How to watch the Tour de France 2021 – Live TV and streaming details for race on Eurosport

Updated 28/06/2021 at 13:34 GMT

The Tour de France is back! Defending champion Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas headline this year’s event, with the Slovenian duo having a memorable tussle in 2020 and the Welshman winning in 2018. Full viewing details follow in this article, but usual drill – the Tour is live and ad-free on the Eurosport App and eurosport.co.uk. Download the Eurosport app now for iOS and Android.

Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo - Visma / Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 21 a 122km stage from Mantes-La-Jolie to Paris Champs-Élysées

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When is the 2021 Tour de France?

The Grand Depart gets underway in Brest on June 26, with the race finishing on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 18.

Is the Tour de France on TV?

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Of course it is. Look no further than Eurosport.

How can I watch the Tour de France?

You can watch the race unfold on eurosport.co.uk and the Eurosport app and Eurosport 1 across the three weeks.

An ad-free livestream of the Tour will run throughout the event on the Eurosport app and Eurosport.co.uk. You can download the Eurosport app for iOS and Android now.

You can also watch the most comprehensive live & ad-free racing on GCN+. Go deeper and get interactive with live polls & quizzes, plus rider profiles, race updates, results & more – plus stream exclusive cycling documentaries. Watch it all with GCN+ on any device.

Standings and results

Head over to our dedicated page for the latest standings from the Tour de France this summer, including the battle for the yellow jersey, green jersey and polka dot jersey.

Who is riding?

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) bids to defend the title he snatched on the final competitive stage in 2020. The Slovenian stunned compatriot Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) on the Stage 20 individual time trial, allowing him to wear the yellow jersey into Paris.

Both riders will return but this time there is an extra threat: a rejuvenated Ineos Grenadiers. Ineos had a difficult 2020 Tour as Egan Bernal battled a back injury, leaving them without a serious GC challenger, but return with an imposing squad. Former champion Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz will share leadership duties, with Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart poised as super-domestiques.

Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck–QuickStep) is out to make an impression having worn yellow at the past two Tours - although not when it truly matters. Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-Nippo) and Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar) also arrive with GC ambitions.