Cycling’s most prestigious event the Tour de France continues with another momentous week of fierce competition nightly on SBS.
SBS is providing extensive coverage of both the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift this month with the men’s race concluding on 24 July, with the women’s race scheduled from 24 July to 31 July.
For the first time since 2019, the SBS commentary team is back on the ground in France delivering exclusive coverage right from the heart of the action.
Collaborating to bring viewers expert commentary and trusted analysis for the 2022 Tour de France are Matthew Keenan whose cycling prowess brings him to his 16th year commentating 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 Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Milan-San Remo, and stage wins at all three Grand Tours.
Joining the commentary team for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be two-time national road champion and founding member of the first-ever independent international women’s cycling union Gracie Elvin.
Reporting on location will be former Giro d’Italia stage winner and long-standing SBS presenter David McKenzie, SBS French Radio’s Christophe Mallet and Gracie Elvin.
The trio will also present daily highlight’s every evening from 5pm – 6pm on weekdays, and 4.30pm – 5.30pm on weekends. Together the team will deliver a comprehensive experience for viewers with breaking news, exclusive interviews, diverse voices from the race and stories from inside the peloton as they get up close and personal at every stage.
Mark Renshaw will provide audiences with unique insights and in-depth analysison how key stages are won and lost as host of a new complementary digital series The Finale.
Broadcast times vary, with most stages starting at 9:30pm AEST (full schedule below). Then, tune into SBS daily for Morning Updates from 7.00am, stage replays from 12.00pm on SBS and 2pm on SBS VICELAND and evening highlights from 5.00pm weekdays and 4.30pm weekends.
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| STAGE | DATE | START TIME (AEST) | START TIME (AWST) |
| 1 | Friday 1 July | 12:00am on SBS | 10:00pm on SBS VICELAND12:00am on SBS |
| 2 | Saturday 2 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND8:30pm on SBS |
| 3 | Sunday 3 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| TRANSFER DAY | |||
| 4 | Tuesday 5 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 5 | Wednesday 6 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 6 | Thursday 7 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 7 | Friday 8 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 8 | Saturday 9 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 9 | Sunday 10 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND8:30pm on SBS |
| REST DAY | |||
| 10 | Tuesday 12 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 11 | Wednesday 13 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 12 | Thursday 14 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 13 | Friday 15 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 14 | Saturday 16 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND8:30pm on SBS |
| 15 | Sunday 17 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| REST DAY | |||
| 16 | Tuesday 19 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 17 | Wednesday 20 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 18 | Thursday 21 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 19 | Friday 22 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 20 | Saturday 23 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND9:30pm on SBS |
| 21 | Sunday 24 July | 12:30am on SBS | 10:30pm on SBS VICELAND12:30am on SBS |
