The 108 Tour de France gets under way in Brittany on Saturday June 26, 2021, with the 190-kilometre opening stage from Brest to Landerneau.


Tour de France 2021 - where to watch, live streams, TV coverage



The Tour de France appears to have reverted to type for the 2021 race, with just three summit finishes and two flat time trials 58 km long.
Main fact for Tour de France 2021:
  • Total race distance: 3418 kilometers (2124 miles)
  • Total race elevation: 49,574 meters (162,644 ft)
  • Longest stage: Stage 7 - Vierzon to Le Creusot - 249.5 km
  • Most elevation: Stage 11 - 4570m (14,993 ft)
  • Highest point of the race: Port d’Envalira at 2408m (7,900 ft)
  • Stage types: 6 mountain stages, 5 hilly stages, 8 flat stages and 2 individual dual time trials
  • 5 HC climbs (Col du Pré, Mont Venoux, Col de Val Louron-Azet, Col du Portet, Luz Ardiden)
  • Only three mountain top finishes this year: Stage 9 (Montee de Tignes), Stage 17 (Col du Portet), Stage 18 (Luz-Ardiden)
  • The most famous climbs: Mont Ventoux (stage 11) and Col du Tourmalet (Stage 18)


  • Key climbs of the Tour de France 2021


    Stage 7 - Signal d’Uchon
    An average gradient of 5.7 per cent across 5.7km (max gradient 18%!). With 18km from the 635m summit to the stage finish, we may even see GC contenders try to steal some time too.

    Stage 9 - Montée de Tignes
    The Monteé de Tignes is demanding even for the most capable climbers in the world. 21km long and an average gradient of 5.6% will be true test for the GC contenders. It is also the first summit finish of the 2021 Tour de France edition, just before the first rest day.

    Stage 11 - Mont Ventoux
    Two ascents of Mount Ventoux for the first time in Tour de France history. With a final descent to the finish line in Malaucène it is also opportunity for competent descenders. Over 4600 vertical metres and 200km of stage distance it could brake some GC contenders.

    Stage 17 - Col du Portet
    Col du Portet was first tackled at the Tour in 2018. The climb will be hard for many riders, with an 8.7 average gradient across the lenght of 16km, with some steep pitches over 10% at the start and end of a climb. The climb will definitively show who is feeling the best in the last week of the Tour.

    Stage 18 - Col du Tourmalet
    Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees at 2115m. It will not feature as final climb of the stage. It will be warm-up for the final climb on Luz Ardiden, which is not as long Tourmalet. This is also the last mountain stage of the race, where all the cards will be played.


    Dates and stages of Tour de France 2021

    StageDateRouteDistance
    Stage 1June 26Brest - Landerneau198km
    Stage 2June 27Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne183km
    Stage 3June 28Lorient - Pontivy183km
    Stage 4June 29Redon - Fougères150km
    Stage 5June 30ITT: Change - Laval Espace Mayenne27km
    Stage 6July 1Tours - Châteauroux161km
    Stage 7July 2Vierzon - Le Creusot249km
    Stage 8July 3Oyonnax - Le Grand-Bornand151km
    Stage 9July 4Cluses - Tignes145km
    Stage 10July 6Albertville - Valence191km
    Stage 11July 7Sorgues - Malaucène199km
    Stage 12July 8Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Nîmes159km
    Stage 13July 9Nîmes - Carcassonne220km
    Stage 14July 10Carcassonne - Quillan184km
    Stage 15July 11Céret - Andorra la Vella191.5km
    Stage 16July 13El Pas de la Casa - Saint-Gaudens169km
    Stage 17July 14Muret - Saint-Lary-Soulan178km
    Stage 18July 15Pau - Luz Ardiden130km
    Stage 19July 16Mourenx - Libourne207km
    Stage 20July 17ITT: Libourne - Saint-Emilion30km
    Stage 21July 18Chatou - Paris Champs-Élysées108km


    Tour de France 2021 start list

    Here are the squads down to race the 2021 Tour de France


    Tour de France 2021 contenders

    The two main contenders just happen to be the Slovenian duo that stole all the headlines last year. The battle for the yellow jersey came down to Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic in 2020. Ineos Grenadiers, has a very strong roster and is coming off Egan Bernal’s confident victory in the Giro d’Italia.

    Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) *****
    Jumbo-Visma dislodged Ineos Grenadiers last year and the yellow train was in control during the whole race. Until the Planches des Belles Filles time trial on the penultimate day, where Pogacar stole the yellow jersey from Roglic with an incredible performance.
    Roglic hasn’t ridden a lot in 2021, instead preferring to train hard at altitude and on training camps. He won Tour of the Basque County in April and would have also dominated Paris-Nice before a final stage crash. The main question for Roglic this year is the unknown form of the his Team. They will not be strong enough to control the race as last year, but in the end, this is not bad thing for the Roglic.

    Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) *****
    It is good first half of the year behind the 22-year-old Slovenian. He has won the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and most recently the Tour of Slovenia. The first disappointment of the season came just before the Tour, when he lost his national championship jersey in time trial. He finished only third in flat time trial, even without Primoz Roglic present in the race! But he still remains top contender for retaining the yellow jersey in Paris. Last year the main weakness was his team, but this year UEA has strengthen his rooster with Rafael Majka and Marc Hirschi.

    Richard Carapaz (Ineos), Geraint Thomas (Ineos) ****

    Richie Porte (Ineos), Miguel Ángel López (Astana), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) ***

    Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - QS), Wilco Kelderman (BORA), Simon Yates (BikeExchange) **

    Where to watch Tour de France 2021 - streams and TV


    United States
    You can watch the Tour de France live on NBC and NBCSN.
    Streaming providers who offer NBCSN include: - Fubo.TV, Peacock TV, Hulu, Sling, YouTube TV, AT&T TV Now

    United Kingdom
    For the UK viewers, you can just tune in Eurosport to watch it from your favourite screen. The Eurosport Player also comes with a monthly or annual pass which you can use to watch live stream Tour De France from your device.
    ITV4 will also be showing daily live coverage from all 21 stages as well as evening highlights. In the UK, ITV4 is a free-to-air channel and will be available on all digital television packages.
    The other option is GCN+, which runs in partnership with Eurosport. The online platform is accessible on desktop and phone, offering uninterrupted live coverage and broadcasting of entire stages.

    Europe
    Eurosport is broadcasting each stage live in full and streaming via the Eurosport Player and the GCN App.
    Austria DAZN
    Belgium Een, Sporza, Canvas, RTBF
    Czech Republic ČT Sport
    Denmark TV 2
    France La Une, Eurosport
    Germany DAZN, Das Erste
    Italy DAZN Italia, Rai 2
    Luxemburg 1.RTL
    Netherlands NPO 1
    Norway TV 2
    Portugal RTP 2
    Slovakia Dvojka
    Slovenia TV Slo 2
    Spain DAZN España, RTVE
    Switzerland DAZN Schweiz, SRF

    Australia
    Viewers in Australia will be able to watch Tour De France live on free-to-air channel SBS or Eurosport. A full replay of each stage will be on SBS On Demand each day. They will also have a regular half hour highlights package on its website and on TV.

    Canada
    FloBikes has exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the 2021 Tour de France.

    New Zealand
    Viewers in New Zealand can watch the Tour via Sky Sport or Sky Sport Now streaming platform.

    Sub-Saharan Africa
    Viever of Sub-Saharan Africa can watch the Tour de France on Supersport channels.

    Asia
    China Zhibo.tv
    Japan J Sports
    Pan-Asia-Pacific EurosportAsia, GCN