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Tour de France 2016 live stream: How to watch online, stage guide

The Tour de France is approaching Stage 10. (Photo by Joe Frost)
2nd July, 2016
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Cycling’s biggest race, Le Tour de France starts on Saturday, July 2 at the famous Mont-Saint-Michel on the west coast of France. Here’s your guide to finding a Tour de France live stream if you’re in Australia

Over 21 stages, the best riders in the world will battle for the ultimate prize in cycling – the yellow jersey which is awarded to the fastest man across the whole course.

Up for grabs as well will be the green jersey for the best sprinter, the white jersey for the best young rider and the polka dot jersey for the best mountain rider.

The last stage, as has become custom with the Tour is a short parade like stage, this year on Sunday, July 24 at just 113 kilometres into Paris.

With the race being in France, it does mean the times are less than fantastic for Australians. As an average, stages will finish shortly after 1am (AEST).

This year’s course will see a grand total of 3,535 kilometres raced, with brief ventures into Spain, Andorra and Switzerland.

Also on this year’s route is a finish on top of the famous Mont Ventoux and five summit finishes throughout the race as Chris Froome attempts to defend his crown.

How to live stream

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SBS also have their own online streaming methods, allowing you to watch the Tour de France for free through whichever device you have available.

If you are on mobile or tablet, then the answer will be the SBS Tour Tracker app. This is available through both the Apple and Google play stores for free, and will give live video of the race – often starting before TV coverage begins, as well as analysis of the race.

On a PC or laptop, you will have to use Cycling Central to stream the race live.

The Roar will also be providing a live blog of every single stage from the race.

How to watch

SBS will once again carry live coverage of every single stage from the Tour de France in Australia and will be the only option on TV.

Their coverage of the race is quite thorough with a team on the ground in France, and a mix of commentators expected to include the famous Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin, along with Giro d’Italia favourites Robbie McEwen and Matthew Keenan.

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Their coverage will start on most nights around 10pm (AEST), although this could be earlier or later depending on the stage. You will need to check local TV guides for this information. Their coverage will run all the way to the end of the stage where there will be a wrap up.

SBS will also show highlights of race each and every day from around 5pm (AEST) in an hour long package. A full stage replay will also be available during the day, normally from 1pm (AEST).

The Stages

Stage number Date Stage type Start Finish Distance
1 Sat July 2 Flat Mont-Saint-Michel Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont 188km
2 Sun July 3 Flat Saint-Lô Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 183km
3 Mon July 4 Flat Granville Angers 223.5km
4 Tue July 5 Flat Saumur Limoges 237.5km
5 Wed July 6 Mountain Limoges Le Lioran 216km
6 Thu July 7 Flat Arpajon-sur-Cère Montauban 190.5km
7 Fri July 8 Mountain L’Isle-Jourdain Lac de Payolle 162.5km
8 Sat July 9 Mountain Pau Bagnères-de-Luchon 184km
9 Sun July 10 Mountain Vielha Val d’Aran Andorre Arcalis 184.5km
Rest Day Mon July 11 Andorre N/A
10 Tue July 12 Hilly Escaldes-Engordany Revel 197km
11 Wed July 13 Flat Carcassonne Montpellier 162.5km
12 Thu July 14 Mountain Montpellier Mont Ventoux 184km
13 Fri July 15 Individual Time Trial Bourg-Saint-Andéol La Caverne du Pont-d’Arc 37.5km
14 Sat July 16 Flat Montélimar Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux 208.5km
15 Sun July 17 Mountain Bourg-en-Bresse Culoz 160km
16 Mon July 18 Flat Moirans-en-Montagne Berne 209km
Rest Day Tue July 19 Berne N/A
17 Wed July 20 Mountain Berne Finhaut-Emosson 184.5km
18 Thu July 21 Individual Time Trial Sallanches Megève 17km
19 Fri July 22 Mountain Albertville Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc 146km
20 Sat July 23 Mountain Megève Morzine-Avoriaz 146.5km
21 Sun July 24 Flat Chantilly Paris Champs-Élysées 113km
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