The most prestigious race in cycling, the Tour de France, is back and continues with stage 8 on Saturday, July 6.
The eighth stage is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on NBC. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available. NBC Sports will cover every stage of the Tour de France on Peacock. Plans start at $5.99 a month.
Saturday’s Stage 8 will take the cyclists on a hilly ride to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, the home and final resting place of former French President Charles de Gaulle.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Tour de France:
Coverage of each day’s stage will begin on Peacock. Stage 8 (July 6) and 14 (July 13) will be on NBC at 8 a.m. EST. Finally, the penultimate Stage 20 coverage will be replayed on NBC starting at 4 p.m. EST. Each stage will kick off between 6 and 7:30 a.m. EST, except for the 21st and final stage, which starts at 10:10 a.m. EST.
The event started one week earlier than due to the start of the Paris Olympics on July 26. That’s also why the Tour de France will not end in the “City of Light” for the first time. It’s also the first time the Tour ends with a time trial since 1989.
What is the Tour de France?
The Tour features four summit finishes and two time trials. The vertical gain will eclipse 52,000 meters over the 21 stages.
The 19th stage climb up Cime de la Bonette will reach an elevation of 2,802 meters (1.75 miles), which is the highest-altitude summit in modern Tour history. It was last on the route in 2008.
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France, his second straight victory in the event. If Vingegaard wins again this year, he would be the first cyclist to win the event three years in a row since Chris Froome from 2015 to 2017.
What are the Tour de France standings so far?
Here are the 2024 Tour de France standings for the yellow jersey, green jersey, white jersey and polka-dot jersey through stage 7 of 21, according to NBC Sports.
Overall (Yellow Jersey)
- 1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 27:16:23
- 2. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- +:33
- 3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- +1:15
- 4. Primoz Roglic (SLO) -- +1:36
- 5. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +2:16
- 6. Joao Almeida (POR) -- +2:17
- 7. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +2:31
- 8. Mikel Landa (ESP) -- +3:35
- 9. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +4:03
- 10. Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) -- +4:36
- 11. Adam Yates (GBR) -- +4:56
- 12. Egan Bernal (COL) -- +5:25
- 19. Jai Hindley (AUS) -- +6:24
- 26. Richard Carapaz (ECU) -- +7:57
- 30. Geraint Thomas (GBR) -- +9:33
Sprinters (Green Jersey)
- 1. Biniam Girmay (ERI) -- 149 points
- 2. Mads Pedersen (DEN) -- 111
- 3. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 87
- 4. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) -- 85
- 5. Bryan Coquard (FRA) — 75
Climbers (Polka-Dot Jersey)
- 1. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) -- 26 points
- 2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 20
- 3. Valentin Madouas (FRA) -- 16
- 4. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- 15
- 5. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 12
Young Riders (White Jersey)
- 1. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) -- 27:16:56
- 2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) -- +1:43
- 3. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +1:58
- 4. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) -- +3:30
- 5. Santiago Buitrago (COL) -- +5:20
Who: The Tour de France - Stage 8
When: July 6 at 8 a.m. EST ( All stages from June 29 to July 21)
Where: The Tour de France begins in Florence, Italy, and finishes in Nice, France.
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling; Peacock
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The Associated Press contributed to this article.