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How to watch and live stream the 2025 Tour de France Femmes
Everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, with live stream and broadcast options for every country.
By Tristan Rees
Photography by ASO
19 JULY 2025 | UPDATED 11.45 PM BST
The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will this year take place from Saturday July 26, 2025, until Sunday August 3, 2025.
Last year's winner Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto) is lining up again and will face 2023 winner Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez). However, there will be plenty of other riders with their eyes on the maillot jaune as the nine-day race heads through France from the west to east. Beyond the yellow jersey, the polka-dot, green and white jerseys are all up for grabs, as well as stage wins, so there are plenty of opportunities for all the riders to go for glory.
With so much to play for in this year's Tour de France Femmes, fans will not want to miss a moment of this nail-biting Grand Tour. Thankfully, there are plenty of places where you can watch every minute on a subscription, as well as free-to-air coverage.
How to watch the Tour de France Femmes in the UK
This year will be last time the Tour de France Femmes will be on terrestrial television in the UK, as ITV will longer be broadcasting the race from next year.
Earlier this year the parent company Warner Bros. Discovery changed its subscription model for its TNT Sports content and as a result Eurosport is no longer available in the UK.
Viewers in the UK need to have access to Discovery+ (with the Sport plan) to watch live TNT Sports stream that’s broadcasting the Giro, which costs £30.99/month and can be available via bundles through Virgin Media, Sky TV and EE mobile.
In terms of free-to-air coverage, in Wales, the Welsh language channel S4C is again likely to provide free-to-air coverage of the Tour. Last year the channel broadcasted the race including highlights and select live coverage of key stages, which was available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
How to watch the Tour de France Femmes in Europe
Discovery+ is also available across Europe, offering streaming services to Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Eurosport is also available in 73 countries, in 21 languages, so fans across Europe will be able to tune in to all nine stages.
Free-to-air TV channels across Europe will also be hosting the Tour live and channels such as France TV Sports and France 24 (France), One 1 (Germany), TV2 (Norway), RTBF (Belgium), NOS (Netherlands), RTVE (Spain), SRG-SSR (Switzerland) and DKTV2 (Denmark) will be hosting live coverage.
How to watch the Tour de France Femmes in the USA
To watch all stages of the Tour in the US, Peacock will be streaming the race, as well as featuring full-stage replays, highlights and stage recaps. To become a Peacock member, subscription packages start from $5.99 a month.
CNBC will also be streaming the race and is free to watch. However, if you want to watch from a mobile device, the streaming platform Fubo allows fans to watch live TV over the internet, with plans starting from $74.99 a month.
How to watch the Tour de France Femmes in Australia
For fans in Australia, SBS will broadcast all stages live and for free. The broadcast channel will also include daily highlights for its viewers down under with a team of commentators on the ground in France. Sky Sport will stream all stages for those in New Zealand.
Other countries:
Canada: FloBikes
China: Zhibo.TV
Japan: JSPORTS
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Sports
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In printIssue 144
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Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
In printIssue 144
The Tour Issue
Le Tour de France: a race defined by colour, passion and history, whose drama and romance continue to shape the identity of cycling’s greatest stage.
