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Completing the Tour de France route is a monumental achievement for any cyclist — amateur or pro. In 2021, our team not only rode the full route but also raised over £1 million for Cure Leukaemia. For me, it marked a deeply personal milestone in my cancer journey.

Europe's passion for the Tour remarkable. The Tour de France is available to watch for free not only in France, but also in Spain, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Portugal and across two separate channels in both Switzerland and Belgium. Check out the full list of channels and streams further down the page.

The race of truth is the first big opportunity for the general classification riders to lay down a marker so this should be intriguiing viewing. At 33km it is also the longest opening-week individual time trial since 2012 and that should pronounce any time gaps between the favourites.

Netflix airs the documentary series on the bike race and various networks release shark stories. Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, June 30-July 6. Details and times are subject to change.

The Tour de France rivalry between Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard and their UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike teams is intense and fought out on a daily basis but has, at least so far, has not turned nasty.