And so it starts!
France 2 and 3 are the home of the Tour, really. They have most coverage at 5w. Current show times from EuroTV.
Belgium‘s French-language RTBFsat is also showing live coverage and their “A bicyclette” show is back. See teletext for today’s show times.
Eurosport has coverage at 19e with audio in German (digital and analogue) and English (analogue only). Live coverage of stages and several repeats of highlights – a good pick if you miss your daily dose of tour. Current show times from Klack. It looks like ARD and ZDF (19e and some 13e) are also showing it – I wonder if they’ll show the whole race this year? ARD Listings.
In the UK, we’ve more coverage than ever before, with itv4 advertising itself as the home of cycling at 28e. There’s live coverage on weekends and highlights around 7pm BST every day. Current show listings from TVGuide. Update: On weekdays, live coverage is on one of the ITVi Video Stream channels at 28e on 10832kHz Horizontal SID 10005 VPID 2367 APID 2366. This is on Astra 2D, so coverage is UK-focused.
Dutch language channel BVN (Best from Flanders and Netherlands) on 19e and 13e is showing NOS’s Sportzomer highlights and interview show on most days around 2230 CET. See VRT teletext for today’s show time. Thanks to Bernie S for the tip.
Italy‘s RAI Tre (13e) is showing stages live and highlights in Tg Sport Speciale around 2000 CET each evening. I’d expect more coverage and repeats on RAI Sport Piu on weekdays, but I only have listings for one day ahead.
I’ll probably post again in a few days once I’ve tried a few channels and noted any differences or eccentricities in their coverage. Let me know if you’re watching it free-to-air another way, or if something above does or doesn’t work for you, please.
