How to watch Tour de France stages 19 and 20: live stream the action
We're into the last days of this year's race, so a Tour de France stages 19 and 20 live stream is going to be a hot ticket if you want to stay up-to-date with the action. The Tour de France is free-to-air on ITVX (UK) and SBS On-Demand (AUS). Make sure you know how to watch for free with a VPN from anywhere.
The 2023 Tour de France is approaching its conclusion and stages 19 and 20 provide two of the final chances for any riders or teams that have so far missed out on any of the spoils to get among the wins.
Stage 19 was one of the best days of racing at the Tour with non-stop action from the flag being dropped. Multiple groups went up the road knowing this would be a difficult day to control, but after Uno-X and Israel Premier Tech missed the first substantial move, they chased and brought it back together before a huge group containing strong rouleurs, climbers and sprinters got away. The race's decisive moment came on the final climb when Kasper Asgreen attacked and caught the solo man up front at the time, Victor Campenaerts. Only Matej Mohorič and Ben O'Connor could follow and the trio would fight out the stage win with a strong chase group unable to cooperate or catch them. Mohorič took his third win at the Tour de France after pipping Asgreen to the line with a perfectly timed bike throw. It was an emotional one for the Slovenian who gave a beautiful post-race interview.
The final day for GC action should arrive on stage 20 on a very difficult route starting in Belfort and finishing in Le Markstein Fellering. It is a relatively short 133.5km route with six categorised climbs jam-packed into it and very little chance for respite on the inclines that come thick and fast. The two hardest climbs of the day come in the final 35km of the stage, but attacks could fly from anywhere on the route with a big break of climbers likely to want victory on the final mountain stage. Had the gap at the top of the overall been closer than 7:35 between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar, this could've been an opportunity for a raid with satellite riders proving incredibly important. But with Vingegaard's lead now likely insurmountable, UAE may instead look to control the break for Pogačar to win the stage.
With so many questions yet to be answered, it’s good to know there are plenty of channels around the world broadcasting Tour de France 2023 live streams to help you keep up with the action. Here's how to watch stages 19 and 20 of the Tour de France 2023.
Quick guide to watching Tour de France stages 19 and 20
As with the rest of this year's race, the Tour de France stages 19 and 20 live stream is available on GCN+, Discovery+ and Eurosport, as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe.
Subscription costs are £6.99/month or $8.99/month, and £39.99 or $49.99 for a year.
Flobikes show the in Canada – a year's subscription to the service will set you back $209.99. Meanwhile, American viewers can watch via NBC Sports via Peacock Premium ($4.99 per month in the US) will show the race. In Australia, SBS on Demand gives you the option to watch the Tour for free.
AUS FREE live stream: SBS On Demand
UK: Stream on GCN+ and Eurosport Player (£6.99 per month), and ITV4
US: Stream on NBC Sports ($4.99 per month)
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Watch Tour de France stages 19 and 20: live stream in the UK
GCN+, Discovery+, Eurosport and ITV are all showing live streams of this year's tour de France action, along with highlights and analysis of each stage.
To gain access to Discovery+ and Eurosport coverage, you can subscribe for £59.99 a year, or £6.99 per month. Alternatively, access to GCN+ also costs £39.99 a year, or £6.99 per month. ITV's coverage (via ITVX) is free to view.
Welsh cycling fans also have the option of watching the race on Welsh-language channel S4C.
Watch Tour de France live stream anywhere on the planet
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Watch Tour de France stages 19 and 20: live stream in the USA, Canada and Australia
In the USA and Canada, you can watch the Tour de France stages 19 and 20 on NBC Sports (via Peacock Premium), while on-demand streams and highlights will also be available.
Canadian cycling fans also have the option of watching the action on FloBikes.
In Australia, SBS On Demand shows the racing live every day, with highlights packages also available.
Watch Tour de France stages 19 and 20: live stream in Europe
Discovery+ and GCN+ are all available across Europe, including viewers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
In addition to Discovery+ and GCN+, French viewers also have the option to watch their home race on France TV Sport, with Rai Sport in Italy, RTBF in Belgium and NOS in the Netherlands all available, too.
Tour de France stages 19 and 20: the routes
Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny (Friday, July 21)
The 19th stage saw a massive fight for the breakaway on stage 19 with rouleurs, sprinters and puncheurs knowing this was their final chance as stage 20 will be one for the climbers and the final stage into Paris has long been a sprinters royale. There was only two categorised climbs on the route, the Côte du Bois de Lionge (1.9km at 5.7%) and the Côte d'Ivory (2.3km at 5.9%), but this didn't paint the full picture of parcours which constantly undulated throughout the day. This was a challenging day to control for any of the sprinters' teams so many of them tried to get in the break with teammates or on their own. Matej Mohorič was victorious after beating Kasper Asgreen in a reduced sprint to the line with Ben O'Connor in third. This was a great watch with action coming non-stop across the 172.5 kilometres on the fastest stage of the 2023 race.
Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering (Saturday, July 22)
The final mountain day of the 2023 Tour de France comes on stage 20 and finishes in Le Markstein Fellering. It's a 133.5km route with six categorised climbs along the way and will be the final chance for climbers to stretch their legs in the break and those with GC ambitions to try and move up in the overall standings. The first climb of the day, the Ballon d'Alsace (11.5km at 5.2%), is the longest of the day, but the hardest two climbs come in the final 35km of the day, on Petit Ballon (9.3km at 8.1%) and the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%). This is where the day's racing where be decided and we will either see a strong break with climbers such as Thibaut Pinot and Felix Gall fighting for the win or UAE Team Emirates may pace for Tadej Pogačar to take a stage win after his yellow jersey ambitions crumbled on stage 17. Jonas Vingegaard could equally win this stage if he wanted to, but Jumbo-Visma will likely try to stay safe and defend his huge 7:35 lead. Giulio Ciccone will also be desperate to get into the break to try and gain as many King of the Mountains points as possible to try and confirm his polka-dot jersey win before Paris.
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