The route presentation for both races will be held in Paris on Wednesday, October 25 and we have all the information on how to watch, including for free and via VPN streaming options.
Cyclingnews will have all the news and reactions from the presentations as the major stars of the men's and women's pelotons find out what courses they'll be tackling next summer.
The men's race is set to start with a Grand Départ in Tuscany and conclude in Nice, with gravel roads and mountain trips to Plateau de Beille and Isola 2000 to feature along the way. The women will be tackling eight days of racing starting in Rotterdam and concluding atop the famous L'Alpe d'Huez. Read all the route rumours in our comprehensive guide.
Will the likes of Tadej Pogačar, Kasia Niewiadoma, Jonas Vingegaard, Demi Vollering, Remco Evenepoel, Lotte Kopecky and more be pleased with the route? Read on for all the information on how to watch the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes route presentation.
The route presentation is due to get underway at 10:25 am GMT (11:25 CEST, 05:2 5am EST).
Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky and Kasia Niewiadoma on the podium of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes (Image credit: Getty Images)
How to watch the Tour de France route presentation in the USA & Canada
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FloBikes will air the route presentation in both the USA and Canada. A year-long subscription will set you back $150 in the USA and $209.99 in Canada, with monthly prices running at higher rates.
How to watch the Tour de France route presentation in the UK
The 2024 Tour de France route presentation will be broadcast in the United Kingdom and around Europe on Eurosport channels 1 and 2 (410, 411 on Sky) as well as streaming on Discovery+, which carries Eurosport's live coverage.
A subscription to Discovery+ costs £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass.
Additionally, the route presentation will be aired in the United Kingdom, Europe, and in select other territories on GCN+, with a year’s subscription costing £39.99 and a monthly subscription costing £6.99.
How to watch the Tour de France route presentation around the world
Eurosport and GCN+ will serve numerous countries around Europe and the rest of the world. Consult GCN+'s live streaming schedule for information on your location.
In Australia, national broadcaster SBS will carry live coverage of the route presentation for free.
Best VPN for streaming the Tour de France route presentation
Geo-restrictions are the bane of cycling fans because they can prevent you from watching the Tour de France route presentation using your live streaming accounts if you are outside of your home country.
While you can always follow Cyclingnews for all the live coverage you can access your geo-blocked live streaming services by simulating being in your home country with a VPN - a 'virtual private network'.
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.
Try ExpressVPN risk-free for 30 days ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money back guarantee with its VPN service. You can use it to watch on your mobile, tablet, laptop, TV, games console and more. There's 24/7 customer support and three months free when you sign-up.
There are a couple other very good options that are safe, reliable and offer good bandwidth for streaming sports. Check out the best two options below - NordVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.
NordVPN - get the world's favorite VPN We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate NordVPN as the best for streaming Netflix as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. It's also compatible with just about any streaming device out there, including Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox and PlayStation, as well as Android and Apple mobiles.
3. Surfshark: the best cheap VPN Currently topping our charts as the fastest VPN around, Surfshark keeps giving us reasons to recommend it. It's a high-value, low-cost option that's easy to use, full of features, and excellent at unblocking restricted content.
With servers in over 100 countries, you can stream your favorite shows from almost anywhere. Best of all, Surfshark costs as little as $2.30 per month, and it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee to try it out.
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.
As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix
