After a long wait, the Tour de France 2021 is here and will be held from June 26 to July 18. The first stage of the 2021 Tour de France starts in Brest in Brittany, France. There are 21 stages and the 2021 Tour de France will likely see 20 to 22 teams competing with eight riders on each team. The cycling event was scheduled earlier than usual because organizers wanted to finish before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LILY: Tour de France 2021: Schedule, route and terrain
The 2020 Tour de France champion, the Slovenian Tadej Pogcar of the UAE Team Emirates, will be back to defend his yellow jersey and his main rivals will be his compatriot Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma and Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz of the team. INEOS.
NBC and NBCSN are the official US networks for the 2021 Tour de France. Meanwhile, the Peacock app, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, will also provide coverage.
The Peacock app also offers fans and enthusiasts of the Tour de France 2021 the option to watch it online as part of the premium subscription which costs US $ 4.99 per month.
While Peacock will typically provide live-only coverage, he is expected to have on-demand reruns for this edition as well. A free seven-day trial version is available, and an ad-free subscription costs around US $ 9.99 per month. Comcast Xfinity and Cox users will likely have full access to Peacock Premium at no additional cost.
The 2021 edition of the Tour de France will also be available on FuboTV for $ 65 per month and will give the user full access to NBC coverage of the cycling event. FuboTV, a cycling channel, also covers major races around the world.
The 2020 edition of the Tour de France saw nearly 400,000 viewers in the United States follow the Grand Event.
Route, stages, dates, distances and terrain of the Tour de France 2021
Step 1: June 26 – Brest – Landerneau – 187 km – Hills
2nd step : June 27 – Perros-Guirec – Mûr-de-Bretagne – 182 km – Hills
Step 3: June 28 – Lorient – Pontivy – 182 km – Flat
Step 4: June 29 – Redon – Fougères -152 km – Flat
Step 5: June 30 – Changé – Laval – 27 km – Individual time trial
Step 6: July 1st – Tours – Châteauroux – 144 km – Flat
Step 7: July 2 – Vierzon – Le Creusot – 248 km – Hills
Step 8: July 3 – Oyonnax – Le Grand Bornand – 151 km – Mountain
Step 9: July 4 – Cluses – Tignes – 145 kms – Mountain
July 5 – REST DAY
Step 10: July 6 – Albertville – Valence – 186 kms – Flat
Step 11: July 7 – Sorgues – Malaucène – 199 kms – Mountain
Step 12: July 8 – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Nîmes – 161 kms – Flat
Step 13: July 9 – Nîmes – Carcassonne – 220 kms – Flat
Step 14: July 10 – Carcassonne – Quillan – 184 kms – Hills
Step 15: July 11 – Céret – Andorra la Vella – 192 kms – Mountains
JULY 12 – REST DAY
Step 16: July 13 – Pas de Case – Saint-Gaudins – 169 kms – Hills
Step 17: July 14 – Muret – Col du Portet – 178 kms – Mountains
Step 18: July 15 – Pau – Luz-Ardiden – 130 kms – Mountains
Step 19: July 16 – Mourenx – Libourne – 203 kms – Flat
Step 20: July 17 – Libourne – Saint-Émilion – 31 kms – Individual time trial
Step 21: July 18 – Chatou – Paris – 112 kms – Flat
