The 2023 Tour de France began on Saturday in Spain and is already on its second exhausting stage, know about the free live stream
The largest cycling competition began with Britain’s Adam Yates winning the first Tour stage ever, defeating his identical twin brother Simon following a spectacular escape from the duo.
The cyclists will take on the Tour’s longest stage on Sunday, a 208.9-kilometre journey from Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastian that includes the Jaizkibel climb near the day’s finish.
Tour de France 2023 free live stream telecast and where to watch streams online
Fans are anticipating a battle between hot favourites Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard over the course of the following 21 stages and three weeks. Both riders have had strong starts to the race and are the defending champion and two-time Tour victor, respectively. Returning to the Tour, Mark Cavendish will lead the British competitors as he attempts to break the record for most victories in a single stage.
Where to watch the 2023 Tour de France
The second stage will be shown live in the UK on Eurosport 1 and ITV4, with coverage beginning at 11 am BST.
Live stream: ITVX will offer a free live feed, and subscribers to Sky TV may view Eurosport online through Discovery+ or the Sky Go app.
How long is the Tour de France?
21 stages spread across 23 days make up the current Tour de France. Of the three Grand Tours (Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a Espana), it is the oldest. The stages of the 2023 Tour de France are as follows:
- 4 hilly stages
- 8 flat stages
- 8 mountain stages
- 4 summits
- 1 individual time trial
- 2 rest days
(The first three finishers receive time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds as well.)
Prize money distribution of Tour de France
In order to earn USD 2.5 million and priceless status, 176 riders from 22 teams, including 18 UCI WorldTeams and 4 UCI ProTeams, compete. The remaining sums in this award money are as follows:
- USD 545,257 will be awarded to the Tour de France champion.
- The prize for the runner-up is USD 219,130.
- USD 76,695 for coming in third.
- USD 1,100 for cyclists that come in outside the top tier.
- winners of separate stages receive USD 12,052
- ‘King of the Mountains,โ top climber wins, USD 27,391
- ‘The Most Aggressive Rider’ is awarded USD 2,191 at the conclusion of each stage.