The 112th Tour de France gets underway in Lille on Saturday. Here's a complete guide to one of sport's most prestigious events

All 21 stages of the 2025 Tour de France air live on Peacock. The 112th Tour runs from July 5-27, starting in Lille and ending on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. Peacock coverage starts at 6 or 6:30 a.m. ET on most days with pre-race shows. NBC joins for live coverage of stages 1 and 20, plus highlights of stages 2, 15, 20 and 21.

The race will return to its roots with all 21 stages taking place in its homeland, the first exclusively French Tour for five years. This will be the last year that the famous race is shown live on free-to-air TV in the UK,

Italy banned outdoor work in some regions during the warmest hours, France shut schools and part of the Eiffel Tower and Spain confirmed its hottest June on record as a severe heatwave gripped Europe,

More than a thousand schools were closed in France on Tuesday and the top floor of the Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists as a severe heatwave continued to grip Europe, triggering health alerts across the region.

While conditions are beginning to improve in some regions, France remains particularly affected, bracing for extreme heat. The French capital, Paris, is forecast to reach a blistering 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.