Watching Tour de France Stage 18: TV Channels, Live Streams, Timings, and Details for the Queen Stage up to Col de la Loze
The highly anticipated Tour de France Stage 18 is set to commence on July 24, 2025. This stage, known as the Queen Stage, is the hardest mountainous day of the race, with over 5,000 metres of elevation gain and a total distance of 171.5 kilometres.
The stage starts at 6:20 a.m. ET / 11:20 a.m. BST / 12:20 p.m. CEST, and finishes at the crest of the Col de la Loze, a high-altitude bike path linking the ski resorts of Courchevel and Méribel. The stage also includes two other 'hors-catégorie' Alpine beasts, the Col du Glandon and Col de la Madeleine.
Jonas Vingegaard, the current leader, needs to exploit every inch of this terrain to challenge Tadej Pogačar, who wears the yellow jersey after winning on Mont Ventoux.
In the UK, stage 18 can be watched for free on ITV4 and ITVX. In Australia, SBS' coverage of stage 18 starts at 8:20pm AEST and finishes in the early hours of Friday. In the US, fans can watch stage 18 on NBC and Peacock, while in Canada, it's on FloBikes.
However, if you're not physically located in these countries, you can still catch the live stream by using a VPN service like NordVPN. This service is recommended for its reliability and ease of use. To watch the live stream, follow these simple steps:
- Subscribe to a VPN service such as NordVPN.
- Connect to a server in the UK, Australia, USA, or Canada, depending on the streaming platform you want to access.
- Go to the official streaming website (e.g., ITVX for UK, SBS On Demand for Australia, Peacock for USA, FloBikes for Canada).
- Watch the live stream starting at the scheduled time.
Using a VPN is legal for recreational purposes such as accessing a service from another country or protecting online security and privacy when abroad. It's important to note that most streaming platforms have geo-restrictions, so a VPN is necessary to bypass these.
[1] ITVX [2] SBS On Demand [3] Peacock [4] FloBikes [5] Tour de France Official Website
- If you're interested in watching the Tour de France Stage 18, you can do so for free on ITVX in the UK.
- For viewers in Australia, SBS' coverage of Stage 18 includes watching the race on SBS On Demand.
