How to watch Tour de France 2018: TV channel broadcast, live stream

By Amy Kaplan | Jul 6, 2018

BELLINZONA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 17: Arthur Vichot of France and Team Groupama FDJ / during the 82nd Tour of Switzerland 2018, Stage 9 a 34,1km individual time trial stage from Bellinzona to Bellinzona on June 17, 2018 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) /

How to watch Tour de France 2018: TV channel broadcast and live stream details.

This year’s Tour de France is the 105th in the history of the race and will take place from Saturday, July 7 through Sunday, July 29, but what most of us are wondering is… how can we watch it?

Approximately eighty million American viewers watch the Tour de France every year, and each years viewing options seem to get better and better.

Luckily there is an option for all levels of interest, starting with a live-streaming option.

Cycling Pass on NBC Sports Digital

This all-access option (about $50) is for those hard-core cycling fans who want live coverage, no commercials, and additional bonus content. An additional bonus for those who purchase the Cycling Pass is content through 2019 including the Vuelta a España, the road and mountain bike World Championships, and Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, and the Tour of California.

NBC Sports

If you’re more into the “traditional” type viewing, you can tune into NBC Sports coverage every night. There will, of course, be commercials and the content will probably be tape delayed. Make sure to set your DVR as the program usually starts around 7 a.m. EST.

FuboTV

If you don’t have traditional cable you can use FuboTV, where you can sign up for a free seven-day trial and you will get access to everything shown on the NBC Sports nightly broadcast.

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The race takes place over 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,351 kilometers (approx. 2082 miles). For the most part, the race will take place in France, though there will be a small stint of approx. nine miles which will stretch into Spain. There are 11 cities/stages that have never been a part of the race prior Fontenay-le-Comte, Mouilleron-Saint-Germain, Sarzeau, Dreux, La Rosière, Trie-sur-Baïse, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Espelette, and Houilles.

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The race starts in Noirmoutier-en-l’Île and will end in Paris Champs-Élysées.

The winner of the tour will win 500,000 Euro which translates to just over $580,000.

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