How to watch the 2022 Tour of Britain – live TV and streaming
Pidcock, Teuns, Porte, Woods, Jorgenson among the major names headlining 18th edition
The highlight of the British racing calendar is underway, with the 2022 Tour of Britain winding its way down from Aberdeen to the Isle of Wight this week.
Cyclingnews will have full stage reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race.
The 2022 Tour of Britain will be broadcast around Europe and the rest of the world, with all stages live on the air, and you can find out how to watch the race wherever you are with our handy guide and with ExpressVPN.
The race is set to be a warm-up for the upcoming UCI Road World Championships, with it's hilly parcours and punchy finishes a good proving ground ahead of the trip to Australia.
Tour de France stage winner Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) heads up the start list. The Briton is joined at the strongest team in the race by the retiring Richie Porte, Amstel Gold Race winner Michał Kwiatkowski and Brabantse Pijl winner Magnus Sheffield.
Dylan Teuns leads Israel-Premier Tech in the race for UCI points. The La Flèche Wallonne champion is accompanied by Michael Woods as part of a strong squad.
Felix Großschartner lines up as the leaders of Bora-Hansgrohe, with Jordi Meeus set to be their sprint option.
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At Team DSM, Cees Bol will be looking to target sprint wins while Chris Hamilton is an option on the hillier days. The versatile Matteo Jorgenson heads up Movistar, who can also look to Oscar Rodríguez in the quest for points.
Filippo Zana (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), Anthon Charmig (Uno-X), and Thomas Gloag (Trinity Racing) are among the other names to watch, while Jake Stewart (Great Britain), Sacha Modolo (Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè), Kenneth Van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), and Eduard Prades (Caja Rural-Seguros SGA) are all set to compete in the sprints.
Read on for all the information on how to watch the 2022 Tour of Britain.
Tour of Britain live stream
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The 2022 Tour of Britain will be broadcast in the United Kingdom, Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia on GCN+, with a year’s subscription costing £39.99. Eurosport will also be airing the race via the Eurosport Player.
In the UK, ITV4 will also be airing the race live on TV and online daily.
Around the world, other broadcasters include L'Equipe (France), Claro (Latin American), RTVC (Colombia), and Sky (New Zealand).
Be warned, though, geo-restrictions may apply if you're outside your home country or on holiday during the race.
You can get around that, however, by accessing the streams via a VPN.
ExpressVPN offers the ability to simulate being back in your home country, allowing you to watch the race live on various devices – including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
Tour of Britain schedule
Header Cell - Column 0 | Date | Start | Finish | Length |
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Stage 1 | September 4 | Aberdeen | Glenshee Ski Centre | 181.3km |
Stage 2 | September 5 | Hawick | Duns | 175.2km |
Stage 3 | September 6 | Durham | Sunderland | 163.6km |
Stage 4 | September 7 | Redcar | Duncombe Park | 149.5km |
Stage 5 | September 8 | West Bridgford | Dunsley | 186.8km |
Stage 6 | September 9 | Tewkesbury | Gloucester | 170.9km |
Stage 7 | September 10 | West Bay | Ferndown | 175.9km |
Stage 8 | September 11 | Ryde | The Needles | 148.9km |
Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.
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