Watch the Tour de la Provence 2025 for an early-season French stage race with a quality field that includes 2024 champion Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) along with the likes of Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) and Toms Skujins (Lidl-Trek).
The 2025 Tour de la Provence takes place over three stages from Friday, February 14 to Sunday, February 16.
The race kicks off with a hilly 169.3km stage from Marseille to Saint-Victoret, with riders tackling three second-category climbs en route to a flat finish.
Stage 2 is a 167.3km run from Forcalquier to Manosque with the first-category Col de l'Aire dei Masco lying 28km from the finish, which angles upwards for the final kilometre.
The race is rounded off with a pure sprint stage in Arles on Sunday following a 190.6km stage from Rognac featuring just one third-category climb at the 50km mark.
There are broadcast options for the Tour de la Provence in the UK, US, and Canada, as well as free live streaming in Australia and France. Read on for all the details on how to watch the Tour de la Provence wherever you are in the world.
Tour de la Provence: Free streaming
Are there any Tour de la Provence free live streams?
There will be free TV and streaming for the Tour de la Provence in both the host country of France and in Australia.
Down under, cycling's major broadcaster in Australia, SBS, has the rights to the Tour de la Provence and will show all three stages live online on their streaming platform, SBS On Demand. SBS is a free-to-air broadcaster and SBS On Demand is free to use with a registration.
In France, the race will be shown on the regional arm of France 3, which is France 3 PACA. You can watch using the free FranceTV streaming platform, or simply via a web browser player with no registration.
Geo-restrictions apply in both cases. Away from home right now? You can still tune in by using a VPN – more on that below.
How to watch Tour de la Provence from anywhere
If you're outside your usual country when the Tour de la Provence is on, you might think you can't watch the race due to geo-restrictions, but you'd be wrong.
A VPN is a nifty piece of internet security software that can alter your device's IP address to make it seem like it's in any country in the world. Provided it complies with your broadcaster's T&Cs, you can use a VPN to unblock your usual streaming services and enjoy your coverage as if you were back home.
There are loads of great VPN options out there, but for a VPN that's brilliant at streaming and is also TechRadar's pick for overall best VPN in the world, we'd recommend NordVPN.
Where can I watch the Tour de la Provence in the UK?
Fans in the UK can watch the Tour de la Provence through Discovery+.
Discovery+ is the streaming platform for Eurosport, but the Tour de la Provence won't make it onto linear television. In any case, Eurosport is being folded into TNT Sports at the end of this month, and Discovery+ subscriptions are shooting up from £6.99-a-month to £30.99.
Existing customers can still watch this one on the old rate but any new customers will have to pay the new rate.
Who is showing Tour de la Provence in the US and Canada?
The Tour de la Provence will be aired by cycling streaming service FloBikes in both the USA and in Canada.
A subscription to the streaming service will set you back US$30 / CAN $39.99 a month, with reductions for yearly plans at US$150 / $203.88.
