The herculean GC battle Tour de France between leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and second-placed Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) ended on stage 16 and 17 with the Dane first delivering a stunning blow in the time trial before a knockout punch on the Col de la Loze.
The penultimate stage delivered the final skirmish for riders fighting to move up in the top 10 of the general classification. Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) moved up to fourth overall while Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) lost one spot and is now in fifth place. Meanwhile, Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) sealed the KOM classification.
All eyes now turn to the sprinters whose biggest day of the year is the finish on the Champs Elysées in Paris.
The largely-ceremonial final stage will explode into life in the circuits as the sun sets over Paris.
Can anyone beat Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who has already won four stages, and claimed the points jersey?
Sprinters such Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Sam Welsford (dsm-firmenich) will try to take advantage of tired legs to claim their first stage win of this year's Tour.
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NBC hold the broadcasting rights for the Tour de France in the USA. The race will be broadcast live on NBC, as well as the network's streaming service, Peacock TV.
FloBikes will air the Tour de France in Canada. An annual subscription will set you back $12.99/month.
Viewers in the USA can watch the Tour live via the network, while highlights and on-demand streams will also be available.
In the UK, the Tour de France will be aired free to air on TV via Eurosport, ITV4, and Welsh-language channel S4C. Live coverage and highlights are all available.
The Tour will also be aired live and in full by GCN+ in the UK, with the same coverage also available via streaming on Discovery+ and on Eurosport's TV channel. Discovery+ is available for Sky Glass, Sky Q, and Sky Stream customers for no extra cost.
In Australia, national broadcaster SBS will carry live Tour de France coverage.
For a local feel and full French-language coverage of the race, head to France TV Around Europe, broadcasters include ARD in Germany, Sporza and RTBF in Belgium, Rai in Italy, and RTVE in Spain.
Best VPN for streaming the Tour de France
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Our experts have thoroughly tested VPNs for live streaming sports and recommend ExpressVPN. The service lets you to watch the race live on various devices – Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
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Tour de France stage 8, 9, 10 schedule
Date
Stage
Start time
Finish time
July 8
Stage 8
12:30 CEDT
17:07 CEDT
July 9
Stage 9
13:30 CEDT
18:05 CEDT
July 11
Stage 10
13:05 CEDT
17:09 CEDT
*Live television and streaming, as well as Cyclingnews' live coverage, always covers start to finish.
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Date
Stage
Start time
Finish time
July 1
Stage 1
12:30 CEST
17:15 CEST
July 2
Stage 2
12:15 CEST
17:04 CEST
July 3
Stage 3
13:00 CEST
17:27 CEST
July 4
Stage 4
13:10 CEST
17:12 CEST
July 5
Stage 5
13:05 CEST
17:21 CEST
July 6
Stage 6
13:10 CEST
17:08 CEST
July 7
Stage 7
13:15 CEST
17:07 CEST
July 8
Stage 8
12:30 CEST
17:07 CEST
July 9
Stage 9
13:30 CEST
18:05 CEST
July 10
Rest day
Row 9 - Cell 2
Row 9 - Cell 3
July 11
Stage 10
13:05 CEST
17:09 CEST
July 12
Stage 11
13:05 CEST
17:19 CEST
July 13
Stage 12
13:05 CEST
17:21 CEST
July 14
Stage 13
13:45 CEST
17:12 CEST
July 15
Stage 14
13:05 CEST
17:18 CEST
July 16
Stage 15
13:05 CEST
18:00 CEST
July 17
Rest day
Row 16 - Cell 2
Row 16 - Cell 3
July 18
Stage 16
13:05 CEST
17:36 CEST
July 19
Stage 17
12:20 CEST
17:03 CEST
July 20
Stage 18
13:05 CEST
17:31 CEST
July 21
Stage 19
13:15 CEST
17:11 CEST
July 22
Stage 20
13:30 CEST
16:54 CEST
July 23
Stage 21
16:30 CEST
19:28 CEST
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Date
Stage
Start time
Finish time
July 1
Stage 1
12:30 CEST
17:15 CEST
July 2
Stage 2
12:15 CEST
17:04 CEST
July 3
Stage 3
13:00 CEST
17:27 CEST
July 4
Stage 4
13:10 CEST
17:12 CEST
July 5
Stage 5
13:05 CEST
17:21 CEST
July 6
Stage 6
13:10 CEST
17:08 CEST
July 7
Stage 7
13:15 CEST
17:07 CEST
July 8
Stage 8
12:30 CEST
17:07 CEST
July 9
Stage 9
13:30 CEST
18:05 CEST
July 10
Rest day
Row 9 - Cell 2
Row 9 - Cell 3
July 11
Stage 10
13:05 CEST
17:09 CEST
July 12
Stage 11
13:05 CEST
17:19 CEST
July 13
Stage 12
13:05 CEST
17:21 CEST
July 14
Stage 13
13:45 CEST
17:12 CEST
July 15
Stage 14
13:05 CEST
17:18 CEST
July 16
Stage 15
13:05 CEST
18:00 CEST
July 17
Rest day
Row 16 - Cell 2
Row 16 - Cell 3
July 18
Stage 16
13:05 CEST
17:36 CEST
July 19
Stage 17
12:20 CEST
17:03 CEST
July 20
Stage 18
13:05 CEST
17:31 CEST
July 21
Stage 19
13:15 CEST
17:11 CEST
July 22
Stage 20
13:30 CEST
16:54 CEST
July 23
Stage 21
16:30 CEST
19:28 CEST
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.
