The Tour de France 2025 will take place from 5 to 27 July. Fans can follow the biggest professional cycling event of the year both on television and online via live stream - today and on all other stage days. In Germany, the Tour de France will be broadcast by two TV channels: Das Erste (ARD) and Eurosport 1. Both channels are available on free-to-air TV and also offer live streams.
On weekdays, Das Erste usually broadcasts from around 2.10 pm to 5.30 pm. On weekends, the TV broadcast times change.
The Tour de France can be followed daily in the freely accessible live stream. All stages are broadcast free of charge in the ARD media centre and on sportschau.de, often with an earlier start time.
The commentator for the main ARD programme today and on all other days will be Florian Naß. Co-commentator is Fabian Wegmann.
In addition to ARD, Eurosport will also be broadcasting the Tour of France on TV on Eurosport 1 and there will also be live streams via Discovery Plus (via paid subscription).
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Commentator for Eurosport is Karsten Migelswhose book "Zum Teufel mit der Flamme Rouge" is available from Delius Klasing Verlagand Robert Bengsch. Meanwhile, the two commentators will be supported by experts who will change during the course of the tour. On the start weekend John Degenkolb be there, while from the Monday after Simon Geschke will be at the microphone. From the middle of the second week Jens Voigt behind the microphone, directly from the motorbike and up close to the professionals. Also Bernhard Eisel will report live from the event. In addition, the expert opinions of Tony Martinwho will accompany the time trial on the fifth stage and Jan Ullrichwho will accompany stages 16 to 18. Another highlight will be the recently retired cyclist Romain Bardet accompany the eleventh stage from the motorbike. Meanwhile, Birgit Hasselbusch is responsible for the country and its people, as well as the "tasty and fun".
Eurosport also offers a very special treat for cycling fans: the Velo Club, which has already existed in recent years. In a half-hour analysis show, presenter Holger Speckhahn guests live in the studio and discusses the stages of the Tour de France with them in detail.
Don't have a TV or live stream available at the moment? No problem! TOUR offers you a live ticker that will keep you up to date with the most important information about the route and the current course of the race.