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Mountain-top studio and new streaming features unveiled for TNT Sports' exclusive live coverage of the Tour de France

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Coverage of every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be shown exclusively live by TNT Sports 1 this July and August. A unique mountain top studio on Alpe d’Huez and new interactive streaming features on HBO Max will scale the coverage to new heights.

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The world’s greatest race on two wheels will be shown like never before as TNT Sports unveils its enhanced coverage ahead of its first fully exclusive live production of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in the UK.

TNT Sports will bring the crème de la crème of road cycling to millions of fans across the nation with a unified approach to covering every stage of the men’s and women’s races live.

More than 100 hours of live television coverage across all 21 stages of the men’s race (July 4-26) including every kilometre, every climb and every sprint finish, will be shown on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and Ireland.

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Alongside this, every kilometre of the Tour de France avec Zwift (August 1-9) produced by the host broadcaster and race organiser ASO will be shown live, comprising 27 hours of coverage.

To ensure even more fans can enjoy coverage of the Tour de France, TNT Sports has partnered with free-to-air broadcaster 5 to show exclusive English language daily highlights presented by Rebecca Charlton.

Produced by TNT Sports featuring its expert commentary team, the programme will air soon after each stage finish, with a broadcast slot of 7pm each day.

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New ways to watch the race on HBO Max

HBO Max, the streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK, will stream every stage from both races live through the most complete viewing experience.

Subscribers can enjoy an enhanced Multi-view feature built for the Tour de France, which delivers interactive coverage of four different camera feeds produced by TNT Sports and from host broadcaster, ASO in a quad screen view.

In addition to live pictures, fans will be able to select the audio from the feed they want to follow, such as TNT Sports’ innovative motorbike camera feed, the helicopter feed or additional angles covered from the road to follow the peloton from start to finish.

Alongside this, Key Moments built into the timeline of the HBO Max stage stream allows fans to seamlessly navigate to decisive moments within each race; 1080p Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos will provide a premium quality viewing experience. And up to 21 commentary languages will be selectable as part of TNT Sports’ Multi-language option on HBO Max.

Scaling studio coverage to new heights

During the Tour de France, TNT Sports will celebrate cycling culture while telling the stories of the British riders and biggest stars of the peloton by airing its celebrated studio show The Breakaway before and after each stage.

Its base at Longwalk Studios, Stockley Park, features a state-of-the-art virtual set that will use the latest technology and storytelling innovations to provide even deeper analysis of each stage.

For the first time during its coverage of the Tour de France, TNT Sports is taking the show on the road to give fans a front row seat to the race and The Breakaway.

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Building on the success of its live studio shows during the Giro d’Italia, host Orla Chennaoui - together with regular guests Robbie McEwen, Matt Stephens and Adam Blythe - will broadcast from the heart of the cycling community on Friday, July 10 at the Rapha Clubhouse, London and on Friday, July 17 at The South Downs Social, Winchester.

Both venues are known as a go-destination for the cycling community and local hubs for cycling fans to relax and enjoy the atmosphere among fellow enthusiasts – making for the perfect environment to bring to life TNT Sports’ live shows.

And from July 21-25, the team will be based at one of cycling's most iconic landmarks by broadcasting live from Alpe d’Huez as the race takes in unprecedented back-to-back mountain top finishes during stages 19 and 20.

After conquering one of the toughest climbs in the sport, peaking at 2,642m on the Col du Galibier, the race heads to Paris where TNT Sports will broadcast from the cobbles of the Champs-Elysees for the final stage.

Scott Young, EVP at WBD Sports Europe, said: ”Cycling is part of our DNA and for more than 35 years, no other broadcaster has done more to bring the stories, strategy and emotion of the Tour de France to fans.

"That heritage matters because this is a sport built on knowledge, trust and passion, and our coverage on TNT Sports is shaped by people who live and breathe cycling all year round.

”This year, our role as exclusive live broadcaster comes with even more responsibility to cover every aspect of the race and its riders.

"With wall-to-wall coverage on TNT Sports together with the best ever streaming experience on HBO Max, free-to-air coverage each day for 5 and even more free digital content on our web, app and social platforms, we are looking forward to telling every story.

”From the streets of Barcelona, to the peaks of Switzerland and Alpe d'Huez, to the southern shores of the French Riviera and everywhere in between, we will offer the most immersive and authentic cycling experience while showcasing the entirety of the men’s and women’s Tour de France for the widest possible audience.”

Alberto Contador, Eurosport and TNT Sports cycling expert, said:

"Alpe d'Huez is one of cycling's iconic climbs. Even people who don't normally follow the sport know exactly what Alpe d'Huez is. Having it in the race always creates huge anticipation.

"Whether it proves decisive will depend on how the General Classification looks by then, but there's no doubt that those final mountain stages should provide a spectacular finale.”

The best team of cycling experts

To support this mission to cover every story, a supreme collection of talented storytellers and former Grand Tour legends will form part of TNT Sports’ expert on-air cycling and commentary team. Joined by special guests each day, pundits and presenters include:

Motorbike reporters: Jens Voigt (week one), Romain Bardet (week two) and Adam Blythe (week three)
On-site reporters: Hannah Walker and Anders Mielke
The Breakaway studio team: Orla Chennaoui (lead presenter), Robbie McEwen, Matt Stephens and Adam Blythe
Commentary: Rob Hatch, Sean Kelly, Robbie McEwen, Matt Stephens and Adam Blythe
Special guests: Will join TNT Sports’ coverage throughout the race, including two-time winner Alberto Contador

New content to build excitement on the road to the tour

In the build-up to the race, TNT Sports’ weekly magazine programme The Cycling Show will continue to take fans inside the World Tour teams with a new 30-minute episode premiering at 15:45 BST on July 2 ahead of the race on TNT Sports and HBO Max, as well as TNT Sports 1 showing the team presentation live on July 2 from 17:30.

Ahead of the women’s race, a new and original preview show titled Tour de France Femmes 2026: Road to Yellow will feature exclusive interviews and expert insights to explore the key stories and battlegrounds that will define this year’s race.

Airing on July 15, contributors from the peloton include Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Demi Vollering, Elisa Longo Borghini, Anna van der Breggen, Elise Chabbey, Dominika Wlodarczyk, Mischa Bredewold and Lorena Wiebes.

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Complementing its live coverage and cycling content, TNT Sports’ web, app and social platforms will also post daily highlights, behind-the-scenes content from the race, exclusive rider interviews and additional stories throughout the race.

The 113th Grand Depart at the 2026 edition of the Tour de France takes place in Barcelona on Saturday, July 4 before the 3,333km race arrives in Paris for the final stage on Sunday, July 26.

Four-time winner and current holder of the yellow jersey, Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, will be looking to join an illustrious group of cycling legends by becoming only the fifth man in history to win five yellow jerseys.

While every stage can impact the story of the Tour, there are several days across the three weeks which will prove particularly pivotal.

The first is stage six, where the peloton experience the first mountain showdown featuring the legendary Col du Tourmalet before a demanding summit finish.

Stage 10, held on Bastille Day, boasts the challenging, hilly terrain of the iconic Massif Central, set-up perfectly for an aggressive break away.

Stage 14’s brutal Col du Haag, as well as the alpine double header on stages 19 and 20, are expected to decide the outcome of the Tour.

The fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in its current form begins with a Grand Départ in Switzerland on August 1, before finishing in Nice on Sunday, August 9.

A total of 1,175km across nine stages will see one of 154 riders presented with the winners’ yellow jersey, with France’s Ferrand-Prevot looking to become the first rider to retain the title.

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Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of TNT Sports, is the home of the Tour de France in Europe and has been broadcasting the world’s most iconic stage race for more than 35 years.

Its current pan-European coverage includes full exclusivity for the men’s race in 33 markets and it holds the rights to show both the men’s and women’s race in the UK until at least 2032.

In the UK and Ireland, TNT Sports marks its first year as the exclusive live broadcaster of the Tour de France with every stage streaming live on HBO Max for the first time. It recently partnered with public service broadcaster 5 to expand coverage, with free-to-air highlights airing each day on 5.

Tour de France broadcast timings (BST) on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max:

Team Presentation: 17:30-19:00 (Thu 2 Jul)
Stage 1: Barcelona → Barcelona (Team Time Trial) – 15:30-18:45 (Sat 4 Jul)
Stage 2: Tarragona → Barcelona (Hilly stage) – 12:30-17:15 (Sun 5 Jul)
Stage 3: Granollers → Les Angles (Mountain stage) – 10:45-16:30 (Mon 6 Jul)
Stage 4: Carcassonne → Foix (Hilly stage) – 12:00-17:00 (Tue 7 Jul)
Stage 5: Lannemezan → Pau (Flat stage) – 12:30-17:15 (Wed 8 Jul)
Stage 6: Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre (Mountain stage) – 11:00-17:15 (Thu 9 Jul)
Stage 7: Hagetmau → Bordeaux (Flat stage) – 12:00-17:00 (Fri 10 Jul)
Stage 8: Périgueux → Bergerac (Flat stage) – 12:00-17:00 (Sat 11 Jul)
Stage 9: Malemort → Ussel (Hilly stage) – 12:00-17:30 (Sun 12 Jul)
Rest Day: Cantal (Mon 13 Jul)
Stage 10: Aurillac → Le Lioran (Mountain stage) – 12:00-17:00 (Tue 14 Jul)
Stage 11: Vichy → Nevers (Flat stage) – 12:30-17:15 (Wed 15 Jul)
Stage 12: Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours → Chalon-sur-Saône (Flat stage) – 12:00-17:15 (Thu 16 Jul)
Stage 13: Dole → Belfort (Hilly stage) – 11:45-17:30 (Fri 17 Jul)
Stage 14: Mulhouse → Le Markstein Fellering (Mountain stage) – 11:45-17:00 (Sat 18 Jul)
Stage 15: Champagnole → Plateau de Solaison (Mountain stage) – 11:45-17:30 (Sun 19 Jul)
Rest Day: Haute-Savoie (Mon 20 Jul)
Stage 16: Evian-les-Bains → Thonon-les-Bains (Individual Time Trial) – 11:30-17:15 (Tue 21 Jul)
Stage 17: Chambery → Voiron (Flat stage) – 12:00-17:00 (Wed 22 Jul)
Stage 18: Voiron → Orcières-Merlette (Mountain stage) – 11:15-17:00 (Thu 23 Jul)
Stage 19: Gap → Alpe d’Huez (Mountain stage) – 12:30-17:15 (Fri 24 Jul)
Stage 20: Le Bourg d’Oisans → Alpe d’Huez (Mountain stage) – 10:00-16:30 (Sat 25 Jul)
Stage 21: Thoiry → Paris Champs-Elysees (Flat stage) – 14:30-19:45 (Sun 26 Jul)

Tour de France Femmes ave Swift broadcast timings (BST) on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max:

Stage 1: Lausanne → Lausanne (Flat stage) – 14:30-17:45 (Sat 1 Aug)
Stage 2: Aigle → Geneve (Flat stage) – 14:30-17:45 (Sun 2 Aug)
Stage 3: Geneve → Poligny (Hilly stage) – 14:30-17:45 (Mon 3 Aug)
Stage 4: Gevrey-Chambertin → Dijon (Individual Time Trial) – 14:30-17:45 (Tue 4 Aug)
Stage 5: Macon → Belleville-en-Beaujolais (Hilly stage) – 12:30-17:45 (Wed 5 Aug)
Stage 6: Montbrison → Tournon-sur-Rhone (Hilly stage) – 14:30-17:45 (Thu 6 Aug)
Stage 7: La Voulte-sur-Rhone → Mont Ventoux (Mountain stage) – 14:15-17:45 (Fri 7 Aug)
Stage 8: Sisteron → Nice (Flat stage) – 14:30-17:45 (Sat 8 Aug)
Stage 9: Nice → Nice (Mountain stage) – 14:45-19:15 (Sun 9 Aug)

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