Tour de France 2025 Stage 5 live stream: How to watch cycling for FREE from anywhere

Jonas Vingegaard riding in the 2024 Tour de France time trial at Stage 7
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Although there have been a few skirmishes between the favourites over the first four stages, today is the first day they really have to lay their cards on the table. Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and stage 4 winner Tadej Pogačar will all be wanting to make a statement and lay a solid foundation for victory in the all important stage five time trial.

Unfortunately a number of the big names have already lost a significant amount of time with Evenepoel being 58 seconds down and riders like Carlos Rodriguez even further back at 2.05 which means they will be under huge pressure to make amends.

However, if anyone in the peloton can claw back that time, it's Evenepoel. The Belgian rider is one of the best time trialists the cycling world has ever seen. Last year, he defeated all three of his major GC rivals in stage seven and he will be hoping for a similar outcome here.

Read on for where to watch Tour de France 2025 and live coverage of a whole month of top cycling action, wherever you are in the world.

Tour de France 2025 Stage 5 – Wednesday, July 9

Stage 5 | Caen - Caen | 33km
Wednesday, July 9 from 1.10pm CEST local, 7.10am ET, 12.10pm BST

The 33 kilometre course starting and finishing in Caen is set on wide flat roads which never exceeds 200 metres in elevation. It will be a super fast test so we are in for a gripping day of drama as the battle for yellow intensifies.

How to watch Tour de France 2025 live streams online for FREE

Cycling fans in a variety of countries get to watch the 2025 Tour de France absolutely FREE. This year's free-to-air broadcasters and streamers include:

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How to watch Tour de France live streams in the US

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Those looking to watch stage five of the Tour de France in the US can stream via Peacock.

The Peacock price starts at $7.99 a month . And you can get 12 months for the price of 10 by opting for an annual plan.

Outside the US during today's time-trial? Try NordVPN with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

How to watch Tour de France 2025 live streams in the UK

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As alluded to earlier, stage five of the Tour de France will be FREE on ITV4 via ITVX in the UK.

The live stream will be aired concurrently by TNT Sports, which you can add to your TV package or access through a a standalone subscription to Discovery+ Premium for £30.99 per month.

For Welsh language speakers, there will also be free coverage on S4C. This can be accessed through the BBC iPlayer online.

Brits looking to watch today's action can use NordVPN to watch the Tour de France.

How to watch Tour de France 2025 live streams in Canada

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Stage five of Cycling's most legendary race is streaming exclusively in Canada on FloBikes.

A subscription will set you back $203.88 for the year or $39.99 each month.

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How to watch Tour de France 2025 live streams in Australia

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As mentioned above, cycling fans in Australia can watch stage five of the 2025 Tour de France on SBS for FREE.

Watching online? Then head over to the free SBS on Demand website or app(iOS/Android)

Those outside of Oz and wanting to watch stage five whilst traveling abroad will need to download NordVPN, as detailed above.

Official Tour de France 2025 broadcasters by region

TV5Monde is listed on the official Tour de France website as the worldwide broadcaster of this year's event. So if you can't see your region or country listed below, that would be a good place to try,

Africa & Middle East

Supersport has Tour de France 2025 action in sub-Saharan Africa.

Abu Dhabi Media channels and networks will show the cycling in North Africa and the Middle East.

Caribbean and Latin America

Residents of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can generally watch Tour de France 2025 live streams via ESPN.

That's with the exception of cycling mad Colombia, where it will be shown on Caracol TV and RCN.

Europe

Asia & Oceania

General classification standings after Stage 4 (top 6 only)

  1. Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 16:46:00
  2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0 secs
  3. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +8 secs
  4. Matteo Jorgenson (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +19 secs
  5. Kevin Vauquelin (Visma-Lease a Bike) +26 secs
  6. Enric Mas (Movistar Team) +48 secs

Stage 5 time-trial key start times

All times in BST

Edoardo Affini: 12:49pm
Wout Van Aert: 2:58pm
Primoz Roglic: 3:36pm
Remco Evenepoel: 3:44pm
Matteo Jorgenson: 3:54pm
Jonas Vingegaard: 3:56pm
Tadej Pogacar: 3:58pm
Mathieu van der Poel: 4pm

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Simon Warren
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Simon Warren has been obsessed with cycling since the summer of 1989 after watching Greg Lemond battle Laurent Fignon in the Tour de France. Although not having what it took to beat the best, he found his forte was racing up hills and so began his fascination with steep roads. This resulted in his 2010’s best-selling 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, followed to date by 14 more guides to vertical pain. Covering the British Isles, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain he has been riding and racing up hills and mountains for over 30 years now. He hosts talks, guides rides, has written columns for magazines and in 2020 released his first book of cycling routes, RIDE BRITAIN. Simon splits his time between working as a graphic designer and running his 100 Climbs brand and lives in Sheffield on the edge of the Peak District with his wife and two children.

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