If you're a cycling fan travelling this summer, the only way to avoid geo-restrictions is by using a VPN – NordVPN is the best around recommended by our TechRadar colleagues, and right now, they have huge discounts of up to 76%
Tadej Pogacar on the start line of the 2024 Tour de France(Image credit: Getty Images)
The Tour de France 2025 is just over two weeks away, and the 112th edition of 'Le Tour' starts in Lille on 5 July, and will finish with the final stage at Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 27 July.
If you're a cycling fan who often travels for work or pleasure, you'll know it can be difficult to access your streaming services like Peacock TV, who have exclusive rights in North America for the Tour. For UK viewers, ITV is the only place British fans can watch the Tour for free.
However, you can often find yourself blocked with geo-restrictions preventing your access. The best way to continue your service and ensure you don't miss any of the Tour de France action is by using a VPN.
Right now, the VPN service that our expert colleagues over at TechRadar recommend as the best VPN service on the market – NordVPN has an incredible VPN deal that is offering up to 76% off a 2-year NordVPN plan, plus an Amazon Gift Card reward of up to $50/£50 – which comes perfectly timed for the Amazon Prime Day sales.
If you're new to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) then this handy piece of internet tech simply allows your devices to appear as if they're located in your usual location. So wherever you are in the world, you can access your usual streaming services, allowing uninterrupted coverage of your favourite sports and TV shows.
A VPN also come with a host of privacy and protection benefits for your internet usage, which are very useful when travelling abroad and offer benefits that include additional safety when using public Wi-Fi, protecting privacy for remote work and financial transactions.
This is one of the best VPN offers currently available, and perfect for uninterrupted live cycling viewing in 2025.
Save 76%: NordVPN is the top-rated VPN provider by our expert colleagues at TechRadar, and it's fantastic value at just $7.39 per month for the Prime Plan – which comes with a $50 Amazon Gift Card. For UK users the Ultimate Plan has 72% off and just £5.39 per month, and a £50 Amazon Gift Card.
For UK viewers, this year is the last one in which ITV will be broadcasting the Tour de France for free. TV viewers will find each and every stage live on ITV4, with a simulcast on the ITVX free streaming platform.
Alternatively, you can watch the Tour de France on TNT Sports and Discovery+, who will have the exclusive rights from 2026. You can get TNT Sports on your box through a dedicated pay-TV package, while Discovery+ is the streaming platform, with subscriptions costing £30.99 per month.
Peacock has the exclusive TV rights to the Tour de France and many other major races in the US in 2025, including the La Vuelta a España, Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour de France Femmes, and much more, so with a Peacock subscription you'll be all set for a full season of WorldTour racing, and much more.
Streaming service Peacock doesn't have any big streaming deals currently, but they are offering 12 months for the price of 10 at the moment. Peacock will occasionally drop 12-month subscription offers, so it's worth checking in regularly. These normally coincide with big online shopping events, and with Amazon Prime Day coming up soon – which is the first ever 4-day event running from 8-11 July, we'd potentially expect a Peacock TV deal to appear too.
Get 12 months for the price of 10 and stream the men's and women's Tours de France Live in 2025, plus over 80,000 hours of TV, movies and a ton of other sports, including NBC Sports, Golf, Rugby and Premier League football.
Paul Brett is a deals writer for Cyclingnews and has been cycling for as long as he can remember, initially catching the mountain biking bug in the 1990s, he raced mountain bikes for over a decade before injury cut short a glittering career. An award-winning photographer, when not riding a bike, he can be found at the side of a road world championship or a cyclocross track shooting the action. Paul was the founder, editor and writer of Proper Cycling magazine, and he's travelled the world interviewing some of the top personalities in cycling and writing about some of the biggest cycling brands.
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