All information about the Tour de France 2019 - Tour de France 2019: Route, riders, teams, TV times

On 6 July, the Tour de France starts in Belgium's capital Brussels - as a tribute to Eddy Merckx, five-time Tour winner and still the record holder with 34 stage wins. Over the next three weeks, the riders will face 21 stages, five mountain finishes and three time trial stages totalling 3,460 kilometres. All stage profiles and the toughest climbs of the 106th Tour de France you will find in our Route presentation.

In the current issue of TOUR with 64-page Tour de France special edition you'll find all the stages in the expert check, individual portraits of all the riders, a comparison of the big favourites and lots of background information on tactics and technique: Order now!

All broadcast times on ARD and Eurosport

The Tour de France will be broadcast by Eurosport and ARD. While the sports channel Eurosport broadcasts all stages in full length on the free-to-air channel Eurosport 1, the broadcasts on public television begin on the ARD channel One. You can find the exact broadcast times in our TV overview of the Tour de France 2019.

All teams, all drivers

As soon as the line-ups of the 21 teams are officially presented on Thursday, 4 July, you will find a list of the 2019 Tour de France start list here.