Cycling’s most prestigious event, the Tour de France, is gearing up for a memorable month of fierce competition in July.
Additionally, 2022 will see the first-ever Tour de France Women with Zwift, with both races available live, for free and in HD exclusive to SBS of friday july 1.
SBS will provide extensive coverage of both Tour de France and Tour de France Women with Zwift with the men’s race from July 1 to July 24 and the women’s race from July 24 to July 31.
Covering four countries, the 109e Tour de France will begin in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, before moving south through France, Belgium and Switzerland, ending in Paris.
The race will feature nine new stage cities, with 21 stages in total, including six mountain stages with five summit finishes, six flat stages, seven hilly stages and two individual time trials.
In France, the race will visit 8 regions and 29 departments with stage six offering the longest trek at 220km while stage five will see the return of the cobblestones after a four-year absence, with 19.4km of cobblestones spread over 11 sections.
In a groundbreaking first edition of the Tour de France Women with Zwift, riders will be cross three regions and 11 departments in eight days, starting in Paris and ending at La super Planche des Belles Filles.
The race will feature a total of eight stages, including two hilly stages, four flat stages and two mountain stages with a summit finish on stage eight. The third stage will see the track start to incline before reaching the striking “white roads” of the fourth stage where the riders will navigate on chalky tracks through the vineyards of Champagne.
The race will also feature a mountain range, the Vosges, in the final two stages, while stage five will be the longest at 174km.
For the first time since 2019, the SBS commentary team will be back on the pitch in France for exclusive coverage in the thick of the action.
Collaborate to bring viewers expert commentary and trusted analysis for 2022 Tour de France are Matthew Keenan whose cycling prowess brings him to his 16e year commentating on the Tour, world hour record holder and Australian time trial champion Dr. Bridie O’Donnell and Simon Gerrans, whose distinguished cycling career includes victories at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Milan-San Remo and stage wins in all three Grand Tours.
Join the commentary team for the Tour de France Women with Zwift will be a two-time national road champion and a founding member of the very first independent international women’s cycling union Gracie Elvin.
On-site reporting will be the former Giro d’Italia stage winner and longtime SBS presenter David McKenzieFrench SBS radio stations Christophe Mallet and Gracie Elvin.
The trio will also present daily highlights every night from 5-6 p.m. weekdays and 4:30-5:30 p.m. weekends. Together, the team will provide a comprehensive experience for viewers with breaking news, exclusive interviews, diverse voices from the race and stories from inside the peloton as they get closer and personal at every stage.
Marc Renshaw will provide audiences with unique insights and in-depth analysis of how key milestones are won and lost as host of a new digital companion series The final.
Broadcast times vary, with most legs starting at 9:30 p.m. AEST (full schedule below). Then, tune into SBS daily for morning updates starting at 7:00 a.m., scene replays starting at 12:00 p.m. on SBS and 2:00 p.m. on SBS VICELAND, and evening highlights starting at 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and 4:30 p.m. on weekends. .
Each step of the Tour de France and Tour de France Women with Zwift will be broadcast live on SBS on demand and the SBS Sports website. SBS Sport will present news, opinionstatistics, highlights and video on demand.
SBS Sports Director, Ken Shipp said:
“SBS has been at the forefront of a momentous year of cycling so far with Jai Hindley’s outstanding victory at the Giro d’Italia, becoming the first Australian to win this Grand Tour.
And with the first edition of Tour de France Women with Zwift taking place alongside Tour de France this year it is expected to be an unforgettable marker in the history of the sport.
As Australia’s cycling network, SBS is incredibly proud to deliver these extraordinary moments in time, with our world-class coverage that we will continue to bring to Australian audiences for many years to come.
The ŠKODA Tour Tracker app will return in 2022, streaming live images and allowing viewers to see real-time data, stage profiles and a catch-up video to complete the full Tour de France and Tour de France Women with Zwift coverage, with a complete offer.
The Zwift SBS Tour de France Podcast also returns, hosted by Christophe Mallet and David McKenzie of SBS French Radio with experts and special guests.
Covering both the men’s and women’s event, the daily podcast features race updates, rider interviews and fascinating conversations about the quintessentially “French” things that make this cycle race one of the greatest. sporting events in the world.
As the riders tackle the mountainous French countryside, the famous French chef William Brahim will take viewers on a culinary journey when SBS’ food accompaniment Dish of the Tour returns for its third year.
Aired during SBS coverage of the Tour de France, the series will include 21 recipes from different regions of France and correlated with the different stages of the tour.
Recipes include langoustine and truffle pasta from the ancient town of Saint Gaudens, raclette savoyarde, a cheese treat from the alps, and tarte des Pyrénées aux bilberries, a blueberry pie from the heart of the Pyrenees.
Dish of the Tour segments will be available for catch-up on SBS Foods Online and SBS on demand and will air as special episodes on SBS Food once the 2022 Tour de France is over. Dish of the Tour is produced by Blink TV for SBS.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| ARRANGE | DATE | START TIME (AEST) | START TIME (AWST) |
| 1 | friday july 1 | 00:00 on SBS | 10:00 p.m. on SBS VICELAND 12:00 p.m. on SBS |
| 2 | Saturday July 2 | 8:30 p.m. on SBS | 6:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND 8:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 3 | Sunday July 3 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| TRANSFER DAY | |||
| 4 | tuesday july 5 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 5 | Wednesday July 6 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 6 | Thursday July 7 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| seven | Friday July 8 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 8 | Saturday July 9 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 9 | Sunday July 10 | 8:30 p.m. on SBS | 6:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND 8:30 p.m. on SBS |
| DAY OFF | |||
| ten | tuesday july 12 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 11 | Wednesday July 13 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 12 | Thursday July 14 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 13 | friday july 15 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 14 | Saturday July 16 | 8:30 p.m. on SBS | 6:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND 8:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 15 | Sunday July 17 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| DAY OFF | |||
| 16 | tuesday july 19 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 17 | Wednesday July 20 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 18 | Thursday July 21 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 19 | friday july 22 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 20 | Saturday July 23 | 9:30 p.m. on SBS | 7:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND9:30 p.m. on SBS |
| 21 | Sunday July 24 | 12:30 a.m. on SBS | 10:30 p.m. on SBS VICELAND 12:30 p.m. on SBS |
