Tour de France 2026 today, first stage. Times, route and where to see it on free-to-air TV

Tour de France, first stage: the route

The first stage of the Tour de France will be a road time trial for a total of 19.6 kilometers with start and finish in Barcelona. We will start from the Forum of the Catalan city, with the cyclists who will speed along the Avinguida del Litoral and then arrive at the first time measurement at the Arrer de Llull, when there are 15 kilometers to go until the finish line, and pass in front of the iconic Sagrada Familia, where the second time measurement is located.

At the end the most insidious point of the stage with the climbing of the Cote de Montjuic and finally the crossing of the last point of chronometric relief, namely the Passeig de Santa Madrona.

Tour de France, first stage: time and where to see it on TV

The start of the first stage of the Tour de France is scheduled for 17.05with the arrival of the last runner scheduled around 19.20.

La Grande Boucle will be broadcast in live on television and free-to-air on Rai channelsbetween Rai 2 and RaiSport, but also on the channels Eurosport. The Tour can also be followed in streaming on RaiPlay, HBO Max, Discovery+, DAZN, TIMvision and Prime Video Channels