Watch the 2026 Tour de France as Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) goes for a fifth yellow jersey, with Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) battling for the top spot in another thrilling edition of cycling's biggest race.
► Dates: July 4-26, 2026
► UK: TNT Sports/HBO Max, Channel 5 (daily highlights)
► US: NBC/Peacock
► Canada: FloBikes
► Australia: SBS/SBS On Demand
► Free: SBS (Australia), Channel 5 (UK, highlights only), RTBF Auvio/RaiPlay/RTVE Play/NOS (various European countries)
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The second week of the Tour de France highlighted the sprinters during two midweek stages but shifted back to the overall contenders as the race heads into the mountains for a difficult weekend of racing.
Saturday's stage 14 saw race leader Tadej Pogačar once again dominate on the difficult ascents, as he took a solo victory on the brutal Col du Haag, climbed for the first time at the Tour. Crossing the line 38 seconds ahead of his closest rival, the Slovenian continued to extend his lead.
Behind him, the battle raged for the remaining spots on the overall podium. His teammate Isaac del Toro was able to catch back onto the chase group to take second on the stage, and deny Vingegaard the bonus seconds. French prodigy Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) attacked on the steep pitches to finish third on the stage and move up in the general classification.
Race leader Pogačar increased his lead to 4:30 over Vingegaard, and 5:04 over Evenepoel. With less than one minute separating third to seventh on GC, Seixas, Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Del Toro will all be fighting for the podium.
After making a big move in the GC, Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) fell back to ninth overall.
The second week wraps up with a summit finish on stage 15, 183.9 kilometres from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison. Riders will tackle four categorised climbs along the route, capped by the hors catégorie ascent to the finish. While the Tour has never climbed this ascent before, it's no mystery to Vingegaard, as he took a stage win on the same climb at the 2022 Critérium du Dauphiné.
The Tour de France is one of the biggest annual sporting events in the world, and attracts all the best riders, as well as millions of fans across the planet, with plenty of casual fans tuning in from around the globe. The wide interest is helped by the fact that, in many countries, the Tour de France is fully free to watch.
Want to know how you can tune in from wherever you are? Cyclingnews has all the information you need on how to watch or stream the Tour de France from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, as well as how you can watch for free, plus how to use a VPN to get your usual coverage from anywhere in the world.
Watch Tour de France 2026 for free
Yes, the Tour de France is available free-to-air in a number of countries, including Australia, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain, to name just a few.
- SBS on Demand (Australia)
- France TV (France)
- RTBF Auvio (Belgium)
- RaiPlay (Italy)
- RTVE Play (Spain)
- NOS (Netherlands)
In the United Kingdom, ITV does not hold free UK streaming rights this year. TNT Sports has exclusive rights to provide full coverage of the Tour de France, but there will be free daily highlights on Channel 5 and some free stage coverage in Wales via S4C.
How to watch Tour de France 2026 from anywhere in the world
Away from home during the Tour de France? A VPN can help you keep up with the action.
VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) can change your device’s location, allowing you to bypass geo-restrictions on streaming services and access your usual coverage from anywhere. They also add an extra layer of security when using public Wi-Fi.
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How to watch Tour de France 2026 in the UK
With ITV no longer holding cycling broadcast rights, the 2026 Tour de France can instead be streamed on TNT Sports and HBO Max in the UK.
TNT Sports has broadcast every race of the 2026 road cycling season and will continue to provide coverage of the Tour de France. You can get access to multiple features on their platform, including multiview and key moment recaps from each stage.
There will also be free daily highlights shown on Channel 5 or via their streaming service.
For Welsh viewers they can watch seven stages for free via S4C with Welsh commentary. These include stage 1, 2, 3, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
How to watch Tour de France 2026 in the USA
In the USA, the 2026 Tour de France will be broadcast by NBC Sports, with every stage available live on Peacock.
There will be bonus encore presentations on NBC for the middle weekend, available without a Peacock subscription - stage 14 on Saturday, July 18 at 3:00 p.m. EDT and stage 15 on Sunday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
How to watch Tour de France 2026 in Canada
FloBikes will once be your go-to streaming service if you are looking to stream the 2026 Tour de France in Canada.
How to watch Tour de France 2026 in Australia
Australian cycling fans have it best, with free-to-air coverage of the 2026 Tour de France on SBS, which broadcasts every stage in full.
Coverage is available via satellite TV, as well as online through the SBS On Demand streaming service.
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