Dates, Stages & How to Watch

When the Tour de France kicks off July 5, NBC coverage will roll along with every sprint and climb, offering all 21 stages streamed live on Peacock and a select few on the main network

Tour de France Is In Its 112 Year

The 112th edition of the iconic cycling race will take place exclusively in France for the first time since 2020 as reigning champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia seeks to become the sixth man to win four or more Tours and the youngest at age 26. Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, runner up in 2024, looks for his third title.

How To Watch The Tour de France

Coverage starts July 3 at 11:30 a.m. with the team presentation, before racing gets underway, at 6:30 a.m. on July 5, with a sprint from Lille Métropole. In that opening stage Biniam Girmay of Eritrea aims to become the first Black African rider to wear the yellow jersey.

Peacock will then stream daily coverage over the next 20 days, culminating with the last stage July 27 when the riders traverse the Champs-Élysées to the finish line, marking 50 years since the Tour first finished on the famed Parisian boulevard.

Coverage will start with pre-race shows around 6 or 6:30 a.m. ET, depending on the stage start time.

NBC will broadcast live coverage of Stages 1 (July 5) and Stage 20 (July 26), along with highlights of stages 2 (July 6), 15 (July 20), 20 (July 26) and 21 (July 27). The finish will air on delay at 2 p.m.

“Providing live Tour de France coverage on Peacock with select windows on NBC delivers viewers top-tier live programming throughout the month of July,” Jon Miller, NBC Sports president of acquisitions and partnerships, said. “Our extensive cycling portfolio allows fans to connect with the sport and enjoy the exhilaration of each event throughout the calendar year.”

Key Stages

Key stages include:

• Stage 2 (July 6, 6:15-11:20 a.m.): 130-miles from Lauwin‑Planque to Boulogne‑sur‑Mer
• Stage 6 (July 10, 6:35-11:14 a.m.): Bayeux to Vire Normandie, which reaches a 10.2% gradient
• Stage 10 (July 14, 7:10-11:25 a.m.): A mountain test from Ennezat to Le Mont‑Dore/Puy de Sancy
• Stage 12 (July 17, 7:10-11:32 a.m.): Auch to Hautacam, with the first summit finish in the Pyrenees
• Stage 13 (July 18, 7:10-11:31 a.m.): The first mountain time trial in 21 years, from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes, finishing at the airport featured in the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”
• Stage 18 (July 24, 6:10-11:12 a.m.): The highest point of the race on the route from Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze, with three climbs of a combined 41.8 miles, and 17,881 feet of elevation gain

Real-Time Tech

Peacock’s daily coverage begins with the “Tour de France Pre-Race Show,” followed by race-day coverage that includes full-stage replays, highlights and rider interviews.

Among the technological elements intended to engage viewers are maps that track rider locations, and speeds of the leaders and the peloton—all in real time. Team Radio Audio will offer clips of team communication throughout the race.

Coverage Team

Former professional cyclist Christian Vande Velde and Steve Porino share “inside-the-race” reporting duties, traveling the course via motorcycle. Phil Liggett will cover his 53^rd Tour de France with analyst Bob Roll.

NBC Sports NOW will follow each stage with hour-long daily recaps featuring highlights and episodes of “Tour de France: Beyond the Podium,” providing analysis and a preview of the next stage.

Post-race on Peacock, Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie will anchor “THEMOVE,” offering their perspectives on the day’s events of the 2025 Tour de France.

This marks the sixth straight year of Peacock’s Tour de France coverage.