2023 Tour de France Livestream: How to Watch Every Stage Online
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The biggest cycling event in the world is almost here as the 110th Tour de France pedals towards a dozen and some major shake-ups — including to the time trial portion.
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Looking to catch the races live? You’re in luck: There are a few ways to watch the Tour de France stage 1 in 2023, including ways to watch the cycling event on TV and even a couple of options to livestream the Tour de France 2023 online without cable. Check them out below.
The best way: Stream the Tour de France on Peacock.
When Is the 2023 Tour de France?
The 2023 Tour de France hits the road on your screen in the U.S. starting bright and early at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 1, beginning in Bilbao, Spain, and trekking through multiple cities before reaching the final stage in Paris at the Champs-Élysées on July 23.
How to Watch Tour de France Stage 1 on TV
If you want to watch Tour de France on live TV in the U.S., you’ll need the NBC or USA Network channel in your cable or satellite package.
Live coverage of the Tour de France Stage 1 starts at 8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT in the States, so you may want to schedule a recording of the race to watch it later in the day.
How to Watch Tour de France Stage 1 Online Without Cable
If you don’t have cable and want to watch the Tour de France stage 1 online, there are a few ways to do so. Unlike watching the bike race on regular TV, the below options will let you livestream the Tour de France online using your streaming devices, smart TV, laptop, tablet, or phone.
1. Stream Tour de France Stage 1 on Peacock
The easiest (and cheapest) way to watch the Tour de France online is Peacock TV. The NBC streaming service will have a Tour de France stage 1 live streams on Saturday, available to Peacock Premium and Premium Plus subscribers. Peacock Premium costs $4.99 per month, and the (mostly) ad-free Peacock Premium Plus subscription costs $9.99 a month.
Peacock Premium Subscription
2. Stream Tour de France Stage 1 on Sling
Another option to watch the Tour de France online is to get a live TV streaming service like Sling. A Sling Blue subscription gets you access to 41 channels — including USA and NBC to live stream the Tour de France — and costs $40 a month. However, right now Sling is running a deal that gets new customers 50% off their first month, bringing your first bill down to just $15.
Sling Blue Subscription
3. Stream Tour de France Stage 1 on fuboTV
fuboTV is another great live TV streaming service, offering USA Network and NBC as part of its large channel lineup to watch the Tour de France stage 1. You also get 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage to watch parts of the race later in the day. A subscription costs $74.99 a month, and starts with a seven-day free trial.
Free Trial
4. Stream Tour de France Stage 1 on DirecTV Stream
With over 140 live TV channels including USA Network, DirecTV Stream is a great way to watch the Tour de France online this year. Plus, DirecTV Stream comes with unlimited cloud DVR storage for those early morning stages.
DirecTV Stream normally costs $74.99 a month, but the streamer offers a five-day free trial before you pay.
Free Trial
How to Watch Tour de France Stage 1 for Free Online
Unlike some live sports events, it’s fairly easy to watch the Tour de France online for free.
The first way to get a free Tour de France stage 1 livestream is to use one of the free trials mentioned above (either DirecTV Stream’s five-day free trial or, better yet, fuboTV’s seven-day free trial). These free trials will let you stream the Tour de France for free during the trial window.
Free Trial
The other way to watch the Tour de France stage 1 for free online is to get a VPN (a virtual private network) and tune into the free Tour de France live streams in Britain, France, Belgium, or Italy. We like ExpressVPN, a hugely popular, reliable VPN that costs as little as $10 per month. All ExpressVPN plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee.
ExpressVPN
2023 Tour de France Standings
Standings at the 2023 Tour de France are historically very close, but a rematch between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and two-time winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) will have everyone’s attention this year, as the two battle it out for the yellow jersey for the third year in a row.
Other riders to look out for include Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and more. After they kick off from the Le Grand Boucle, be sure to check the full Tour de France 2023 standings at leTour.fr.
Tour de France 2023 Route
When it comes to this summer’s race, the Tour de France route kicks off in Bilbao and covers both hilly and mountainous terrain alike, from the Pyrenees to the Alps.
With flat stretches in between, the Tour de France moves through Amorebieta-Etxano, Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil, and Le Markstein Fellering, before the final stage in Paris. There will be two rest days over the course of the Tour, as well as a day of individual time trials.
You can see the complete Tour de France route and even download a map for 2023 on the race’s official website.
Tour de France Schedule
The Tour de France spans 22 teams competing over 21 stages from July 1 through July 23, 2023. Here’s the complete Tour de France schedule, per Peacock, including the time and network or streamer you can watch each stage. Note stages are posted in eastern time. Stream the Tour de France on Peacock HERE.
Stage 1: July 1, 6 a.m., Peacock and NBC
Stage 2: July 2, 6 a.m., Peacock
Stage 3: July 3, 6:30 a.m., Peacock and USA
Stage 4: July 4, 6:30 a.m., Peacock and USA
Stage 5: July 5, 6:30 a.m., Peacock and USA
Stage 6: July 6, 6:30 a.m., Peacock and USA
Stage 7: July 7, 7 a.m., Peacock and USA
Stage 8: July 8, 6 a.m., Peacock
Stage 9: July 9, 7:05 a.m., Peacock
Stage 10: July 11, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 11: July 12, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 12: July 13, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 13: July 14, 7 a.m., Peacock
Stage 14: July 15, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 15: July 16, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 16: July 18, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 17: July 19, 6 a.m., Peacock
Stage 18: July 20, 6:30 a.m., Peacock
Stage 19: July 21, 7 a.m.,Peacock
Stage 20: July 22, 7 a.m., Peacock
Stage 21: July 23, 10 a.m., Peacock
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