Where to watch Tour de France 2026: Full schedule, stages, times, TV channels, live streams, winners for cycling race
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The world’s biggest cycling race is back, with the 113th edition of the Tour de France set to wind its way from the streets of Barcelona to the finish line on the Champs-Elysees over the course of three weeks.
While anything can happen across the 3,321 kilometers that await, the men who have combined to win the last six Tours will command the spotlight. Tadej Pogacar will try for his third consecutive yellow jersey and fifth overall, which would tie him for the most all-time. His primary opposition figures to come from Jonas Vingegaard, who won in 2022 and 2023 and is fresh off a triumph at the Giro d’Italia, where he became the eighth man to win all three of the sport’s grand tours.
It would be a surprise if the general classification battle doesn’t come down to those two, but there will be plenty of other storylines to follow. First on that list is the Tour debut of Paul Seixas, the 19-year-old Frenchman who has taken the sport by storm this year with wins at the Tour of the Basque Country and La Fleche Wallonne and second-place finishes behind Pogacar at the Strade Bianche and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
American riders will also play a prominent role, with Sepp Kuss and Matteo Jorgenson serving as key escorts for Vingegaard and threats to take a stage themselves, and three-time U.S. road race champion Quinn Simmons also a potential stage winner.
Who will endure across 21 stages and emerge as the champion in 2026? Here’s when and where to watch every stage of this year’s Tour.
Where to watch Tour de France 2026
- TV channel: NBC (select stages), NBCSN (via YouTube TV)
- Live stream:Peacock
Cycling fans can watch every stage of the 2026 Tour de France live on Peacock. That coverage will also be on NBCSN, which is available via YouTube TV and other providers.
Phil Liggett will have the call once again as he works his 54th Tour de France, with Bob Roll providing analysis and reporting from Steve Porino and Christian Vande Velde.
NBC will have live coverage of two stages: Stage 8 on July 11 and Stage 20 on July 25. Fans can also stream that coverage via YouTube TV and Peacock.
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Tour de France 2026 schedule, stage winners
The 2026 Tour de France will consist of 21 stages, with two rest days built in. Start times listed below are when coverage begins. NBC coverage listed below is live; the network will also air encore presentations of Stages 14 and 15 the afternoon of July 18 and 19, respectively.
| Stage | Date | Location (type) | Length | Time (ET) | Watch/Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4 | Barcelona (team time trial) | 19.7 km (12.2 mi) | 10 a.m. | Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 2 | July 5 | Tarragona to Barcelona (hilly) | 178 km (111 mi) | 7 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN via YouTube TV |
| 3 | July 6 | Granollers to Les Angles (mountain) | 196 km (122 mi) | 5:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 4 | July 7 | Carcassonne to Foix (hilly) | 182 km (113 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 5 | July 8 | Lannemezan to Pau (flat) | 158 km (98 mi) | 7 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 6 | July 9 | Pau to Gavarnie-Gedre (mountain) | 186 km (116 mi) | 6 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 7 | July 10 | Hagetmau to Bordeaux (flat) | 175 km (109 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 8 | July 11 | Perigueux to Bergerac (flat) | 182 km (113 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN, NBC (8 a.m.) |
| 9 | July 12 | Malemort to Ussel (hilly) | 185 km (115 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| — | July 13 | Rest day at Cantal | — | — | — |
| 10 | July 14 | Aurillac to Le Lioran (mountain) | 167 km (104 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 11 | July 15 | Vichy to Nevers (flat) | 161 km (100 mi) | 7 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 12 | July 16 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saone (flat) | 181 km (112 mi) | 7 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 13 | July 17 | Dole to Belfort (hilly) | 205 km (127 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 14 | July 18 | Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering (mountain) | 155 km (96 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 15 | July 19 | Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison (mountain) | 184 km (114 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| — | July 20 | Rest day at Haute-Savoie | — | — | — |
| 16 | July 21 | Evian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains (individual time trial) | 26 km (16 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 17 | July 22 | Chambery to Voiron (flat) | 175 km (109 mi) | 6:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 18 | July 23 | Voiron to Orcieres-Merlette (mountain) | 185 km (115 mi) | 6 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 19 | July 24 | Gap to Alpe d’Huez (mountain) | 128 km (80 mi) | 7 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
| 20 | July 25 | Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Alpe d’Huez (mountain) | 171 km (106 mi) | 5 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN, NBC (8 a.m.) |
| 21 | July 26 | Thoiry to Paris (flat) | 130 km (81 mi) | 9:30 a.m. | Peacock, NBCSN |
Tour de France winners list
Here are the general classification winners from the last 10 editions of the Tour de France:
| Year | GC Winner | Country | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2023 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark | Team Jumbo-Visma |
| 2022 | Jonas Vingegaard | Denmark | Team Jumbo-Visma |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogacar | Slovenia | UAE Team Emirates |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal | Colombia | Team INEOS |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas | Great Britain | Team Sky |
| 2017 | Chris Froome | Great Britain | Team Sky |
| 2016 | Chris Froome | Great Britain | Team Sky |
