Watch the 2025 Tour Down Under stage 5 as we hit the pivotal marquee summit finish on Willunga Hill in the 2025 WorldTour season opener in Australia. Here, Cyclingnews brings you all the information on Tour Down Under streams and TV broadcasts, wherever you are in the world.
After the Women's Tour Down Under kicked things off last week, this week sees the men's Tour Down Under, which began January 21 and runs through January 26.
After a long winter without top-level road racing, the top teams in the sport were back on the roads for summer in Australia. The start list included Tour Down Under reigning men's champion Stevie Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) as well as Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL), Geraint Thomas, Cristian Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers), Laurence Pithie (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Marc Soler, Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana), and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis), among others.
Javier Romo (Movistar) wears the ochre leader's jersey after his successful late attack on stage 3, while the other three stages have ended in bunch sprints - the opening two won by Sam Welsford (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and the latest by Bryan Coquard (Cofidis).
The next stage: How to watch Tour Down Under stage 5 on Willunga Hill
Next up is Tour Down Under stage 5, which takes place on January 25 and runs 145.7 kilometres from McLaren Vale to Willunga Hill.
This is the most important stage of the entire 2025 Tour Down Under, with Willunga Hill familiar to many cycling fans as the critical climb where the race is almost always decided.
Javier Romo (Movistar) wears the leader's ochre jersey after his victory on stage 3, but Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is snapping at his heels just four seconds back and 15 other riders within 15 seconds. Stage 5 should be a spectacular shake-up.
TV coverage of stage 5 of the Tour Down Under starts at 11.30am AEDT on January 24 and runs through to 4pm AEDT - that's 12.30am to 5am GMT in the UK, or 7.30pm to 12am (Jan 23-24) ET in the US.
For details on how to watch the stage, we have all the information you need below.
2025 Tour Down Under free streams
The 2025 Tour Down Under is being aired around the world, though fans in Australia itself have the sweetest deal as they get to watch the Tour Down Under for free.
Both the men's and women's races at the 2025 Tour Down Under will be aired on free-to-air TV channels 7Mate and 7HD, as well as the free streaming platform, 7plus. All are operated by Seven West Media, which has the main broadcast deal in place this year with the Tour Down Under.
7Plus requires a registration but no payment, although coverage is geo-restricted so you'll only be able to watch it in Australia, unless you use a VPN to access your account from abroad – more on that below.
Watch the 2025 Tour Down Under from anywhere
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted. But that doesn't mean you can't watch the races.
In this case, a VPN will come in handy. A Virtual Private Network – to give it its full name – allows your computer to pretend it's in a different country, letting you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
Our expert colleagues at TechRadar recommend using a VPN for streaming as well as enhanced cyber-security – they know a thing or two about VPNs and right now they rate NordVPN as the best VPN on the market.
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How to watch the 2025 Tour Down Under in the US
Fans in the US can often find it tricky to watch cycling but they're spoilt for choice with this one, with Peacock and Flobikes both offering live streams for the Tour Down Under.
Peacock is the streaming platform of NBC, and costs a modest $7.99 a month, or $79.99 a year, which will also get you the 2025 Tour de France and other major races.
FloBikes is the dedicated cycling arm of FloSports, which carries a wide range of races. A monthly subscription costs $29.99 a month but there are big savings to be made on an annual plan, which is $149.99.
Watch the Tour Down Under in Canada
The men's and women's Tour Down Under will be aired by FloBikes in Canada. A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
Watch the 2025 Tour Down Under in the UK
In the UK, cycling fans can watch the 2025 Tour Down Under on Discovery+, the streaming home of Eurosport.
Eurosport is the traditional TV channel but neither the men's or women's Tour Down Under are set to go out on TV due to the dominance of tennis' Australian Open on the schedules. Still, Discovery+ will have live streams for all stages of both races under the Eurosport brand.
In many countries around Europe, Tour Down Under streaming will be available via the Eurosport brand. Somewhat confusingly, this coverage lives in different places depending on which country you're in. For some, it's Discovery+, for others it's Max, and just to add to the confusion, for those in the Netherlands it's HBO Max.
Additionally, there is coverage on free-to-air Spanish broadcaster RTVE, as well as TV2 in Denmark, and the sports specialist streaming platform L'Equipe TV in France.
Nearby to the action, in New Zealand, Sky Sport Now will show the Tour Down Under, while J-Sports in Japan and Zhibo.tv in China are options for the Asian Market. ESPN will show the race in numerous territories in Latin America and Abu Dhabi Sports TV will do the same in the Middle East.
Don't forget, you can tune in from anywhere if you're on the move, by using a VPN, such as NordVPN.
Tour Down Under 2025 Schedule: TV Timings
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Event
Date
TV timings
Men's Tour Down Under stage 1
21 January 2025
11.30am - 4.30pm AEDT (Aus) | 12.30am - 5.30am GMT (UK) | 7.30pm - 12.30am ET on Jan 20-21 (US)
Men's Tour Down Under stage 2
22 January 2025
11.30am - 3.30pm AEDT (Aus) | 12.30am - 4.30am GMT (UK) | 7.30pm - 11.30pm ET on Jan 21 (US)
Men's Tour Down Under stage 3
23 January 2025
11.30am - 4pm AEDT (Aus) | 12.30am - 5am GMT (UK) | 7.30pm - 12am ET on Jan 22-23 (US)
Men's Tour Down Under stage 4
24 January 2025
11.30am - 4.30pm AEDT (Aus) | 12.30am - 5.30am GMT (UK) | 7.30pm - 12.30am ET on Jan 23-24 (US)
Men's Tour Down Under stage 5
25 January 2025
11.30am - 4pm AEDT (Aus) | 12.30am - 5am GMT (UK) | 7.30pm - 12am ET on Jan 24-25 (US)
Men's Tour Down Under stage 6
26 January 2025
2pm - 4.30pm AEDT (Aus) | 3am - 5.30am GMT (UK) | 10pm - 12.30am ET on Jan 25-26 (US)
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined 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. They write and edit at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.
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