Getty Egan Bernal of Colombia (L) speaks with his teammate Michal Kwiatkowski during the 2019 Tour de France.
The Tour de France’s 2,156-mile journey begins on Saturday with some of the best cyclists in the world vying for the title at the storied event.
In the United States, NBC Sports Network (18 stages), CNBC (2 stages) and NBC (1 stage) will combine for live coverage of every stage of the race. If you don’t have cable, here’s how you can watch a live stream of those channels–and the 2020 Tour de France–in the US:
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FuboTV
NBC (live in most markets), NBC Sports Network and CNBC are three of the 100-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Tour de France on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch each stage on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
Hulu With Live TV
NBC (live in most markets), NBC Sports Network and CNBC are all included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies. You can watch immediately with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Tour de France on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Sling TV
NBC (live in select markets), NBC Sports Network and CNBC are three of 47 live-TV channels included in Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle. It costs $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling the cheapest streaming service with these channels if you plan on keeping it for the entirety of the Tour de France:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch a live stream of the 2020 Tour de France on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 10 hours of cloud DVR.
2020 Tour de France Preview
After a delay, the Tour de France is ready to get going, nearly two months behind its traditional July date. There will be 176 riders of 30 different nationalities competing for the crown.
“It will still be the Tour,” Benoît Cosnefroy told the New York Times, “but without the euphoria that the public brings.”
Egan Bernal is the defending champion at the event and is competing despite an injured back.
“As for my health, I believe I’m much better. I still have a bit of pain in my back, but the truth is it’s much better compared to the Dauphiné, so I’m hoping it gets better as the Tour goes on,” Bernal said on Friday during his team’s pre-race press conference.
“I still have a bit of pain in the back to be honest, but I’m much better than I was in the Dauphiné. In the Dauphiné the pain was really bad, but in these days I’m getting better, I’m feeling better and I hope during the whole Tour to still work hard on the back, trying to recover, especially for the last week.”
The Tour de France is utilizing a moving bubble to combat COVID-19, which puts some strict restrictions on its riders.
“It’s never going to be a zero-risk bubble with cycling, so it’s very important to make sure cyclists follow the smaller rules around not stopping at cafes or grocery stores,” Danielle Zaccaria, doctor for the CCC Pro Team, told ESPN.
One of the favorites to take home the title could be Italian road race champion Giacomo Nizzolo, who won the Italian and European title within the last week.
“I’m super happy about the two victories last week, and am looking forward to trying to take my chance tomorrow [Saturday] and sprint for the yellow jersey,” Nizzolo said on Friday to reporters. “I have a great team around me, everyone on the team is motivated, and we’ll do our best to take our chances.”
There will be 21 stages — nine flat, three hilly, eight mountain stages and one individual time trial. Here are the previous winners since 2010:
2019 – Egan Bernal
2018 – Geraint Thomas
2017 – Chris Froome
2016 – Chris Froome
2015 – Chris Froome
2014 – Vincenzo Nibali
2013 – Chris Froome
2012 – Bradley Wiggins
2011 – Cadel Evans
2010 – Andy Schleck