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How to watch this year’s Tour de France Femmes in the UK, US and Australia

By Paul Norman

Published: Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 12:00 am

If you fear you’re going to suffer from post-race withdrawal after the end of the men’s Tour de France, fear not – the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift heads off on the final Sunday of the men’s race for eight days of racing.

The racing starts off in Clermont Ferrand on the edge of the Massif Central and heads down to the Pyrenees to finish with a 22km time trial in Pau. In the interim, it covers 956km and, on the penultimate day, takes in the Col d’Aspin and a summit finish on the Col du Tourmalet.

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The 2023 Tour de France Femmes route heads from the Massif Central to the Pyrenees over eight stages.
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Last year’s winner, Annemiek van Vleuten, is targeting a Vuelta-Giro-Tour treble in her final year of racing.

She’s already got two in the bag and her dominant performances in the mountains must mean that she’s in pole position to win the Tour de France Femmes, if she is still in peak form after just two weeks of recovery.

There’s free-to-air coverage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in many countries, although not in the UK.

How can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2023 live in the UK?

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Eurosport will show live coverage of the Tour de France Femmes 2023 and, as usual, there’s an on-demand option. Coverage of each stage starts at 13:00 BST.

Eurosport is now part of Discovery+, with a subscription costing £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. It’s available on a range of platforms including tablets, mobile, TV with Chromecast or AirPlay, Android TV or Apple TV.

You can also watch each stage of the Tour de France Femmes on GCN+ in its entirety and ad-free, with coverage times to be confirmed. Both GCN+ and Eurosport include daily highlights and analysis in their coverage as well as the live action.

A monthly subscription to GCN+ costs £6.99, the same as Discovery+; an annual subscription to GCN+ costs £39.99.

How can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2023 live in the US?

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There are options to watch live, on-demand or highlights in most regions.
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The Tour de France Femmes will be shown on CNBC and Peacock in the US as part of NBC’s multi-year deal to televise ASO events in the States.

It should be included as part of your cable package, but you can also sign up for Peacock Premium for $4.99 a month or Premium Plus for $9.99 a month.

The latter gives you ad-free viewing and the option to download and watch some content offline. Both allow you to watch on everything from your Xbox to a full HD television and via Apple TV, Roku and Fire TV among others.

How can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2023 live in Australia?

SBS will be covering the Tour de France Femmes live and on-demand on SBS Viceland, with live coverage of Stage 1 starting at 20:05 AEST on Sunday 23 July. The queen stage on Sunday July 30 is at a rather unsociable 00:05 AEST and finishes at 03:35 AEST though, making the network’s on-demand coverage an attractive option.

How else can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2023?

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This year, the queen stage finishes on the Col du Tourmalet rather than last year’s uphill finish at La Planche des Belles Filles.
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There’s live terrestrial coverage in many European countries, with France 3 showing the racing live and on-demand. If you have a VPN, you may be able to sign in to watch.

How can I watch the Tour de France Femmes 2023 if I can’t watch live coverage?

The Tour de France YouTube channel is a good option if you want shorter highlights of between 5 and 10 minutes and you don’t have on-demand access to any of the above sources. You can also watch short highlight videos on the Tour de France Femmes site.

Both are also good sources for highlights of previous editions to get you geared up for the racing or for highlights of the men’s race.