Tour de Romandie 2026: Live Stream, TV Channel and How to Watch

Tour de Romandie 2026: Live Stream, TV Channel and How to Watch

The Tour de Romandie began on Tuesday in Switzerland with Pogačar, Roglič and Rodríguez on the start list. Here's every official broadcaster, free legal stream and VPN option to watch from anywhere.

By Peter Stuart · · 5 min read

The Tour de Romandie 2026 brings the world's best stage racers to Switzerland from April 28 to May 3 for an early form test of the major Grand Tour contenders.

The race has only 15 teams, with many WorldTour squads using their one allotted race invite decline per year to avoid the event. As a result we have a small peloton of only 103 riders.

The race opened with a prologue in Villars-sur-Glâne on Tuesday and builds toward a decisive mountain finish at Leysin on the final day, with all eyes on Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) as the central favourite. Whether you're at home or abroad, here's how to watch live, with all official TV channels, legitimate free streams, and a simple way to keep access to your home subscription securely through a VPN while travelling.

Race schedule

Tuesday 28 April 2026 • Villars-sur-Glâne → Villars-sur-Glâne

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First rider
LocalCEST / UTC+2
15:45
Last rider
LocalCEST / UTC+2
17:27

Stage 1 - Wednesday 29 April 2026 • Martigny → Martigny

  • Est. Finish: 17:26

Stage 2 - Thursday 30 April 2026 • Rue → Vucherens

  • Est. Finish: 17:16

Stage 3 - Friday 1 May 2026 • Orbe → Orbe

  • Est. Finish: 17:43

Stage 4 - Saturday 2 May 2026 • Broc → Charmey

  • Est. Finish: 16:06

Stage 5 - Sunday 3 May 2026 • Lucens → Leysin

  • Est. Finish: 15:58

Race Favourites

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) heads a strong start list that includes Primož Roglič and Florian Lipowitz (both Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Oscar Onley (Ineos Grenadiers), Lenny Martinez and Antonio Tiberi (both Bahrain Victorious) and Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers). The route mixes a short prologue with relentless rolling terrain and that mountain finish at Leysin, keeping the GC battle alive deep into the week.

Tour de Romandie 2026 Startlist

How to Watch the Tour de Romandie

Broadcast rights vary by region. The table below covers the main markets with verified broadcasters, cost and free-to-air options.

How to watch

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United Kingdom
Broadcaster
TNT Sports / Max
Cost
Subscription
United States
Broadcaster
FloBikes
Cost
Subscription
Canada
Broadcaster
FloBikes
Cost
Subscription
France
Broadcaster
La Chaîne L'Équipe / Eurosport Max 2
Cost
Subscription
Australia
Broadcaster
SBS On Demand
Cost
Free
Belgium
Broadcaster
Eurosport / Max
Cost
Subscription
Netherlands
Broadcaster
Eurosport / Max
Cost
Subscription
Italy
Broadcaster
Eurosport / Max
Cost
Subscription

Legal Free Streams

Velora tip: Certain national broadcasters show the Tour de Romandie live for free, entirely legally:

If you're abroad, you can connect via VPN to your home country to access these official, legal feeds, just as if you were at home.

Using a VPN Legally While Travelling

Broadcasters often limit streams to home viewers. If you're travelling, a VPN lets you securely connect to your home country so you can keep watching your existing paid or free account from abroad.

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When to watch the Tour de Romandie

Stage 1 finished on the climb to Ovronnaz, where Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) sprinted clear of a small breakaway group to take the stage. The seven-second gap to Florian Lipowitz and 16 seconds to Lenny Martinez on GC come from stage-finish bonus seconds rather than time gained on the road. See the race times table above for the key daily windows for the best racing action.

Results

Broc → Charmey • May 2 • 149.6km

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PosRiderTeamTime
🥇
Tadej Pogačar
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG3:40:24
🥈
Florian Lipowitz
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+14
🥉
Pablo Castrillo Zapater
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:42
4
Lorenzo Fortunato
XDS ASTANA TEAM+1:42
5
Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia
XDS ASTANA TEAM+1:47
6
Yannis Voisard
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+1:47
7
Luke Tuckwell
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+1:47
8
Junior Lecerf
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+1:47
9
Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda Hernandez
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:47
10
Jefferson Cepeda Ortiz
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+1:47
11
Cristian Rodriguez Martin
XDS ASTANA TEAM+1:47
12
Lucas Plapp
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+1:47
13
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
MOVISTAR TEAM+1:47
14
Jørgen Nordhagen
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+1:47
15
Lenny Sydney Martinez
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+1:47
16
Primož Roglič
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+2:00
17
Albert Philipsen
LIDL-TREK+2:05
18
George Bennett
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:05
19
Carlos Rodriguez Cano
INEOS GRENADIERS+2:05
20
Anton Schiffer
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+2:05
21
Felix Grossschartner
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+2:05
22
Michael Shea Leonard
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+2:05
23
Damiano Caruso
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+2:05
24
Marco Frigo
NSN CYCLING TEAM+2:05
25
Clément Berthet
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+3:34
26
Adrien Boichis
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+3:34
27
Lukas Nerurkar
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+3:34
28
Laurens de Plus
INEOS GRENADIERS+3:34
29
Finn Lachlan Fox Fisher-Black
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+3:34
30
Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+3:34
31
Rémy Rochas
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+3:42
32
Valentin Paret Peintre
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+5:00
33
Clément Champoussin
XDS ASTANA TEAM+5:00
34
Sam Oomen
LIDL-TREK+5:58
35
Tijmen Graat
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+5:58
36
Andrew Jacob August
INEOS GRENADIERS+5:58
37
Steven Kruijswijk
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+5:58
38
Antonio Tiberi
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+5:58
39
Pavel Sivakov
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+6:47
40
Filippo Conca
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+6:47
41
Louis Vervaeke
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+6:47
42
Robin Donzé
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+6:47
43
Asbjørn Hellemose
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+6:47
44
Menno Huising
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+9:33
45
Pietro Mattio
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+9:33
46
Jacopo Mosca
LIDL-TREK+9:33
47
Patrick Gamper
TEAM JAYCO ALULA+9:33
48
Maximilian Schachmann
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+9:33
49
Pavel Novák
MOVISTAR TEAM+9:33
50
Jorge Arcas Peña
MOVISTAR TEAM+9:33
51
Lorenzo Germani
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+9:33
52
Ben Swift
INEOS GRENADIERS+9:33
53
Robbe Dhondt
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+9:33
54
Jan Tratnik
RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE+9:33
55
David Gaudu
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+9:33
56
Davide Toneatti
XDS ASTANA TEAM+9:33
57
Dorian Godon
INEOS GRENADIERS+12:35
58
Roland Thalmann
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+13:46
59
Joshua Kench
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+13:46
60
Maxime Decomble
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+15:05
61
Alexy Faure Prost
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+15:05
62
Vlad van Mechelen
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+15:05
63
Steff Cras
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+15:05
64
Domen Novak
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+15:05
65
Marius Mayrhofer
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+16:23
66
Rémi Cavagna
GROUPAMA-FDJ UNITED+16:23
67
Marco Schrettl
XDS ASTANA TEAM+16:23
68
Davide Formolo
MOVISTAR TEAM+16:23
69
Georg Steinhauser
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+16:23
70
Bauke Mollema
LIDL-TREK+16:23
71
Vegard Stake Laengen
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+16:23
72
Attila Valter
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+21:27
73
Filip Maciejuk
MOVISTAR TEAM+21:27
74
Kamil Gradek
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+21:27
75
Nadav Raisberg
NSN CYCLING TEAM+21:27
76
Kevin Vermaerke
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+21:27
77
Florian Samuel Kajamini
XDS ASTANA TEAM+21:27
78
Jakob Söderqvist
LIDL-TREK+21:27
79
Samuele Battistella
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST+21:27
80
Ivo Emanuel Alves Oliveira
UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG+21:27
81
Oliver Peace
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+21:27
82
Robert Stannard
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS+21:27
83
Casper Pedersen
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+24:16
84
Rotem Tene
NSN CYCLING TEAM+24:18
85
Axel Zingle
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE+24:18
86
Henri François Renard Haquin
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL+24:18
87
Gil Gelders
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP+24:18
88
Jacob Eriksson
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM+24:18
89
Patrick Konrad
LIDL-TREK+24:18

The third day of racing, Stage 2, is another challenging day for the riders. It is up and down all day on the 173.1km route from Rue to Vucherens. However, most of the race is on a circuit with just 33.8km from the start to the first passage of the finish line. Attacks could come at any time but the race is due to finish at around 17:16 CEST, but allow leeway of about 15 minutes either way. Maybe tune in for the start of the final lap with about 50km to go at around 16:15 CEST, again with 15 minutes leeway either way.

Stage 3 is another tough day, they all are in Romandie, but this one is very back loaded like Stage 1. The 176.6km loop starting and finishing in Orbe has a hefty ascent of the Col Mollendruz which is around 9km long with an average gradient of 6% and a max of 8%. It would be a good idea to start watching before this climb at around 16:30 CEST with the finish expected in Orbe at around 17:43 CEST.

Into the fifth day and Stage 4, the riders tackle the hardest looking of the days with four brutal climbs over a course of 149.6km starting in Broc and finishing in Charmey. A good place to start watching would be at the penultimate climb of the Saanenmöser (6km at 4.5%) which starts with around 45km to go. The time to aim for there is 14:50 CEST. The start of the final climb, the Jaunpass (8.1km at 7.9%) is due to start around 15:20 CEST and the finish at 16:06 CEST.

The sixth and final day sees the riders take on the only summit finish for Stage 5. If you only want to see the final ascent and not the majority of the 178.2km route from Lucens to Leysin then tune in from around 15:45 CEST for the 15km ascent at 6% with a max of 12% with the finish likely being at 15:58 CEST.

Quick Recap

  • Watch live via official broadcasters such as TNT Sports, Max, FloBikes, RTS Deux, La Chaîne L'Équipe and Eurosport Max 2
  • Access free and legal coverage via RTS in Switzerland and SBS On Demand in Australia
  • Travelling abroad? Use a VPN to keep access to your home subscription safely
  • Avoid illegal or pirate streams, they're unsafe and breach copyright
  • Watch the Tour de Romandie live, free (where available), and securely, wherever you are

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Cover image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

*Updated by Tim Bonville-Ginn, 29th April

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Peter is the editor of Velora and oversees Velora’s editorial strategy and content standards, bringing nearly 20 years of cycling journalism to the site. He was editor of Cyclingnews from 2022, introducing its digital membership strategy and expanding its content pillars. Before that he was digital editor at Cyclist, and then Rouleur. Before joining Cyclist in 2012, he completed freelance work for titles including The Times and The Telegraph. He has reported from Grand Tours and WorldTour races, and previously represented Great Britain as a rower.