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Tour de France 2022: Start date, route map, and how to watch on TV

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The Tour de France 2022 cycling race is here and it is set to be a stunning event, with riders battling it out across 3,300km from Denmark to the south of France.

The race will run throughout most of this month and see leading GB team Ineos try to win the Tour once again despite tough new competition from UAE team Emirates.

So when does the race begin and how can you watch on TV?

When does Tour de France 2022 start?

The race kicked off on Friday at 12pm (UK time) and is set to end on Sunday, July 24.

Across 21 stages, staggered through parts of Denmark, Switzerland and France, it will see riders cycle many kilometres each day – 3,328km in total by the time they reach Paris.

What is the Tour de France 2022 route?

Riders began in Copenhagen, Denmark for the ‘Grand Départ’ event and will make their entry into France via Dunkirk on Monday, July 4.

From there, the teams will race down through the east of the country, including through L’Alpe d’Huez – a popular skiing area in the Western Alps which will prove gripping to watch.

As the cyclists hit the south of France at another ski resort – Peyragudes – they will pivot back up through the centre of the country.

Their final destination will be in Paris, specifically on the famous cobbled Champs-Élysées boulevard following a 115.6km saunter from Paris La Défense Arena on the outskirts of the city.

The route they take changes each year but the format of the race and its stages stays the same, including the finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

How to watch Tour de France 2022 on TV

In the UK, the main broadcaster of the race will be ITV4. But other channels are also available to watch the event, with coverage and commentary on Eurosport, GCN+ and S4C.

People watching on smart TVs, mobiles, or various TV extensions such as Google Chromecast will be able to watch proceedings on ITV Hub for free, while those with a subscription to Discovery Plus can watch Eurosport. If you’re after ad-free coverage from the very best cycling experts, a subscription to GCN+ will set you back £6.99 a month.

ITV will be broadcasting each stage live every day in the afternoon, followed by a highlights show in the evening.

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Tour de France 2022 route map: Stages list, full schedule, and where the race starts and ends today

Covering a total of 3,328 kilometres, the 2022 tour route includes forays into belgium and switzerland and a stage in northern france that features 11 sections of bone-jangling cobbles.

The most northerly grand départ in Tour de France history sees the 176 riders kick off the 109th edition with a flat but technical 13.2km time trial around Copenhagen ahead of two sprinter-friendly stages in Denmark , where potential coastal crosswinds will put the yellow jersey contenders on red alert.

Covering a total of 3,328 kilometres, the 2022 Tour route also includes forays into Belgium and Switzerland, a stage in northern France that features 11 sections of bone-jangling cobbles, six summit finishes, and a 40.7km time trial on the penultimate day – the longest solo TT for a decade.

Stage 5 to Arenberg, with almost 20km of cobblestones, could well be the stand-out moment of the opening week. It comes two days before the race’s first summit showdown at the Superplanche des Belles Filles, the climb where Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic relinquished his yellow jersey in dramatic fashion to compatriot Tadej Pogacar in 2020, just one day from the finish.

Back-to-back finishes on the Col du Granon and Alpe d’Huez for stages 11 and 12 will light up the second week. Unused since 1986, the brutal Granon was the highest finish in the Tour’s history for a quarter of a century until the Col de Galibier hosted a mountaintop finish in 2011. Both sides of the lofty Galibier feature on successive days, most notably ahead of the infamous 21 hairpin bends of Alpe d’Huez – back for the first time since Welshman Geraint Thomas won in yellow in 2018.

How to watch Tour de France 2022 UK cycling fans will be spoiled for choice when it comes to watching this year’s Tour de France, with extensive coverage being shown on ITV4, Eurosport and GCN+. ITV4  will be showing hours of live racing each day as well as a  daily highlights show at 7pm  (aside from rest days, of course). You can see all the key timings for its live coverage on ITV’s website  here . Each and every stage of the Tour will be shown in its entirety on  Eurosport  and subscription service GCN+. The Breakaway, a daily analysis show, will be shown at the start and end of each stage across both services.  Short and extended highlights   packages  are also available on  GCN+ . You can see the full breakdown of Eurosport’s coverage  here  and the GCN+ coverage  here .

High-altitude finishes in the Pyrenees include stage 17 to the steep airstrip at Peyragudes and stage 18 to the ski resort of Hautacam, returning to the menu after an eight-year absence. A flurry of ramped finishes and undulating stages cater for the puncheurs and breakaway specialists alike, and there could be up to six stages that climax with a bunch sprint – including the traditional final day circuit race on the Champs-Élysées.

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The final stage in Paris coincides with the opening stage of the inaugural women’s race, the Tour de France Femmes, which runs for eight days between Sunday 24 July and Sunday 31 July, culminating with a tough summit finish at the Superplanche in the Vosges.

Tour de France 2022 stage guide

• Stage 1 – 1 July – Copenhagen to Copenhagen – 13.2km (ITT)

The opening time trial around Copenhagen is pretty much pan flat, but there are plenty of tight corners to make it a technical challenge as well as a measure of pure power. Denmark’s own Kasper Asgreen will be among the favourites to pull on the first yellow jersey of the race.

• Stage 2 – 2 July – Roskilde to Nyborg – 202.5km – Flat

A bunch sprint is expected on stage two as the race heads west along the coastal roads, but there there is one major obstacle hiding from view on the race profile. The Storebaelsbroen is the 18km-long bridge across the Great Belt linking eastern and western Denmark. The possibility of gusting winds on this exposed bridge is high, so teams will have to be on high alert for splits on the road into Nyborg.

• Stage 3 – 3 July – Vejle to Sonderborg – 182km – Flat

There should be no barrier to a pure sprint on stage three as the peloton heads south, passing through Asgreen’s home town of Kolding. The three categorised climbs on the route will barely register, and none of them come in the final 60km.

• Stage 4 – 5 July – Dunkerque to Calais – 171.5km – Hilly

After a day off for teams to make the journey across to France, the Tour continues with a lumpier day, going west to get east as the route cuts inland through the Pas-de-Calais before returning to the coast. It’s one for the stronger sprinters, but wind could again be a factor in determining how this one plays out.

• Stage 5 – 6 July – Lille Metropole to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut – 154km – Hilly

It’s a mini Paris-Roubaix in reverse as the feared cobbles return to the race on stage five. Arenberg is famous for its trench of cobbles through the forest, but do not expect to see that as the Tour has opted for a number of unfamiliar sectors, but unusually challenging ones. It will make for a nervous day all around.

• Stage 6 – 7 July – Binche to Longwy – 220km – Hilly

The Tour dips a toe into Belgium for a start in Binche, and what follows on the longest stage of this year’s race is one for the puncheurs – with a series of short climbs on the road through the Ardennes and into Longwy, and a rise of 800 metres at 12.3 per cent comes just before the road up to the finish.

• Stage 7 -8 July – Tomblaine to La Super Planches des Belles Filles – 176.5km – Mountain

In the decade since it made its debut on the Tour, La Planche des Belles Filles has become a favourite and for good reason. This will be the sixth stage finish on the climb since 2012, and the first since Tadej Pogacar dramatically snatched overall victory from Primoz Roglic in the time trial here in 2020. The race will include the unpaved section at the top of the hill first used in 2019.

• Stage 8 – 9 July – Dole to Lausanne – 186.5km – Hilly

There’s a nod to those who have led the way out of the pandemic on stage 8 with a start in Dole, hometown of Louis Pasteur, the French chemist who developed the first vaccines some 150 years ago. From there the stage heads into Switzerland where a punchy finish awaits.

• Stage 9 – 10 July – Aigle to Chatel les Portes du Soleil – 193km – Mountain

The first mountain passes of the Tour come in the Swiss Alps over the Col des Mosses, the Col de la Croix and the Pas de Morgins before a relatively flat run back over the border to a finish on the approach to the ski station at Portes du Soleil.

• Stage 10 – 12 July – Morzine les Portes du Soleil – Megeve – 148.5km – Hilly

After the first proper rest day (the transfer day from Denmark notwithstanding), more Alpine challenges await, though relatively sedate. The final climb up to Megeve is long at 19km but relatively easy at an average gradient of 4.1 per cent with the steepest section, at 7.1 per cent, in the final kilometre.

• Stage 11 – 13 July – Albertville to Col du Granon Serre Chevalier – 152km – Mountain

Three of the Tour’s most famous climbs come on a demanding stage 11, with the Col du Telegraphe, Col du Galibier and Col du Granon packed into the second half of the day. A Tour stage has not finished here since 1986, on the day Greg Lemond famously took yellow from Bernard Hinault.

• Stage 12 – 14 July – Briancon to Alpe d’Huez – 165.5km – Mountain

The hairpins of Alpe d’Huez await on stage 12, but only after the peloton has doubled back and undone its work of the day before – back over the Galibier and down the Telegraphe before the Col de la Croix de Fer and the Alpe d’Huez make it a trio of hors categorie climbs in one brutal day. In another nod to Lemond and Hinault, this replicates the stage on which they crossed the line hand in hand 36 years ago.

• Stage 13 – 15 July – Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint Etienne – 193km – Flat

After a long wait since Denmark it is hard to imagine the sprint teams will not keep a firm handle on the breakaway and ensure a sprint finish in St Etienne as the peloton shifts away from the Alps.

• Stage 14 – 16 July – Saint Etienne to Mende – 192.5km – Hilly

The steep climb up to the airport in Mende has provided some spectacular finishes to Tour stages in recent years, none more so than when Steve Cummings broke away to deliver a first-ever Tour stage win for an African team, MTN-Qhubeka, on Mandela Day in 2015.

• Stage 15 – 17 July – Rodez to Carcassonne – 202.5km – Flat

Stages into Carcassonne have usually favoured breakaways but last year Mark Cavendish won here to match Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour victories, and the sprinters will be eyeing another bunch finish ahead of the final rest day.

• Stage 16 – 19 July – Carcassonne to Foix – 178.5km – Hilly

The Pyrenees will define the final week but this is only an hors d’oeuvre with a trip into the foothills on the road to Foix, a finish town which has again been kind to breakaways. These might not be on the scale of the mountains to come, but the Mur de Peguere finishes with gradients of 13 and 18 per cent during the final kilometre.

• Stage 17 – 20 July – Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes – 130km – Mountains

There’s room for James Bond references on Stage 17 as the peloton cross the Col d’Aspin, Hourquette d’Anzican and the Col de Val-Louron-Azet on their way to the climb to the airstrip of Peyragudes, made famous in the opening scenes of Tomorrow Never Dies. Romain Bardet was the winner when the peloton last took on this climb, which hits 13 per cent in the finale, in 2017.

• Stage 18 – 21 July – Lourdes to Hautacam – 143.5km – Mountain

The last of the mountain tests come on stage 18, with the hors categorie climbs of the Col d’Aubisque and the rise up to Hautacam punctuated by the category one Col de Spandelles. It will be the last chance for the pure climbers to make their mark.

• Stage 19 – 22 July – Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors – 188.5km – Flat

A flat stage looks like one for the sprinters though they might want to think back to stage 19 of last year’s race, when an exhausted bunch allowed a breakaway to stay clear with Matej Mohoric claiming victory.

• Stage 20 – 23 July – Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour – 40.7km – ITT

The battle for the yellow jersey will be settled with a penultimate day time trial, and a long and challenging one at that. The nearly 41km route is the longest battle against the clock seen in the Tour since 2014, and with two late climbs there could be a twist in the tail.

• Stage 21 – 24 July – Paris La Defense Arena – Paris Champs-Elysees – 116km – Flat

Love it or hate it, the largely processional final stage of the Tour lives on (at least for now, if rumours about 2024 are to be believed). Champagne glasses will clink in the suburbs of the capital before the sprinters do battle on the Champs-Elysees and the sun comes down on the 109th Tour de France.

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Tour de France: Vingegaard takes yellow as Pogacar cracks on stage 11 – as it happened

Jumbo-Visma’s Jonas Vingegaard powered to the top of the Col du Granon and took the yellow jersey from the isolated Tadej Pogacar

• 13 Jul 2022 Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 11 and takes the yellow jersey!
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That was fun. Thanks for reading, emailing and tweeting today. Congratulations to Jumbo-Visma and to Jonas Vingegaard for a superbly executed plan. Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates will be determined to bounce back, of course, and it’s all set up the second half of this race beautifully.

Another nice, easy day coming up tomorrow ...

See you soon for more.

“People don’t give Vingegaard enough credit, ” writes Michael Enggaard. “He finished second in his debut last year, but still this is getting framed as a bad day for Pogacar and a team victory for Jumbo. Not much credit to the guy in the yellow jersey who rode the bike himself.”

A wonderful ride by Vingegaard, no question, although as he said in his interview it was a genuine team effort, and he would never have gained that much time today without the efforts of the whole team. However, for Vingegaard to have the strength to put nearly three minutes into Pogacar - that is an incredible individual ride, within a massive team effort.

“A dramatic collapse.”

Jeremy Whittle reports on Tadej Pogacar’s bad day:

Top 10 stage ranking:

1) Vingegaard 4hr 18’02” 2) Quintana +59” 3) Bardet +1’10” 4) G Thomas +1’38” 5) Gaudu +2’04” 6) A Yates+2’10” 7) Pogacar 2’51” 8) Lutsenko 3’38” 9) Kruijswijk 3’59” 10) Barguil +4’16”

“ So, Pogacar couldn’t handle the heat (in both the figurative and literal sense of the word),” emails Roland. “I wonder if anyone one mentioned that earlier on? Eh? What? Oh. Oh yes indeed.”

Vingegaard speaks after his first Tour stage win: “It’s really incredible. It’s hard for me to put words on ... yeah, this is what I dreamt of, always a stage in the Tour ... now the yellow jersey, it’s incredible.”

He stops to hug Wout van Aert and just says in disbelief – “Fucking hell!”

He comes back to continue the interview: “I mean, we made a plan from the start of the day, obviously you could see what the plan was, we wanted to make it a super-hard race, we thought it was in my favour and in favour of Primoz ... I mean, I took a lot of time today, but I would never have done that without my teammates, I really have to thank all of them, they were all incredibly strong today and I would never have done this without them.

“On the Galibier over the top he [Pogacar] was really strong, and I was bit insecure if he was going full or not ... and then on the last climb I was thinking, I mean, if I don’t try, I’m not going to win. Yeah, of course, a second place is a nice result in the GC and that’s what I did last year ... now at least I want to try and go for the victory and that’s what I did today, and luckily it succeeded today and I now I have the yellow jersey. Now I’ll keep on fighting for the yellow for Paris.”

Jumbo-Visma will enjoy their dinner tonight. UAE Team Emirates are on the back foot, but this is Tadej Pogacar we are talking about: he will be back tomorrow. The question is if they can deal with the loss of two riders (Bennett and Laengen) and the fact that Hirschi isn’t feeling himself, either.

Chapeau to Jumbo @LukeMcLaughlin ! They pushed all their chips into the middle and turned up an ace on the river. Pogacar has a massive day tomorrow. — Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 13, 2022

It made sense to me that Jumbo-Visma attacked as early as they did. It was a risk, but they probably felt they were unlikely to distance Pogacar on the Col du Granon if it was a quiet GC day up until then. As Daniel Lloyd just said on Eurosport, the fact that Van Aert went and brought Roglic back into the mix for the final climb was also a risk because it also meant Majka could get backin touch, and he was incredibly strong on the final climb working for Pogacar. But in the end, Pogacar ran out of gas, and presuming he is not ill or injured, that was because of all the work he had to do earlier in the stage in the face of the sustained attacking by Jumbo-Visma.

Top 10 GC after stage 11:

1) Vingegaard 41hr 29’59” 2) Bardet +2’16” 3) Pogacar +2’22” 4) Thomas +2’26” 5) Quintana +2’37” 6) Yates +3’06” 7) Gaudu +3’13” 8) Vlasov +7’23” 9) Lutsenko +8’07” 10) Kruijswijk +13’27”

A massive, massive stage of bike racing. A victory for Barguil would have been a wonderful story ... or indeed for Bardet, another home hope. Quintana also gave it a fantastic dig on the final climb to Col du Granon. But Jumbo-Visma’s tactics paid off handsomely as they started attacking early, and looked to wear down UAE Team Emirates and Pogacar.

Pogacar looked well set before the final climb and even cracked a smile to the camera, and a huge ride by Majka looked to have placed him perfectly for a late attack. But when the attacks came on final climb, Pogacar could not respond. Tremendous stuff.

I calculate that Vingegaard will be in the overall lead by about 2’13”, that’s without any bonifications ...

Here comes Pogacar: He finishes 2’52” down on Vingegaard. That is massive.

Quintana second on the stage, Bardet third, Geraint Thomas fourth ...

“ A man who packed fish for a living ... he’s just landed a big one!” yells Kirby of Vingegaard.

Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 11 and takes the yellow jersey!

Only an idiot would suggest that was anything other than epic. What a ride by Vingegaard and by Jumbo-Visma – Pogacar faded badly on the Col du Granon, and has been robbed of the race lead as a result. It was all looking so good before the final climb when he cracked a big smile to the camera. At that point it looked like he had extinguished the flames of the Jumbo-Visma fightback.

500m to go: It’s not to be for the Frenchmen - Barguil or Bardet. But what a ride from Barguil today, in particular.

1.2km to go: Fans crowd into the narrow road. Yates rides away from Pogacar! Pogacar’s head is lolling from side to side, he is trying to dig deep and limit his losses, but he has well and truly cracked! Vingegaard will take two minutes, at least, and he will be in the race lead by well over a minute at this rate.

1.5km to go: Quintana now looks a bit spent. But wouldn’t you be? Bardet is third on the road, chasing the Colombian. Pogacar and Adam Yates are a bit further behind ... Vingegaard has 1’47” on Pog and he still has some time to get even more of a gap!

2km to go: Yates is now riding with Pogacar. This is a lonely moment for the Slovenian, though, even if he has Yates for company. For the first time in a long time at the Tour de France , the two-times champion has displayed significant weakness in the face of sustained attacks from a rival GC team.

2.8km to go: Vingegaard grits his teeth and keeps pedalling. The gap keeps growing, he’s going to put (maybe) a couple of minutes into Pogacar today! Pog must be wishing George Bennett was still on the scene.

3.5km to go: Vingegaard has 50” on Pogacar! He’s riding into the yellow jersey! Jumbo-Visma’s attacking strategy has paid off. It looked like Pogacar had successfully fought them off, but he’s cracked on this final climb.

4km to go: Vingegaard goes past Barguil. Back down the road, Geraint Thomas rides with Pogacar ... and Thomas is riding away from Pogacar! I take it all back! This is amazing.

Pogacar is on his own. Vingegaard powers on up ahead. Quintana is trying to get back in touch but the Jumbo-Visma man has the bit between his teeth.

4.5km to go: Now Vingegaard attacks. Majka has the strength to try and shut it down but he can’t!

Quintana catches Barguil! Vingegaard goes past Bardet! It’s all happening now.

And it looks like Pogacar is struggling! He can’t respond to Vingegaard’s attack!

5km to go: Bardet has built a nice gap on Pogacar & Co.

Quintana looks like he’s struggling a little more. He asks for a drink but nothing is forthcoming from his team car.

5.4km to go: Barguil almost comes to a standstill. He shakes his head. Quintana ploughs on a bit further down the road. But the yellow jersey group – powered by a massive ride by Majka – is getting closer.

Romain Bardet attacks from the yellow jersey group!

5.6km to go: The pain on Barguil’s face is plain to see. The fans urge him on. Quintana is just 1’05” behind and the yellow jersey group is 1’46” back. I fancy this is Pogacar’s stage ...

6km to go: Latour is dropped by the yellow jersey group. Pogacar is preparing a big attack, isn’t he? Quintana is 1’24” behind Barguil. Will it be woe for Wawa?

6.5km to go: Quintana’s rhythm is looking a lot better than his teammate’s. Good news for Arkea-Samsic is that they should get a stage win ... but hang on a second. Majka is pictured leading Pogacar up the ascent. The Polish rider is looking strong. You sense that Barguil’s days are numbered.

7km to go: Is Barguil going to be caught? His lead is now down to 1’58” and falling. It’s going to be a long old 7km. And Quintana is looking fiendishly strong.

Barguil lost 1-30 to the yellow jersey group in the first two kilometres of the Col du Granon. It doesn't look good for the brave Breton — Andy McGrath (@Andymcgra) July 13, 2022

Pogacar still favourite for the stage... Bookies have Barguil at 10-1 in-play — Brian Smith 𝕆𝕃𝕐 (@BriSmithy) July 13, 2022

8km to go: Quintana, looking supremely focused, now overtakes Latour. Latour tries to respond but Quintana is almost impossible to stay with when he’s in this mood.

It’s been a really active, exciting day, absolutely no question about that, but Pogacar’s iron grip on the race lead looks unshakeable.

8.5km to go: Barguil now has a gap of 2’32”. He is deep into the pain cave and riding really strongly ... but imagine the elation he will feel if he makes it to the finish! French cycling fans will be thrilled too. Quintana is on the move, though, and he pumps past Geschke.

9km to go: The peloton, the sixth group on the road with 138 riders, is 18’54” behind the front of the race.

9.5km to go: Roglic is gone again! He does a turn at the front on the first steep slopes but then, almost immediately, falls away again. Now Quintana has a crack while the Devil, Didi Senft, is pictured running alongside the riders.

10km to go: Roglic is back! After Van Aert dropped back to help, the Slovenian is on the front of the yellow jersey group as they begin to power up the Col du Granon. Van Aert, his work done for the day (and it was plenty of work) sits up, and will take it very, very steady up the final climb.

10.2km to go: Barguil looks to be labouring a little bit on the lower slopes. His lead on the chasers has reduced a touch but he still has 2’10”. Teuns, Geschke and Latour are the riders behind ... and as I type that Teuns is dropped.

11km to go: Hilarious. Pogacar, having been under attack all afternoon, looks to the camera and cracks a big smile and pumps his fist. Now all he needs to do to complete a fine afternoon’s work is accelerate past “Wawa” on the final climb, win the stage, and grab a nice little bit of time from his GC rivals ...

12km to go: Barguil has his game face on. He takes a bottle from a team member as the road begins to kick up for the final ascent of the day. There are big crowds lining the roads, and of course they are yelling and urging the home favourite, Barguil, on to glory.

15km to go: Barguil has 2’18” on Geschke. As Robbie McEwen says, if Barguil has fuelled properly, not just today but in the preceding days, he’s looking very well set for the stage win. The yellow jersey group is 5’10” behind Barguil but the powerhouse that is Wout van Aert is driving the group onwards, trying to win back some time for Roglic, who faded away after repeatedly attacking Pogacar earlier.

17km to go: Pogacar is now in a group of 10, still descending off the Galibier: he is with Vingegaard, G. Thomas, Yates, Bardet, Quintana, Lutsenko, Kruijswijk, Kuss and Ion Izaguirre.

18km to go: According to the official graphics, indeed, there are about 20 riders in the whole race at the moment. Something is amiss. Anyway, we know the gaps between the front groups. Can Barguil do it? He has increased his lead on Geschke, it’s over two minutes now, but how much does the Frenchman have left in his legs for the Col du Granon?

22km to go: Barguil is 6’00” ahead of the peloton, if there is such a thing at this stage. I can’t see the grupetto on the official Tour site, they must be there somewhere, but aren’t showing up on the live map graphic so I don’t know how far behind they are.

23km to go: The situation is fluid to say the least. But Barguil remains clear out front at the moment. You can see the different groups on the road here on letour.fr .

30km to go: Barguil of Arkea-Samsic is pictured soloing down the descent to the final climb. This would be a stunning stage win if he can pull it off.

Geschke is giving chase, 1’35” behind the Frenchman. Behind that, Teuns and Latour are together.

Pogacar is 4’55” behind the front of the race at the moment. Roglic has dropped back to nearly seven minutes down, and Van Aert has stopped at the side of the road, apparently to try and help Roglic get back.

34km to go: There are some spectacular shots of the high-speed descent off the Galibier.

34km to go: I don’t think it is redundant if Pogacar ends up further ahead at the end of the day ...

It is epic @LukeMcLaughlin . All the tedious talk about 'burning matches' is redundant - Jumbo is risking everything to find a crack in Pogacar and nobody knows what will happen on the last climb. In an age of data driven sport, this is heart and soul stuff - panache is back! — Gary Naylor (@garynaylor999) July 13, 2022

37km to go: The riders are now storming down the very long descent to the foot of the Col du Granon.

39km to go: “Can’t blame them for over-egging this part of the stage – because we all know it will end with Pogacar even further on top,” emails Richard Powell.

Good point.

40km to go: Sure, the likes of Kamna (second in GC this morning) have been dropped, but the headline is still Pogacar and that hasn’t changed. It would be amazing if Jumbo-Visma cracked him ... but it doesn’t look like they are going to.

43km to go: The TV commentators are over-egging this a bit in my opinion. It’s quite exciting but it’s not as epic, historic or fascinating as some would have you believe ... and regardless, Pogacar is fully in control here. They may have inconvenienced him a bit, and isolated him, but he isn’t going anywhere (apart from the summit finish at Col du Granon.)

@LukeMcLaughlin Is Vingegaard accidentally separating himself from his teammates? The NBC announcers are breathless, too, but they often are. What's so exceptional about today? Is it that most of the top 10 has been dropped? — Beau Dure 🇺🇦🌈🖖☮️ (@duresport) July 13, 2022

45km to go: Barguil crests the climb of the Col du Galibier. He takes the souvenir Henri Desgrange and 20 points in the KOM competition ... not to mention 5,000euros, too.

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ITV4 Tour de France 2022 Coverage

Mathew Mitchell

• Published on June 27, 2022
• in Men's Cycling

The ITV4 Tour de France coverage has become the staple programme to watch the major cycling race each summer. Ever since taking over from Channel 4 for the 2002 Tour de France. 20 years later and it’s tough to imagine any other channel taking over the coverage of the Tour de France from ITV. It has made household names of the presenters and improved year on year.

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ITV4 has secured full live coverage of every 2022 Tour de France stage. Interrupted only by the odd advert break, all of the racing will be on show on ITV4 each day. That means fans can see all of the action from the very beginning of the stage, watching the battle for the day’s breakaway through to the final sprint.

What time are the ITV4 Tour de France highlights?

The daily ITV4 Tour de France highlights show will be on at 7pm. One hour long, it will show the best of the action from the day’s stage, plus analysis and no doubt a mention of the ITV4 Tour de France competition as well for good measure.

ITV4 Tour de France commentators

Ned boulting.

Once a football reporter, Ned Boulting is now synonymous with ITV4’s cycling coverage and a household name. He started off as a reporter on the ground but has made a seamless transition to the commentary booth in the last few years. Boulting’s name is linked so closely to cycling now that he even goes around the country with a one-man show. I attended the previous tour called Bikeology and there’s an upcoming Re-tour de Ned coming too.

David Millar

Once a pro at a time when there were only a handful of British cyclists, Millar was the first British yellow jersey since Chris Boardman and there wouldn’t be another one for 12 years. He drifted towards the media as his cycling career wound down, being featured on ITV4 when he wasn’t chosen for the 2014 Tour de France in his final season. He joined Ned in the commentary booth in 2016 and has been ever-present since.

Chris Boardman

When I first started watching the Tour de France, Chris Boardman pretty much held the entirety of British interest in the race. 3 times Boardman won the opening prologue (94, 97, 98), with that 1994 spell in the yellow jersey being the first for a Brit since Tom Simpson in 1962. He has had many roles off the bike, including working with the GB Olympic team and as a Commissioner for Active Travel. He briefly left the ITV coverage for 2019 before returning in 2020.

Gary Imlach

Imlach has the longest tenure of any of the on-screen cast, covering the Tour de France on TV since 1990. His dry, deadpan delivery, often with jokes that cast humour on some of the Tour’s numerous scandals and traditions is unmatched. Imlach is the lynchpin that brings everything together on the ITV Tour de France coverage.

Pete Kennaugh

A two-time British national champion and Olympic gold medallist who spent 7 years with Team Sky, Kennaugh joined the ITV coverage in 2019 when Chris Boardman briefly departed. When Boardman returned, Kennaugh stayed on, bringing some much-needed insight into the current peloton as the only member of the team to have ridden with most of the current riders.

Daniel Friebe

You’ll often here Friebe conducting interviews with riders either before or after the stage. He’s a well-known cycling journalist and also a respected author. His books include a look at how Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France and biographies of Eddy Merckx and Jan Ullrich.

Matt Rendell

Matt Rendell performs a similar role to Friebe but also has been known to go behind the mic and do commentary as well. Rendell will speak to riders and get their views and also is a prominent author of cycling books. The Death of Marco Pantani is a must-read for anyone interesting in cycling and so is his latest book Colombia Es Pasion!, a look at how Colombia grew and grew in the cycling world.

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Former Tour winners Froome and Thomas headline the UK's representatives in France

Riders from all around the world will be rolling down the start ramp in Copenhagen to kick off the 2022 Tour de France on Friday, with the peloton consisting of men from nations as varied as Norway, New Zealand, Colombia, and South Africa.

There are, of course, plenty of riders from the traditional cycling powerhouses of central Europe taking the start, while nine Australians and now – with the late addition of Canadian Guillaume Boivin (Israel-Premier Tech) to the start list – 11 North Americans will also be racing. There's also a small British representation at the race, with eight riders taking the start in Denmark this week.

It's down a few riders on last year, when a record 10 British riders started the race, equal with 2015, with big names such as Mark Cavendish , Simon Yates, Tao Geoghegan Hart, and Hugh Carthy not lining up.

There are still two former winners racing the Tour this year, though, as well as another GC contender, stage hunters, and domestiques. Read on to get the full rundown of the British riders starting the 2022 Tour de France.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers)

At the age of 36, 2018 winner Thomas is back as Ineos Grenadiers co-leader this time around and a real podium contender after winning the Tour de Suisse earlier this month.

There he got the better of riders like Sergio Higuita, Jakob Fuglsang, and Remco Evenepoel, during what was really the first week of the season where he has shown his top form.

Of the top two favourites – Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič – he hasn't been in a head-to-head battle with either since taking third at the 2019 Tour de Romandie, which Roglič won. Even if he was impressive in Switzerland, logically he's behind the pair in the pecking order until he can prove otherwise.

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Ineos do have strength in numbers, though, with Dani Martínez and Adam Yates (see below) co-leading the squad with Thomas. While a leadership 'trident' hasn't worked out for other teams in the past – see Movistar's recent history – Ineos going on the offensive in the mountains could spring a surprise.

Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech)

Four-time champion and Thomas' old teammate Froome has had a very tough time of it since his major crash at the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné. It's been a battle to get back to anything like the dominant form he showed before that career-threatening accident, but things are looking up.

A month ago, at the Classic Alpes-Maritimes he achieved his best result since 2019 with an 11th place, even if it was four minutes down on teammates Fuglsang and Michael Woods, who took the one-two.

The 37-year-old was hit by illness at the Dauphiné, so we don't have much else to go on and no real idea of what he's capable of at the Tour. A return to GC contention is a pipe dream but expect him to be seen working for Fuglsang and Woods and taking his own chances in the break if he has the form.

Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers)

Yates is part two of the Ineos leadership trio, the 29-year-old returning to the Tour after missing last year's race. His form is in question after he admitted that he struggled with COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus at the Tour de Suisse.

In a pre-Tour press conference, he said that he didn't lose much form during his illness but would have to wait for the opening time trial in Copenhagen to find out how he's going.

As such, it's hard to make any major proclamations about what Yates can do in France. He started the season well with second at the UAE Tour and fourth at Paris-Nice, though both were behind Pogačar and Roglič, and as is the case with Thomas, it's tough to envisage a scenario in which he'll beat them – even if he is in top form from Friday onwards.

Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious)

After making his Tour debut last year in service of Jack Haig, who was forced to abandon on stage 3, Wright returns to the police raid-prone Bahrain Victorious team, again as a domestique for the Australian GC hopeful.

Last October, the 23-year-old was a couple of seconds away from becoming British road champion, and this year he still awaits the first breakthrough win of his three-year career. A seventh place that few expected at the Tour of Flanders is his standout of 2022 so far.

With Haig and Damiano Caruso leading the GC fight and Matej Mohorič and Dylan Teuns set to hunt stages, Wright likely isn't going to get a lot of leeway to go for his own chances during the Tour. He will be a key domestique for the team leaders, though.

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)

The Olympic mountain bike and world cyclo-cross champion is the only British rider making his Tour de France debut this year. Like teammate Yates, though, he's on the comeback from COVID-19 after catching the virus in Switzerland.

His form, too, is under question, then, but he'll have a chance to grow into the race rather than being 'on it' from day one. Of course, the 22-year-old will be expected to work for Thomas, Yates and Martínez, but there will be opportunities for him and other teammates to fight for their own glory.

Pidcock confirmed in a pre-race interview that he's hoping to "maybe try and win a stage" in addition to working for others. As the squad's lead directeur sportif Steve Cummings told Cyclingnews earlier this week – Pidcock has "a role as a 'free electron', to take his chances where he can."

Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic)

26-year-old Swift makes his third Tour appearance in a row for French squad Arkéa-Samsic, who he joined back in mid-2019. Since then, he's been working in the sprints for André Greipel and Nacer Bouhanni.

This time he'll be helping out Amaury Capiot and Hugo Hofstetter in the flat finishes, though neither are top favourites for stage wins – Capiot hasn't raced the Tour before while Hofstetter collected a top-four place in 2020.

Swift won't be expected to assist team leaders Nairo Quintana and Warren Barguil in their natural terrain of the high mountains, so should have some leeway to infiltrate the breakaways here and there.

Luke Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers)

The fourth and final Ineos Grenadiers rider on our list, Luke Rowe is one of the most experienced British riders at the Tour, his seven appearances second only to Thomas' 11.

Unlike the three GC leaders and stage hunters Pidcock and Filippo Ganna, though, Rowe's glory will come when the team wins rather than any personal stage victories. The 32-year-old is the road captain of the squad, helping out on all terrain however he can.

While the Welshman will be expected to be at the service of the team leaders throughout the race, his skills on the cobbles should come in very handy as the team navigates the Paris-Roubaix pavé on stage 5.

Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost)

Rounding out the British Tour selection is a third Welshman, Doull. The 29-year-old transferred from Ineos during the off-season and this July makes his Tour de France debut with his new squad EF Education-EasyPost.

A veteran of the track and an Olympic champion in the Team Pursuit, Doull possesses a quick finish, though is a level below the top sprint contenders like Wout van Aert, Caleb Ewan, and Fabio Jakobsen.

In an eclectic and versatile EF team , he'll be expected to help others, with several of his teammates strong options for a stage win on all different terrain. Doull said he's realising a "childhood dream" this July, and he could make the breakaway a few times himself, too.

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The 2022 Tour de France kicks off on July 1 and will continue for 21 stages, concluding on July 24.

This year, the riders will be setting off in Denmark and ending on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

They'll be facing gruelling hill climbs in the French Alps, cobblestones in Northern France and high-speed descents with hairpin turns.

We're sure you won't want to miss a minute of the action, so here's how you can tune in.

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All 21 stages will be broadcast live in the UK on Eurosport, Discovery+ , GCN+ and ITV.

Eurosport will have extensive coverage of the entire event and is provided with most digital TV packages at no additional cost.

ITV4 will show daily live coverage and evening highlights. ITV4 is free with all digital TV packages.

If you'd prefer to stream online, the ITV hub provides free access, so long as you have a TV licence and are based in the UK.

For full and uninterrupted watching, though, you might want to check out Discovery+ or GCN+. These options will set you back £6.99 per month. For a yearly subscription, the GCN+ app costs £39.99 per year, while Discovery+ is £59.99.

You can also watch on Eurosport Player if you're an existing customer, but the service isn't accepting new sign-ups. However, you can access the content on Discovery+ or by purchasing the Discovery+ Entertainment and Sport pass as an add-on to your Amazon Prime Video subscription also for £6.99 per month.

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In the US (and Canada), NBC will be broadcasting the Tour de France every day, with live footage being shown along with highlights and on-demand options.

If you want to watch online, you can do so via Peacock Premium which offers full live stream coverage for $4.99 a month, with ad-free coverage for an additional $5 a month.

You can also use a VPN to watch ITV Hub if you are outside of the UK, whether in the US or somewhere else. This will enable you to get in on all the action as if you were in the UK, but you will need a valid TV licence, as well as an ITV account with a UK postcode so it's not quite as simple as it first seems.

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LIV Golf has burst its way onto the scene of professional golf since its inception at June 2022, and is now battling it out with the PGA Tour at the top of the sport's pyramid

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Mega-money contracts, lucrative prize pots and no-cut, 54-hole tournaments. Despite initial doubts, LIV Golf has battled its way to the top of the professional game in a little under two years of existence.

The breakaway league bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) has been able to lure in some of the biggest names in golf thanks to the remarkable amounts of money on offer. The likes of Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka have all made the move.

As well as their former PGA Tour loyalties, one other thing the American trio have in common is receiving an eye-watering nine-figure contracts to make the move to LIV back in 2022.

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Most recently though the signing of Jon Rahm broke all of the Saudi-backed league's records, with the former Masters champion's services coming at a heavy price. After making the Saudi switch last December, it was reported that Rahm signed a deal worth £450 million to leave the PGA Tour.

And this is all before a ball had even been hit. LIV now hosts 14 events across its season, 13 regular events followed by the Team Championship at the end of the campaign. At each regular-season tournament, a £20 million prize pot is on offer, with £16 million split across the individual standings, and £4 million across the top-three teams.

What is even more of a bonus for the 54 players competing is that they are guaranteed a payout at each event, with LIV tournaments held with no cut line. The season-ending Team Championship then gives those in action the chance to earn an added bonus, with a whopping £40 million on offer across the final event of the year.

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With so much going out, a question often raised is just how do LIV bring a similar figure back in. According to a report from Golf.com the breakaway league's revenue for 2023 was just under the £81 million-mark. With the league still a fairly new entity, it has failed to make substantial revenue from fan attendance at its events.

The league does have a TV deal with The CW Network in the United States, however unlike the majority of TV-sport agreements, CW do not pay LIV for media rights, instead splitting the revenue made, which according to reports was said to below the £2.4 million mark.

As with any start-up though LIV has began to grow commercially in recent months, having added a number of sponsorship partners. The league announced its first corporate sponsor ahead of the 2023 campaign last February, striking a deal with shipping logistics company EasyPost.

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Previously named the LIV Golf Invitational London and LIV Golf London, the tournament has no moved to the JCB Country Club in Rocester, with the agreement seeing the event renamed LIV Golf UK by JCB. There is also financial gain to be had through LIV's team franchises too.

Each team sells their own personal merchandise at each event as well as on the LIV Golf website, and has forged partnerships of their own too. Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Henrik Stenson's Majesticks were the first to make the commercial move, initially agreeing a deal with global cryptocurrency company OKX, before adding three more partners to their franchise.

Franchise clothing partnerships have also become common on the breakaway circuit too. Most recently golf clothing brand Stuburt was announced as an apparel provider for three LIV teams, joining forces with Sergio Garcia's Fireballs, Joaquin Niemann's Torque and Bryson DeChambeau's Crushers.

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Rafael Nadal Nets First Top 20 Win Since 2022 With Victory at Madrid Open

• Author: Tim Capurso

Rafael Nadal defeated world No. 11 Alex de Minaur 7–6 (6), 6–3 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, earning his first ATP Tour victory vs. an opponent ranked inside the top 20 since November of 2022.

Nadal, 37, at times showed flashes of the form that helped him win 22 Grand Slams in his career. The Spaniard had his signature, lefty forehand-down-the-line shot working well, in addition to his crosscourt backhand, which he fired for winners multiple times.

Nadal, with a raucous crowd behind him, won a thrilling, 77-minute first set in a tiebreak, then quickly broke de Minaur's serve to grab a second set lead he would not relinquish.

When told during a post-match interview that it seemed like "the old Rafa Nadal was back," Nadal pushed back on the notion.

Are we beginning to see the return of the old Rafael Nadal? 🤩 @RafaelNadal #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/cKrwHWYYmN — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 27, 2024

"No, no, no not yet," Nadal said with a laugh. "It needs time, and I think for moments have been good level of tennis. I was able to do positive things but still on and off."

Nadal missed nearly the entire 2023 season after requiring surgery on his hip, an injury that had the decorated tennis pro pondering retirement going into 2024. On Wednesday, Nadal would not fully commit to playing in the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times.

If he can maintain the form he displayed Saturday while staying healthy, it's likely he'll be on the court at Roland Garros when the French Open begins on May 20.

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