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When is Tour de France 2023? TV channel, FREE live stream, stages and riders list for cycling crown jewel

By Kirsty Hawkes

30th June 2023, 2:00 pm

Updated: 1st July 2023, 8:31 am

TOUR de France returns TOMORROW – and some of the world’s best riders will battle it out to lift the cycling crown jewel in Paris.

Last year’s winner Jonas Vingegaard is expected to once again go head-to-head with two-time National Championships winner Tadej Pogacar.

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Geraint Thomas and Team INEOS Grenadiers during Last Year’s Tour de France 2022.

While Great Britain’s team INEOS Grenadiers will be hoping that they can pull off a shock result after Geraint Thomas‘ third-place finish in 2022.

And fans are more eager than ever to watch this year’s race after Netflix‘s release of Tour de France: Unchained documentary.

SunSport have all the information on the 2023 edition below.

When is the Tour De France

The total Race course amounts to 3,404 Km and the course has four hilly stages, eight mountain stages and eight flat stages.
Its longest stage is Stage 2 at 209km.
While the shortest stage is Stage 16 time trial at 22.4km.
Rider’s saddle time is looking to be longer this year with a particularly hilly course with four summit finishes.

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Tour de France can be watched for free in the UK as long as you hold a valid TV license.

Vingegaard is on superb form after winning the Critérium du Dauphiné and looking to win the tour again this year.
Tadej Pogačar is looking to give Vingegaard a run for his money this year after coming second last time.
British favourite Geraint Thomas will not be riding the tour this year after choosing the Giro d’Italia ,
Most of the British riders are thought to be aiming for stage wins, such as Tom Pidcock, but unlikely to challenge for the yellow jersey.

Astana’s Team selectors will have to decide, after him just completing the entire Giro d’Italia.
If he rides he will be in line to break Eddy Merckx’s thirty four tour win record which he is currently level with.

Former Team Sky rider Chris Froome may not be riding the Tour de France this year.
This is due to COVID – 19 set backs and the catastrophic accident that ruled him out of the competition in 2019.
The four-time tour champion suffered from a broken femur, elbow and ribs in his prep for the Critérium de Dauphiné.
He now rides for Israel- Premier Tech and is aiming to

Stage 1 : 182km Bilbao to Bilbao, Spain
Stage 2 : 209km Vitoria- Gasteiz to Saint- Sébastien
Stage 3 : 187.5km Amorebieta- Etzano to Bayonne
Stage 4 : 182km Dax to Nogaro
Stage 5 : 163km Pau to Laruns
Stage 6 : 145km Tarbes to Cauterets- Cambasque
Stage 7 : 170km Mont-de – Marsan to Bordeaux
Stage 8 : 201km Libourne to Limoges
Stage 9 : 182.5km Saint -Léonard-De-Noblat to Puy de Dôme
REST DAY – Clermont- Ferrand
Stage 10: 167.5 km Vulcania to Issoire
Stage 11 : 180km Clermont – Ferrand to Moulins
Stage 12 : 169km Roanne to Belleville – En- Beaujolais
Stage 13 : 138km Châtillion- sur- Chalaronne to Grand Colombier
Stage 14 : 152km Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil
Stage 15 : 179km Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint- Gervais Mont- Blanc
REST DAY Saint Gervais Mont Blanc
Stage 16 : 22.4km Passy to Combloux
Stage 17 : 166km Saint – Gervais Mont- Blanc to Courchevel
Stage 18 : 185km Moùtiers to Bourg- En – Bresse
Stage 19 : 173km Morians-En-Montagne to Poligny
Stage 20 : 133.5km Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering
Stage 21 : 115.5km Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines to Paris Champs- Élysées