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This is a comprehensive team-by-team overview of all 22 teams and 176 riders competing in the 2022 Tour de France, which gets underway in Copenhagen on Friday, July 1. Teams range from AG2R Citroen to the UAE Team Emirates.
The top-ranked ProTeam, Alpecin-Fenix, and all 18 WorldTour teams are officially invited to the 2017 Tour de France. Additionally, three additional French ProTeams—B&B Hotels p/b KTM, Arkea-Samsic, and TotalEnergies—have been granted wildcards by the organizers ASO.
Each Tour team has very different pre-race goals, and their eight-man lineups reflect that. A high general classification finish is what some, like Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates and Ineos Grenadiers, are aiming for. Some teams, such as Israel Premier-Tech and DSM, are more concerned about winning stages. Others will attempt group sprints, secondary categories, time trials, or just get as many riders into breakaways as they can. Some, such as Jumbo-Visma, also have various objectives that incorporate some, all, or none of these potential targets.
It’s important to keep in mind that once the Tour is started, teams’ objectives might vary greatly and that unanticipated events, such as sickness, abandonments, or significant changes in the general classification, can have an impact on the race. But there is one thing they all have familiar with: the Tour de France is the world’s largest cycling race, and no one wishes to see the sun go down over the Champs-Élysées on July 24 without having achieved anything during the preceding three weeks.
Beginning with a tough 13-kilometer time trial through Copenhagen’s streets, the 2022 Tour de France will be suited for the sport’s experts, including Filippo Ganna, the double reigning world champion, Stefan Bissegger of Switzerland (EF Education-EasyPost), and two-time world medalist Van Aert.
On Tuesday, July 5, the race will restart in France after two more stages in Denmark. Stage 5 will feature cobblestones for the first time since 2018. The Super Planche des Belles Filles summit finish in week one is the event’s centerpiece. The next two stages venture into Switzerland and include a finish in Lausanne’s Olympic Stadium.
The race enters the Alps further throughout the second week with two hard, nonstop mountain stages. Stages 11 and 12 will be similarly challenging, with stage 12 on Bastille Day including a summit finish atop the Alpe d’Huez for the first time in five years. Stage 11 will see the riders ascend the Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier, the highest point of the race at 2,642m.
The penultimate rest day will be spent in Carcassonne before the Tour moves on over the Massif Central and into the Pyrenees. Before a 40km time trial on stage 20, two more back-to-back summit victories on stages 17 (Peyragudes) and 18 (Hautacam) will present the penultimate opportunity for expert climbers to make up ground in the GC.
Sprinters will square off down the Champs-Elysees for the final time on this edition’s final stage, which ends in Paris.
Watching options for the 2022 Tour de France
Below is the list of the official live stream partners for the various regions where the event will be carried live in 190 countries:
Europe
Belgium – RTBF
Czech Republic – Ceska Televise
Europe – Eurosport
France – France TV Sport and Eurosport France
Germany – ARD
Italy – RAI Sport
Ireland – TG4
Luxembourg – RTL
The Netherlands – NOS
Norway – TV2
Portugal – RTP
Slovakia – RTVS
Slovenia – RTV SLOVENIJA
Spain – RTVE
Switzerland – SRG SSR
The United Kingdom – ITV
Wales – S4C
Americas
Canada – Flobikes
Columbia – Caracol TV
Latin America and Caribbean – ESPN
South America – TV5 Monde
The United States of America – NBC Sports and TV5 Monde
Asia Pacific
Australia – SBS
China – CCTV and Zhibo TV
Japan – J Sports
New Zealand – Sky Sports
Southeast Asia – Eurosport and GCN
Middle East and Africa
The Middle East and North Africa – BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde
Sub-Saharan Africa – Supersport and TV5 Monde
TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| Date | Time (ET) | Stage | Platform |
| Fri., July 1 | 9:30 a.m. | Stage 1: Copenhagen | Peacock | USA |
| Sat., July 2 | 6 a.m. | Stage 2: Roskilde-Nyborg | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| 1 p.m.* | Stage 2: Roskilde-Nyborg | NBC | |
| Sun., July 3 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 3: Vejle-Sønderborg | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Tue., July 5 | 7 a.m. | Stage 4: Dunkirk-Calais | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Wed., July 6 | 7 a.m. | Stage 5: Lille-Arenberg | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Thu., July 7 | 6 a.m. | Stage 6: Binche-Longwy | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Fri., July 8 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 7: Tomblaine-Planche des Belles Filles | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Sat., July 9 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 8: Dole-Lausanne | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Sun., July 10 | 6 a.m. | Stage 9: Aigle-Châtel | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Tue., July 12 | 7 a.m. | Stage 10: Morzine-Megève | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Wed., July 13 | 6 a.m. | Stage 11: Albertville-Col du Granon | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Thu., July 14 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 12: Briançon-Alpe d’Huez | Peacock |
| 3 p.m.* | Stage 12: Briançon-Alpe d’Huez | USA | |
| Fri., July 15 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 13: Le Bourg-d’Oisans-Saint-Étienne | Peacock |
| 3 p.m.* | Stage 13: Le Bourg-d’Oisans-Saint-Étienne | USA | |
| Sat., July 16 | 6 a.m. | Stage 14: Saint-Étienne-Mende | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Sun., July 17 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 15: Rodez-Carcassonne | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Tue., July 19 | 6 a.m. | Stage 16: Carcassonne-Foix | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Wed., July 20 | 7 a.m. | Stage 17: Saint-Gaudens-Peyragudes | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Thu., July 21 | 7 a.m. | Stage 18: Lourdes-Hautacam | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Fri., July 22 | 7 a.m. | Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac-Cahors | Peacock | USA (8 a.m.) |
| Sat., July 23 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival-Rocamadour | Peacock | NBC (8 a.m.) |
| Sun., July 24 | 10 a.m. | Stage 21: Paris La Défense Arena to Paris | Peacock | USA |
| 2 p.m.* | Stage 21: Paris La Défense Arena to Paris | NBC |
