Tour de France 2026 schedule, TV channels, how to watch, race favorite

The Tour de France begins on Saturday, July 4, and runs through Sunday, July 26.
How can you watch the cycling event?
How can you stream it?
Who is the Tour de France favorite?
Check out the 2026 Tour de France stage schedule for the competition this month.
All times MST (add three hours for Eastern time).
How to watch Tour de France
- Stage 1: Barcelona/Barcelona, July 4, 7 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 2: Tarragone/Barcelona, July 5, 4 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 3: Granollers/Les Angles, July 6, 2:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 4: Carcassonne/Foix, July 7, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 5: Lannemezan/Pau – July 8, 4 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 6: Pau/Gavarnie-Gèdre, July 9, 3 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 7: Hagetmau/Bordeaux, July 10, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 8: Périgueux/Bergerac, July 11, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 8: Périgueux/Bergerac, July 11, 5 p.m., NBC (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 9: Malemort/Ussel, July 12, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 10: Aurillac/Le Lioran, July 14, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 11: Vichy/Never, July 15, 4 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 12: Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours/Chalon-sur-Saône, July 16, 4 a.m., Peacock, NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 13: Dole/Belfort, July 17, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 14: Mulhouse/Le Markstein Fellering, July 18, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 15: Champagnole/Plateau de Solaison, July 19, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 16: Évian-les-Bains/Thonon-les-Bains, July 21, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 17: Chambery/Voiron, July 22, 3:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 18: Voiron/Orcières-Merlette, July 23, 3 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 19: Gap/Alpe d’Huez, July 24, 4 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 20: Le Bourg d’Oisans/Alpe d’Huez, July 25, 2 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 20: Le Bourg d’Oisans/Alpe d’Huez, July 25, 5 a.m., NBC (stream with Peacock)
- Stage 21: Thoiry/Paris Champs-Élysées, July 26, 6:30 a.m., NBCSN (stream with Peacock)
Who is the favorite to win the 2026 Tour de France?
Tadej Pogacar, a four-time champion (2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025), is the favorite to win in 2026. He is listed at -340 on DraftKings, with 2022 and 2023 champion Jonas Vingegaard listed at +300.
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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