in seventh in the pack. The town of Bourg d’Oisans and the start of the final climb fast approaches. Nelson Oliveira, a former member of the breakaway, drops back into the field.

25km to go: The final 14km, l’Alpe D’Huez, approaches fast, and ahead of that, speeding past un lac, some water bottles are taken on. Each of the final five are taking their turn on the front before they all enter their own private hell, though accompanied by a bunch of screaming spectators and those wallies who runs alongside for selfies and in wacky costumes.

Jan Bruck gets in touch: “thanks, Strava, for the suggestion!. Living in Berlin, which is as flat as a pancake, it’s impossible to emulate the enormous effort which the professional cyclists are making when they ride uphill. However, living on the top fourth floor of an apartment block without a lift, I do at least get some idea of how exhausted they must feel when they get to the top.”

Sounds good for the waistline, Jan. Stairs generally are.

30km to go: It’s not all descent, there’s also a four-hairpin climb the field have to negotiate in the mountain pass. There’s really no respite. Up ahead of the peloton, Meintjes is struggling to live with Pidcock’s fearlessness, dropping into fifth in the leading pack. Pidcock looks back, and Froome looked to have lost his chain, as he descends at speed. He is showing admirable fortitude in chasing at such speed. They are going 100 km/h and over, with Pidcock is doing most of the over.

36km to go: There was something of a wobble as Pidcock and Ciccone (any relation to Madonna?) came close to running their racing lines into each other. Their speed down the hill had opened the gap back to five minutes. The shrewdies say they need four minutes - and good legs - to stay away and win up L’Alpe.

Tom Pidcock and Giulio Ciccone lead the charge.

40km to go: Pidcock and Powless drive the breakaway along with their descending skills, as the moment of truth arrives soon enough. Reminder of the final five: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Louis Meintjes (Intermarché), Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers).

How long can they stay together? Expect them to be split as soon as the climb begins. Pidcock though, in ripping round those bends, braking at the latest possible moment, is clattering down the Oisans valley.

45km to go: So begins the descent, Van Aert leading the main field down, Pogacar has two teammates for company ahead of the climb that could remake - or break - his Tour. Vingegaard has plenty of company as they fly down the valley. There’s the odd plateau and dip to climb back out of.

50km to go: L’Alpe D’Huez approaches at the bottom of the valley. It takes the average amateur 30 minutes more than the average pro, say Strava.

Van Aert is asked to do Jumbo-Visma’s final pull up the Col, as they seek to crack Pogacar, and the peloton takes 13 seconds off the breakaway in the kilometre Van Aert pulled them along for.

The final ascent of tomorrow’s stage will be up the legendary Alpe d'Huez and its 21 hairpin turns. To get a sense for those incredible efforts, we're challenging you to climb the same amount of elevation. Saddle up and join the challenge: https://t.co/ljmWSiutaT pic.twitter.com/B4J6ePS4aR — Strava (@Strava) July 14, 2022

54km to go: With Jumbo-Visma looking so strong, and Tadej Pogacar having lost Brandon McNulty as a UAE teammate, it seems they are going to attempt to deliver a killer blow to follow up yesterday’s crack-up. Nathan Van Hooydonck is leading Jumbo’s jet up the hill. And that have dropped big climbers like Warren Barguill and Pierre Latour, the peloton down to 35 seconds. This is where the guts of the race may lie. Van Hooydonck peels off, having done his turn, as the gap to the front drops to five minutes and they go over the top of the Col de la Croix de Fer, Tom Pidcock looking to fly down the hill after Ciccone takes the mountain points, Powless taking second.

57km to go: Christophe Laporte is the first Jumbo-Visma rider to drop off the front, having led his team at the front of the peloton for the last 40km or so. He’s done a fine job. Up the front. Louis Meintjes, perhaps the best climber there, takes up the strain. Then Froome has a go on the front. As the field goes past these ski villages, plenty are dropping back in the field to the safety in numbers of the grupetto. The Jumbo-Visma pace is whittling down the field.

Alps

60km to go: Jumbo-Visma seem to be allowing the break to stay away. The gap is 6’ 30” as they enter the steepest part of the Col de la Croix de Fer, and then comes another long, long descent. The nine men are staying away, though Pidcock, going off the front attempt to draw the sting from them, and splits the group. Oliveira, Goosens, Perez and Schonberger look to have gone. Make that five, and that includes Chris Froome.

65km to go: The calculations are being done for the breakaway, and it seems likely that seven minutes should be enough to stay away at L’Alpe, and with Tom Pidcock descending, the Oisans Valley may be be just the place for him to keep the gap at that distance. Much to play for amid the breakaway group, on the back of which Froome sits, though he almost comes a cropper when a director’s car gets a bit too close for comfort. The gap drops down by about 30 seconds, which isn’t a good portent for the group’s survival. At the side of the road, a sign for Laurent Jalabert: “Allez Jaja.”

Jalabert, the disgraced dauphin of French cycling, the last winner of a Grand Tour in winning the Vuelta in 1995, now works as a commentator on French TV. This week, he’s been embracing more controversy in criticising the eco-protestors who disrupted the race earlier this week. ““Perfect that they didn’t appear on screen,” said Jaja. That didn’t go down well with those who recalled his leading role in the protests that followed the Festina Affair.

72km to go: Froome tips a bottle of water over his head. The word is that it may reach 36 degrees on the road today, and they are having to work so hard on this long, long climb. Still, the gap is at seven minutes. The pace of the peloton is 15 km/h. Pidcock and Ciccone at the front are putting the pressure on, and Froome is out of the saddle. looking ungainly. He always looked ungainly at his height so that may be no guide.

75km to go: The peloton is beginning to shell riders out the back, and a grupetto is forming. The breakaway group has seven minutes on the peloton, who are being led along by Christophe Laporte with Wout van Aert covering up the yellow jersey of Jonas Vingegaard.

Pogacar's team manager leaves Tour after Covid positive

83km to go: This climb up the Col de la Croix de Fer is almost 30km long, and contains some very steep sections.

Col de la Croix de Fer: 28,5 km@5,2%. Needless to say this is a long-ass climb. The climbing record is held by Quintana and Valverde: 1 hour 7 min 53 sec in 2015. Normally, Jumbo-Visma should set a high pace and already drop some of the UAE guys. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/4JmOOFd84x — Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) July 14, 2022

Meanwhile, problems mount for the UAE team. To follow the Covid outbreak has struck Pogacar’s team, the manager has now been forced to abandon, following Vegard Stake Laengen and George Bennett pulling out while Rafal Majka, who couldn’t rescue Pogacar on Wednesday, able to ride as he isn’t considered contagious.

UAE team manager, Joxean Fernandez Matxin, has left the Tour following a positive covid test. #TDF2022 — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 14, 2022

85km to go: A slowdown as fuel is taken on, something Pogacar forgot to do enough of yesterday. The peloton seem happy enough for a group containing Pidcock to stay away, though we are not yet halfway, and after this saunter through the Maurienne valley the riders will soon enough reach the bottom of Col de la Croix de Fer. Amid the leadership group, Powless and Ciccone seem to be having words. Here comes the climb, which will soon enough shut them up.

Tiesj Benoot douses his teammates with water.

90km to go: Pidcock has Powless on the limit, his technique far superior. The gap becomes huge, the Leeds lad reading the camber of the road expertly. It looks terrifying. And he has opened up over a four-minute gap on the peloton, who seem to be idling down in the style of Gladys Emmanuel when they are probably at a speed that would make your hair curl. Powless, at the bottom, joins up with Pidcock, who takes something of a breather. It’s at 4’ 56” as they head to a feeding station, riding into a headwind, as the breakaway group joins back together, Froome’s familiar hunched riding style is unavoidable.

Dan, from Moston, messages in: “Don’t forget to mention Pidcock’s off road palmares.”

With pleasure, per the Huddersfield Examiner:

In 2017, Pidcock joined the Telenet–Fidea Lions team, winning his first British National Under-23 cyclo-cross championships title in Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, a year later. In 2018, he joined the new British cyclo-cross team TP Racing, and during the season that followed, he won the under-23 cyclo-cross World Cup, the under-23 Superprestige, the under-23 European Championship, and the under-23 World Championship - as well as the senior British National Championship.

Pidcock, Froome into lead breakaway

100km to go: Pidcock and Froome are soon enough on the tail of the breakaway group of Perez, Ciccone, Meintjes and Powless. Oliveira, Goossens and Schönberger, and then comes a descent, where Froome continues to slipstream as the downhill ride to the bottom of the valley resumes, the Col du Télegraph. Pidcock gets there first, Froome taking longer to get on the tail but managing it eventually. This would be some feat if he manages to pull off a famous win on a stage he has never conquered though worn yellow up l’Alpe. Nelson Powless clearly fears the Brit duo, and pings off the front at breakneck speed. He’s in good form this year, and may have the legs on Froome but not Pidcock, who catches him up, and they speed along together, even catching out a local vulture by surprise with their pace.

110km to go: Dave Langlois gets in touch: “ Poor old Tadej’s team is so weak in nearly every sense. The lack of clear instructions yesterday was bewildering. As soon as Pogacar was isolated with JV team pulling the 1-2 trick, surely they should have told him to let Roglic go, playing with the gap, and cover only the Dane. To try to cover both was insane and suicidal. He deserves a much better team.”

Jumbo-Visma will surely try something similar today. They are in control, and the rest seem happy enough with that.

On the road to Alpe d’Huez.

120km to go: Pidcock has flown by Froome, too, old v new. Froome isn’t a bad descender, or came to be a decent one, when thinking of the Giro d’Italia breakaway he mounted to win that race in 2018. Pidcock, clearly fearless, is spinning away from everyone, gaining 40 seconds on the peloton, and showing off his cyclo-cross skills. Pidcock flying along like he is taking on Snake Pass. Froome, to be fair, catches up, and his bravery, considering how smashed up he got in 2019, is admirable. He is slipstreaming expertly.

Tom Pidcock picking up speed on the downhill.

125km to go: The long descent to Saint-Michel de Maurienne begins, and Tom Pidcock is showing off his skills in flying down the mountain, taking 20 seconds on the pack.

130km to go: Chris Froome, you say? He’s set off in front of the peloton, and fancies doing something. They let him go, as he is some way down the GC. Perez makes it to the summit of the Galibier, of which the riders will not be sad to see the last of for another year. He goes clear 22 seconds of the rest. The bunch go over the top, and there’s signs that a couple of UAE teammates of Pogacar were struggling, and that’s bad news for him. Jumbo-Visma seem to have the race under control. It’s been pretty calm out there.

135km to go: Meintjes has dropped Zimmerman, and joins Ciccone as the chase builds up. Jumbo-Visma are sending their climbers up the road, including Sepp Kuss and Primoz Roglic, and in the same group there’s Tom Pidcock and a few others in this third group. Plans are afoot, though it’s not quite clear what they might be. Van Aert leads the main field, as per usual, Jumbo-Visma in formation, and Thibaut Pinot’s hopes of staging a break are shut down for now. Anthony Perez, of Cofidis, a Frenchman, goes off at the front of the break. It’s Bastille Day, and he probably wants la famille to see him in action. He builds up a lead of 18 seconds, so quite a dig.

140km to go: Giulio Ciccone, the Trek-Segafredo rider, sets off after that leading group, who have opened up a bit more of an advantage but at 1’ 28” is not much. Ciccone has 46’ to make up. There’s still 8km to climb, so let’s see how it shakes out. It looks hot, that summer rain long forgotten. Louis Meintjes and Georg Zimmermann from Intermarche are chasing down, too, and that would make a trio within that group, as Kobe Goossens is up there.

145km to go: Up the Galibier they continue, where they spent much of Wednesday climbing up. The organisers have shown little mercy. Those three flat days in Denmark feel like a long time ago. The leading group’s advantage, once around two minutes, starts to drop rapidly. It’s a fearsome climb but the peloton, starting to split off at the back, is motoring along, with Van Aert leading them, and Vingegaard covered up but occasionally getting out of the saddle.

The pack heads into the mountains.

152km to go: Guy Hornsby gets in touch: “What a day it was yesterday. That last 5km blew the race apart. It was a perfect tactical day for Jumbo and a dismal one for an already depleted UAE. As for Pog, you have to think others will feel they can attack him now. But Pogacar is also such a strong rider he’ll surely have something to come. There’s a really good analysis on the Cycling Podcast saying Pog was tactically a bit naive, such as chasing Roglic when there’s no need and also perhaps putting in attacks at the end of stages but was it worth it?

“But it’s ok, just Alpe D’Huez today. This could get very messy. Or it could turn on its head. Days like yesterday really leave things so exciting.”

It’s hotting up, and there’s a chase of the leaders from a small group but Wout van Aert makes his way to pick up the minor points on offer from an intermediate sprint that otherwise has little to do with the rest of the standings. Kobe Goossens took first position ahead of Oliveira, and Van Aert gains seventh by blazing away from the peloton to collect seventh.

The lineup in the breakaway: La composition de l'échappée : 🇫🇷 @LouvelMatis 🇦🇹 @schoeni1994 🇺🇸 @NPowless 🇫🇷 @PerezAnthony1 🇧🇪 @KobeGoossens 🇵🇹 @Nelsoliveira89 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/AOsuERYD3T — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 14, 2022

155km to go: An early prang, suggesting that they are going at quite a lick. Yves Lampaert is one of those involved, as is Steven Kruijswijk. Nothing too heavy, but some running repairs are required. Powless stays up front, and a group joins him: Anthony Perez (Cofidis), Nelson Oliveira (Movistar), Kobe Goossens (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert), Matis Louvel (Arkea-Samsic) and Sebastian Schonberger (B&B Hotels-KTM).

160km to go: The first checkpoint of the day will be Le Monêtier-les-Bains , where today’s intermediate sprint takes place, only 11km or so into the stage, reason being that the rest of it is uphill and down dale.

Team Yetimobile.

And away we go!

The stage begins with a steep climb, and as Christian Prudhomme waves them away, Warren Barguill makes an early show before Nelson Powless goes off on his own. And makes instant headway, the American. Those in the peloton won’t be thanking him for these early efforts. Chris Froome looks to be up the front of the pack. Remember him?

As they near the départ réel in Briancon , a reminder of just how up and down the stage will be. There’s a bit of rain around, something we could do with in London.

🇫🇷 @LeTour - #12 🏔 21 virages de légende ! #PronoDuJour ❓: Les sprinters pourront marquer des points au pied du 1er col. Qui raflera la mise avant de rejoindre le grupetto ? Citez ce tweet pour jouer et tentez de gagner un Maillot Vert dédicacé. #SKODAWeLoveCycling #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/GPoIQlrB3y — ŠKODA WeLoveCycling France (@WeLoveCyclingFR) July 14, 2022

Richard Moore, in Étape , wrote the following on this famous win for the Colombian.

Herrera remains understated, modest and humble; on the other hand Hector Urrego, who commented on his victory at l’Alpe d’Huez, not so much. He can recall it as though it happened yesterday. Talking about it now inspires the same passion and emotions. He slips into the present tense as he recalls Lucho’s great victory, as though reliving it: ‘In the last three kilometres, Herrera goes solo. Is not possible in the world of cycling, but is true! Herrera goes to the victory with the Colombian flag on his jersey! Millions in Colombia and around the world see the birth of a new champion from Colombia, South America. We’re happy! We’re the best in this moment!’
At Lord's, but paying homage to Lucho Herrera who won on L'Alpe D'Huez in 1984 @JohnBrewin_ . Café de Colombia were not just the most exciting team in cycling then, they were the most exciting team in sport. pic.twitter.com/FL2J7g6idR — Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 14, 2022

Pogacar, who not long before he cracked was mugging for the camera and miming the eating of his food supplies, said the following at the finish line:

Maybe I was under-fuelled today or I just had a bad day. Everyone always has a bad day [sometimes]. I felt good until the final climb but it’s far from finished, the Tour. I got attacked by Jumbo-Visma. They played it well today [and] tactically they did a really good job. In the last climb it was difficult, but we will see tomorrow. I want revenge. The Tour is not over.

What did Bernard Hinault do the next day after he lost the yellow jersey to Greg Lemond in 1986? He went on the attack on a stage up to Alpe D’Huez, and tried to take the time back. He ended up with Lemond for company as they went over the summit together in one of the famous images of Le Tour.

Todays @LeTour climb up the 21 hairpins ALPE D'HUEZ will always be remembered by @LeMondFans in this iconic image by @grahamwatson10 of the 1986 battle between @GregLemond and Hinault #slayingthebadger #cycling pic.twitter.com/jU8N4PR5xB — Splace_Sports (@Splace_Sports) July 14, 2022

Already busy at the summit finish, according to Nico Roche.

Busy on the Alpe D ‘Huez pic.twitter.com/65G6Wpt3iC — nicholas roche (@nicholasroche) July 14, 2022

From 2015, an interactive guide to riding up Alpe d’Huez.

Jeremy Whittle was there to witness history on Wednesday.

“I was a bit surprised that the time gaps were this big,” Vingegaard said after winning the stage. “On the other hand, it was also a super-hot stage. We attacked on the Télégraphe and again on the Galibier, so we really had a plan to make the race hard today. I think the harder it is, the bigger the gaps will be at the end, and I think that was in my advantage.” But the 25-year-old Dane said that when he attacked he didn’t know Pogacar was struggling. “No, but I took the chance. I didn’t know if he was suffering, but they told me on the radio that it was steeper at five kilometres to go, and I was thinking: ‘Either they make it hard, or I try to attack.’ So that’s what I did.”

Wednesday was one of those days that will live on in Tour lore. The late, great Richard Moore wrote a brilliant book on key stages in Le Tour – Étape – in 2014, and were Richard able to pen a follow-up, then surely the cracking of Tadej Pogacar on the Col du Granon would have been included. The same climb once cracked Bernard Hinault, after all, though that was at the end of his career, with five Tours already in the bag, rather than the two Pogacar has collected. He is 23, but the sight of him at the summit yesterday was one of agony, at the effort involved and the probable loss of the Tour to Jonas Vingegaard.

To follow? Only Alpe d’Huez , the most famous summit finish in cycling. It is 13.9km long, bridging 1118 vertical metres with an average gradient of 8% and to win the stage is to join one of the sport’s immortals, those sweeping yet tight hairpin bends, the roads full of tifosi going absolutely bananas. The last winner here was Geraint Thomas in 2018, when he ended up winning the whole Tour. So, four long years since the race visited l’Alpe, and Thomas, in fine form this year, may be in with a chance of being a double winner. Only Gianni Bugno, Marco Pantani, Peter Hinnen and Hennie Cooper have managed that. This is the 70th anniversary of Le Tour’s first visit here, when the winner was Fausto Coppi.

For Pogacar, a chance for instant redemption. For Vingegaard, the chance to cement his status.

From William Fotheringham’s pre-Tour guide:

Cruelly, the organisers make the riders go back up the Galibier the way they came over less than 24 hours earlier, before crossing the Croix de Fer to tackle L’Alpe D’Huez for the first time since 2018. That year’s winner, Geraint Thomas, looks to be back to his best form; today, the chances are the victor will come from an early break, and given it’s Bastille Day all France will be rooting for Pinot or Romain Bardet.

GC standings

  • 1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 41hrs 29mins 59secs
  • 2. Romain Bardet (Fra/DSM +2mins 16secs
  • 3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 22secs
  • 4. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 26secs
  • 5. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea Samsic) +2mins 37secs
  • 6. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +3mins 06secs
  • 7. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +3mins 13secs
  • 8. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus/Bora-Hansgrohe) +7mins 23secs
  • 9. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Astana) +8mins 07secs
  • 10. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) +9mins 29secs
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NBC Sports airs every stage of the 110th Tour de France, including live daily start-to-finish coverage on Peacock .

Additional encores of each stage air on USA at 2 a.m. ET most days. All NBC and USA Network coverage also streams on NBCSports.com/live and the NBC Sports app. Complete broadcast information is here .

Peacock will also air daily live pre-race shows setting up each stage.

The Tour began July 1 with the Grand Départ in Spain before crossing into France on the third stage.

The Tour covers France’s five biggest mountain ranges, including eight mountain stages and four summit finishes.

The Tour will not have a time trial on the penultimate day as it did the last three years. Instead, the 20th stage, usually the last competitive stage for the yellow jersey, includes five significant climbs.

This is the first Tour since 2009 to include the last three men to win a Tour. That’s Dane Jonas Vingegaard, who went from a fish-packing facility worker years ago to the top of pro cycling in 2022; Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, who in 2020 became at 21 the second-youngest winner in race history, then repeated in 2021, and Colombian Egan Bernal, who in 2019 became the first South American to win the Tour.

Mark Cavendish, a 38-year-old Brit aiming to break his tie for the career Tour de France stage wins record of 34, crashed out in the eighth stage of his final Tour.

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Looking for a free Tour de France live stream for the final day? Plenty of options are available for coverage with English, Spanish, Italian, and French commentary. And if your country doesn't have coverage or is putting it behind a paywall, we can show how to watch the Tour de France for free via a VPN (virtual private network) .

You can find all the international streaming links below. If you're outside those countries, you must use a VPN to mimic their location to watch like a local. We'll show you how in a few simple steps further down this page. Better yet, a VPN will unlock other sporting action, like the events below, and dramatically improve your online privacy across digital devices. 

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Today's procession race event, stage 21, sets off from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines for a relatively short 115 km journey to Paris and the famous Champs-Élysées finish line. With the shorter nature of the route, expect a much later start than any other stage of this year's tour as riders will set off at 4:30 p.m. local time and arrive in Paris three hours later. Jonas Vingegaard will be leading the way, unchallenged in the yellow jersey after finishing yesterday's stage, and the competitive part of the Tour de France, with an overall lead of nearly seven and a half minutes.

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The best option for US viewers is Peacock, which has shown every live stage of the Tour de France. NBC and USA Network will have coverage on some days, with replays of some events showing much later. The cable TV coverage seems to bit a little hit-and-miss, especially after the first week, so we'd stick with Peacock .

It's not free, but as streaming services go, $4.99 is a reasonable amount per month, and you can always drop it before the month's end, as the Tour concludes in Paris on July 23. Check out the other options on this page if you want a free live stream, including English commentary versions from the UK or Australia. 

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Tour de France live stream is showing free in multiple countries this year. In most cases, you will have to create a login and sign in to watch the Tour de France online (except for the Italian and Spanish sites), but it's all for free. These channels will also upload coverage to watch on-demand after the race finishes, and there will be also highlight shows. So if you're not free during the race, you can still catch up later in full if you wish.

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If you're not located in one of those countries with a free Tour de France live stream, you must tune in via a VPN to see these live or on-demand broadcasts. Our preferred option of all the best VPN providers is ExpressVPN , which comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee if you're unsatisfied.

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  • Create a free login and sign in (RAI/RTVE don't require one).
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Tour de France 2023 Stage 18: How to watch on Thursday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map

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And breathe. After a wild two days in the Alps, the sprinters come to the fore again on Stage 18 at the Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard need only stay upright on the remaining four stages and he will surely win a second yellow jersey, with the Dane holding a 7'35 lead over Tadej Pogacar in the general classification. So how can you watch the action unfold on Thursday? Here's all you need to know.

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Tour de Romandie 2024: live stream cycling online

The 77th Tour de Romandie packs in 11,000m of climbing across six stages in Switzerland

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Last year's winner Adam Yates and third-placed Damiano Caruso both return to this six day-stage race in Romandie, the French speaking area of west Switzerland to battle again in the region's beautiful mountain scenery.

Read on and we'll show you how to watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN , and potentially for FREE .

Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams take place between Tuesday, April 23 and Sunday, April 28. Start times vary. • FREE STREAMS —   Watch on SRF (Switzerland) •   U.S. — Watch on FloBikes •   U.K. — Watch on Discovery+ • Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN

Starting with a minuscule 2.3km prologue in the town of Payerne, the 77th Tour de Romandie will cover a total of 657km and pack in over 11,000m of climbing with a time trial on stage three and summit finishes on both stages two and four at Les Marécottes and Leysin.

Favourite to repeat his victory of last year will be Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) who will be backed up by a strong team including Pavel Sivakov, Felix Großschartner and Juan Ayuso. Leading the challenge will be the ever improving Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers) winner of the recent Giro d’Abruzzo Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team) and young French star Lenny Martinez (Groupama - FDJ).

The course isn’t just for the climbers though as with a prologue and a mid-race time trial many TT specialists are on the start sheet too including Josh Tarling and Ethan Hayter from (INEOS Grenadiers) and Rémi Cavagna (Movistar Team).

Hitting the final climb to the finish line the five remaining riders from the day's break still had a gap of 2.30 over the bunch behind. They were powerless to hold of the favourites though who closed down at a fearsome pace to make the catch with 1500 metres to go. Leading the charge was Luke Plapp (Team Jayco–AlUla) who closed the gap solo but it was Thibau Nys (Lidle-Trek) from the original break who took the stage with Plapp coming in third. 

Stage three is a time trial  so read on for where to watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 cycling action live, wherever you are in the world.

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If you live in Switzerland then you can look forward to a FREE Tour de Romandie live stream in 2024. 

Switzerland's SRF is set to serve up a free stream of this six-stage stage race.

But what if you're based in Switzerland but aren't at home to catch that free Tour de Romandie coverage? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

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Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the cycling on your usual subscription?

You can still watch the Tour de Romandie 2024 live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN . It's the best on the market:

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice . As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a Swiss service, you'd select Switzerland from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SRF or another streaming service and watch the action.

How to watch 2024 Tour de Romandie live streams in the U.S.

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Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis.

And if you're currently out of the U.S. but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore  NordVPN  set out above.

How to watch Tour de Romandie 2024 live streams in the U.K.

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Live coverage of the 2024 Tour de Romandie will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+.

A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.

A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports ( Premier League , Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

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Cycling fans in the Canada can watch the 2024 Tour de Romandie on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.

Tour de Romandie 2024 stages

The race starts with a very short 2.3km prologue which will be contested by the overall favorites, keen to install a pecking order early on, and the short TT specialists looking for a chance to gain a leaders jersey in a big stage race. 

Stage one follows the next day and it’s a lumpy 165.7km from Château d’Oex to Fribourg which will likely end in a sprint finish, although there are very view big name sprinters on the start sheet.

Stage two is where the GC action will really kick off with two huge mountains and a summit finish at Salvan/Les Marécottes. This 10km final ascent, averaging 7.3%, has slopes maxing out at 14% so will be a proper test for the climbers.

Those same climbers will the next day have to take on the 15.5km continuously undulating time trial around Oron and utilise another skill needed to win a stage race.

Stage four from Saillon to Leysin is 151.7km and takes the riders into higher territory with five classified climbs including the 10km summit finish at the end.

After this the GC battle should be stitched up with just the laps around Vernier to contend with on the final stage which will likely end in a sprint.

Tour de Romandie route 2024

Prologue | Tuesday April 23, | Payerne - Payerne. 2.3km

Stage 1 | Wednesday April 24, Château d’Oex - Fribourg. 165.7km

Stage 2 | Thursday April 25, Fribourg - Salvan/Les Marécottes. 171km

Stage 3 | Friday April 26, Oron - Oron. 15.5km

Stage 4 | Saturday April 27, Sailion - Leysin. 151.7km

Stage 5 | Sunday April 28, Vernier - Vernier. 150.8km

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Simon Warren has been obsessed with cycling since the summer of 1989 after watching Greg Lemond battle Laurent Fignon in the Tour de France. Although not having what it took to beat the best, he found his forte was racing up hills and so began his fascination with steep roads. This resulted in his 2010’s best-selling  100 Greatest Cycling Climbs , followed to date by 14 more guides to vertical pain. Covering the British Isles, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain he has been riding and racing up hills and mountains for over 30 years now. He hosts talks, guides rides, has written columns for magazines and in 2020 released his first book of cycling routes,  RIDE BRITAIN . Simon splits his time between working as a graphic designer and running  his 100 Climbs brand  and lives in Sheffield on the edge of the Peak District with his wife and two children.

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