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Tour de France 2026 (4-26 July)

In his bid for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title, Tadej Pogacar is going to have to see off fierce competition from arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard and teenage sensation Paul Seixas when the 2026 Tour de France starts on July 4.

Only Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain have secured the maillot jaune more times than Pogacar, but whereas they were in their thirties or thereabouts (Merckx was 29) when they achieved the feat, Pogacar is still just 27 years old.

Then again, Anquetil's period of dominance fed into the era of Merckx, which in turn preceded the heydey of Hinault, which faded just as the epoch of Indurain appeared on the horizon. Then came Lance Armstrong, followed by Chris Froome, and now Pogacar and Vingegaard have split the last six editions of the race between them.

In other words, although we've never seen a cycling rivalry this fearsome and this sustained before, nothing can be taken for granted. Perhaps Seixas – or Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates XRG teammate Isaac del Toro – will be the man to usher in a new era.

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Can I stream Tour de France 2026 for free?

Yes. Tour de France 2026 will be streamed live and free in many countries around the world, with the best English-language coverage available in Australia and the UK.

🇦🇺 Australia: SBS on Demand (every stage)

🇬🇧 UK: Channel 5 (daily highlights)

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What is the Tour de France 2026 schedule?

Saturday, July 4

Stage 1 | Barcelona – Barcelona (19.7km TTT)

Sunday, July 5

Stage 2 | Tarragona – Barcelona (182km)