Tour de France 2021 TV Coverage
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race that covers more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200mi) throughout France and a bordering country. The race usually lasts 23 days and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken down into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner for the race. The rider with the least elapsed time each day wears a yellow jersey. The course changes every year but it has always finished in Paris. There are similar races in Italy and Spain but the Tour de France is the oldest, the most prestigious and the best known.
Tour de France 2021 TV Coverage – UK TV Coverage of the Tour de France
The Tour de France will be broadcast on ITV (mainly on ITV4) with many of the stages live
ITV4 is available for free on Freeview, cable and satellite systems. ITV4 HD is available via satellite with a Sky HD TV subscription
package.
Eurosport (and Eurosport HD) will be covering all stages live. The Tour de France will be shown live on ITV4 and British Eurosport, with a comprehensive package of television coverage for British viewers.
British Eurosport’s coverage comprises of live action footage, plus an edited highlights show each evening.
British Eurosport is available on cable and satellite systems. It requires a Sky subscription on satellite TV.
British Eurosport HD is available the Sky HD satellite systems. It requires a Sky HD subscription.
Tour de France 2021 TV Coverage – Spanish TV Coverage of the Tour de France
Spanish TV channels will also be covering Le Tour – normally TVE 1, 2, and Teledeporte. These all available for free.
The 2021 Tour de France route
Running from Saturday June 26th to Sunday July 18th 2020, the 1018th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages
STAGES
8 flat stages
5 hilly stages
6 mountain stages with 3 finishes at altitude (Tignes, Saint-Lary-Soulan col du Portet, Luz Ardiden)
2 individual time-trial stages
2 rest days
Stage 8 Vierzon > Le Creusot, 248 kms, will be the longest of the Tour since 2000 (Belfort > Troyes, 254,5 kms)
STAGE TYPE DATE START AND FINISH DISTANCE DETAILS
1 HILLY SAT 06/26/2021 BREST > LANDERNEAU 187 KM
2 HILLY SUN 06/27/2021 PERROS-GUIREC > MÛR-DE-BRETAGNE GUERLÉDAN 182 KM
3 FLAT MON 06/28/2021 LORIENT > PONTIVY 182 KM
4 FLAT TUE 06/29/2021 REDON > FOUGÈRES 152 KM
5 INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL WED 06/30/2021 CHANGÉ > LAVAL ESPACE MAYENNE 27 KM
6 FLAT THU 07/01/2021 TOURS > CHÂTEAUROUX 144 KM
7 HILLY FRI 07/02/2021 VIERZON > LE CREUSOT 248 KM
8 MOUNTAIN SAT 07/03/2021 OYONNAX > LE GRAND-BORNAND 151 KM
9 MOUNTAIN SUN 07/04/2021 CLUSES > TIGNES 145 KM
– REST DAY MON 07/05/2021 TIGNES
10 FLAT TUE 07/06/2021 ALBERTVILLE > VALENCE 186 KM
11 MOUNTAIN WED 07/07/2021 SORGUES > MALAUCÈNE 199 KM
12 FLAT THU 07/08/2021 SAINT-PAUL-TROIS-CHÂTEAUX > NÎMES 161 KM
13 FLAT FRI 07/09/2021 NÎMES > CARCASSONNE 220 KM
14 HILLY SAT 07/10/2021 CARCASSONNE > QUILLAN 184 KM
15 MOUNTAIN SUN 07/11/2021 CÉRET > ANDORRE-LA-VIEILLE 192 KM
– REST DAY MON 07/12/2021 ANDORRE
16 HILLY TUE 07/13/2021 PAS DE LA CASE > SAINT-GAUDENS 169 KM
17 MOUNTAIN WED 07/14/2021 MURET > SAINT-LARY-SOULAN COL DU PORTET 178 KM
18 MOUNTAIN THU 07/15/2021 PAU > LUZ ARDIDEN 130 KM
19 FLAT FRI 07/16/2021 MOURENX > LIBOURNE 203 KM
20 INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL SAT 07/17/2021 LIBOURNE > SAINT-EMILION 31 KM
21 FLAT SUN 07/18/2021 CHATOU > PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 112 KM