Australians at Tour de France 2024: results, riders, teams, schedule, stages, how to watch, TV channel

Australia will have a strong presence at the 2024 Tour de France, with six riders in four different teams.

Jai Hindley – who wore the yellow jersey in 2023 – leads the Australian charge, while Chris Harper (16th in 2023) returns once again.

Two-time Tour de France winners Jonas Vingegaard (2022, 2023) and Tadej Pogacar (2020, 2021) are favorites to win the event again.

The sports news will compile all Australian results from this year’s Tour de France.

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When is the 2024 Tour de France? Start date, end date

This year’s Tour de France starts on Saturday, June 29.

The 111th edition of the famous cycling event starts in the Italian city of Florence and ends on Sunday, July 21 in Nice.

Australian results and positions in the 2024 Tour de France

Results and positions will be updated as the Tour progresses.

Which Australian riders will participate in the 2024 Tour de France?

Jai Hindley – who briefly wore the yellow jersey in 2023 – will race for Bora-Hansgrohe alongside contender and team leader Primoz Roglic.

Three Aussies have been selected for the Jayco-AlUla team, while Jarrad Drizners will make his Tour debut for Lotto-Dstny.

Ben O’Connor will not be showing Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale. He recently welcomed the baby to his family and will return home after a busy year including the Giro d’Italia.

Aussies in the Tour de France: riders confirmed for 2024

Rider	Team
Jay Hindley	Bora Hansgrohe
Luke Durbridge	Jayco-AlUla
Chris Harper	Jayco-AlUla
Michael Matthews	Jayco-AlUla
Jack Haig	Bahrain victor
Jarrad Drizners	Lotto-Dstny

Route of the Tour de France 2024 and confirmed stages

*All distances in kilometers as this is the official race measurement

#	Date (local time)	Length	Phase	Winner
1	June 29	206 km	Florence to Rimini (hilly)	—
2	June 30th	199.2 kilometers	Cesenatico to Bologna (hilly)	—
3	July 1st	230.8 km	Plaisance to Turin (flat)	—
4	July 2nd	139.6 km	Pinerolo to Valloire (mountain)	—
5	3 July	177.4 kilometers	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (flat)	—
6	July 4th	163.5 kilometers	Mâcon to Dijon (flat)	—
7	July 5	25.3 km	Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin (individual time trial)	—
8	6th of July	183.4 kilometers	Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (flat)	—
9	July 7	199 km	Troyes to Troyes (hilly)	—
—	8 July	—	Rest day	—
10	July 9	187.3 kilometers	Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond (flat)	—
11	10th of July	211 km	Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran (mountain)	—
12	July 11	203.6 kilometers	Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot (flat)	—
13	July 12	165.3 km	Agen to Pau (flat)	—
14	July 13	151.9 km	Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet (mountain)	—
15	14th of July	197.7 kilometers	Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (mountain)	—
—	July 15	—	Rest day	–
16	16th of July	188.6 km	Gruissan to Nîmes (flat)	—
17	July 17	177.8 kilometers	Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy (mountain)	—
18	July 18	179.5 km	Gap to Barcelonnette (hilly)	—
19	July 19	144.6 kilometers	Embrun to Isola 2000 (mountain)	—
20	July 20	132.8 km	From Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountain)	—
21	21 July	33.7 km	Monaco to Nice (individual time trial	–

Tour de France coverage Australia: TV channel, free guide

Every stage of the Tour de France in 2024 will be broadcast live and free SBS.

The broadcaster has exclusive television and streaming rights to the event.

Due to the varying start times of each leg, the SBS broadcast will begin at a different time each evening, although this will typically be between 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM AEST.

Check your local guides every day for air time.

For those unable to watch live on stage, SBS will broadcast a ‘Daily Update’ in the morning, followed by their ‘Highlights Review’ show later in the evening.

The commentary is led by a team including Matt Keenan, Bridie O’Donnell and Simon Gerrans.

Tour de France live stream: how to watch cycling for free in Australia

All 21 stages of this year’s Tour de France will be streamed live via SBS on request.

The promotion can also be followed via the broadcaster’s special app: the SBS Skoda Tour Tracker app.

Additionally, fans can visit the SBS Sport Tour de France website, where full on-demand replays, mini-stage overviews, highlights and other content can be found.

Past winners of the Tour de France

Year	Winner	Nationality
2023	Jonas Vingegaard	Denmark
2022	Jonas Vingegaard	Denmark
2021	Tadej Pogacar	Slovenia
2020	Tadej Pogacar	Slovenia
2019	Egan Bernal	Colombia
2018	Geraint Thomas	Wales
2017	Chris Froome	England
2016	Chris Froome	England
2015	Chris Froome	England
2014	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy
2013	Chris Froome	England
2012	Bradley Wiggins	England
2011	Cadel Evans	Australia
2010	Andy Schleck*	Luxembourg
2009	Alberto Contador	Spain
2008	Carlos Sastre	Spain
2007	Alberto Contador	Spain
2006	Oscar Pereiro**	Spain
2005	Lance Armstrong***	USA
2004	Lance Armstrong***	USA
2003	Lance Armstrong***	US
2002	Lance Armstrong***	USA
2001	Lance Armstrong***	USA
2000	Lance Armstrong***	USA
1999	Lance Armstrong***	USA
1998	Marco Pantani	Italy

*Alberto Contadro won the race, but later failed a drug test

**Floyd Landis won the race, but later failed a drug test

***Lance Armstrong has had all his titles vacated due to doping. No winner was named in his place.