Eurosport to the rescue! Eurosport International (19e) has Vuelta shows in the late afternoon most days, although it’s at 21:30 CET on Saturday (but still live).

Again, I’ve not spotted coverage on RAI yet, but the listings are late to appear. Is anyone else is covering this race free-to-air? What’s happened? Is Unipublic asking too much money for the rights?

The Grand Prix Ouest France-Plouay is available live and Free-to-air on both France 3 (5w) from 15:20 CET and Direct 8 (13e) from 15:30 CET.

So, who’s in form for the Veulta? See for yourself!

itv4 (28e) has live coverage every day for the first time. Start times are between 1500 and 1700 BST, with highlights daily at 1900-2000 BST (except today when it’s at 2000), repeated the following day at 1300.

France Television is the home broadcaster and you can watch live tour coverage on France 2 (5w) most days starting at or before 1420 CET. There’s often a short programme earlier at 1250 or 1300 CET for the village départ on France 3 (5w). There’s a coverage guide in French on the France Television site. Generally, the pictures are what you’ll see used as a base by all the other broadcasters.

Italian channel RAI Due (13e) has the live stages again this year, with highlights later on RAI Sport píu (13e). Earlier in the day, RAI Sport píu is showing the Giro d’Italia femmini if you’d like to watch that.

Either the Spanish-language channels suck, my TV guides suck or both. I can’t find any free-to-air coverage from Spain at all.

In German, Eurosport (19e) has live coverage daily about the same time. Once again, expect it to have added features like Planet Armstrong: Season 2, interviews, guest summarisers and slightly irritating competitions scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

ARD and ZDF (13e and 19e) have come back to their senses after a couple of bad years. This year they’re showing live coverage, but still starting about an hour later in the stage than some broadcasters (1530 CET or so). Maybe next year will see full coverage.

Have you spotted any more free-to-air coverage? Any particularly good (or bad) presentations of the Tour? What do you love or hate about the shows? Leave a comment and praise Phil or lament Duffy Duck if you like…

Thanks Bernie! The RAI listings for today and tomorrow on teletext only seem to show RAISport 1. Anyone got listings for Sport 2?

As usual, Klack offers pretty good Eurosport listings.

I think the race might also be available in analogue free-to-air on France 4 on 5w, which is irritatingly scrambled in digital.

For the next few weeks, it should be every Wednesday and Friday on itv4 at 19:00 BST (UTC+0100). Maybe see you at a race later on.

Coverage is where you’d expect: Rai Tre daily from 1515 CET, with preview before that, aftershow after it and highlights later on Rai Sport Pìu, both free-to-air at 13e. See Rai Teletext’s sport page for exact details.

It’s also on Eurosport at 19e if you prefer it in German or that’s where your dish is pointing.

Sadly, once again, it seems that none of the free-to-air French or English channels are showing the Giro. Come on itv4 - home of cycling, but only one grand tour?

Eurosport (19e) is showing it from 14:00 CET until 17:00, with highlights tomorrow 14:00-15:30 CET.

France 3 (5w) show the race from 15:20-17:15 CET.

Have you seen LBL on other free channels? Please, let me know in a comment here, on identi.ca or on twitter.com.

Eurosport (19e) is showing it from 15:15 CET until 17:00, with the Presidential Tour of Turkey following it. Highlights are shown tonight 23:45-00:20 CET.

RAI Tre (13e) shows it from 15:05 until 16:50.

Have you spotted it on other channels? Please, let me know in a comment here or on identi.ca or twitter.com.

Read other race coverage at cyclingfans.com for a fuller introduction to the race. The tour is on some Eurosport versions, but not the freetv one. Have you found the race on other free-to-air channels? If so, please leave a comment to tell us.