How to watch the Tour of Britain anywhere

With the Tour de France over for the year and not visiting British shores in any case, cycling fans can focus fully on the hugely exciting Tour of Britain.

Since it returned in 2004, following a five-year hiatus, the Tour of Britain has proved a hugely exciting event, attracting big crowds wherever it goes and some of the best road cyclists in the world.

But for all its merits, the Tour of Britain is not one of the Grand Tours, and while it gets plenty of coverage in the UK, it is not always available in other countries around the world.

Fortunately, there is a way to watch the Tour of Britain no matter where in the world, and we are going to tell all in this exclusive guide.

When and where is the Tour of Britain taking place?

The Tour of Britain 2022 runs from 4th September to 11th September in eight stages that literally span the length of the UK:

• Stage One: Aberdeen – Glenshee Ski Centre
• Stage Two: Hawick – Duns
• Stage Three: Durham – Sunderland
• Stage Four: Redcar – Duncombe Park, Helmsley
• Stage Five: West Bridgford – Mansfield
• Stage Six: Tewkesbury – Gloucester
• Stage Seven: West Bay – Ferndown
• Stage Eight: Ryde – The Needles (Isle of Wight)

What you need to watch the Tour of Britain

The Tour of Britain is being broadcast live on ITV 4 in the UK. It will also be available on the ITV Hub streaming service.

But, if you want to watch from outside the UK, you will find that the ITV Hub is blocked for overseas users.

To get around this, you will need to use a VPN app. By hooking a VPN up to a UK-based server, you can make it look like you’re in the UK even when you aren’t. In this way, you can enjoy ITV’s coverage of the Tour of Britain from anywhere in the world.

Where to get a VPN to view?

Choosing a VPN can seem hard as there are so many of them around.

The good news is that we have done the research for you and can confirm that ExpressVPN is the best VPN to use.

ExpressVPN has loads of UK servers that can unblock the ITV Hub from anywhere. It also has super-fast connection speeds (as the name suggests), apps you can use on just about any device, and there is a lengthy 30-day money-back guarantee available too.

If you aren’t keen on ExpressVPN for some reason, NordVPN and Surfshark VPN will also do the job, and they have a 30-day money-back guarantee on offer as well and the choice is yours.

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How to live stream the Tour of Britain free online

Once you have identified the right VPN, it’s super-easy to get everything set up to watch the Tour of Britain from anywhere.

To walk you through it, here is a simple step-by-step guide you can follow:

Step 1

Go to the ExpressVPN website and select your preferred subscription package. We usually suggest the 12-month deal that comes with an extra three months free.

Step 2

Download the ExpressVPN app and install it on to your chosen device. Make sure you always do this from their website or your official app store.

Step 3

Open the ExpressVPN app and sign in to your ExpressVPN account using the details you were given in step 1.

Step 4

Click Selected Location, choose the United Kingdom and press the Connect button. Now just wait a few seconds for ExpressVPN to establish a connection.

Stream the race anywhere using ExpressVPN.

Step 5

Visit the ITV Hub website or open the ITV Hub app and enjoy all the action from what promises to be a thrilling Tour of Britain live or on-demand, no matter where in the world you are.

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Who to look out for?

All of the big-name teams in the road cycling world will be competing at the Tour of Britain, including the INEOS Grenadiers (formerly Team Sky), the Movistar team, Global 6 Cycling, and a team of British cyclists under the Team Great Britain moniker.

The teams have not yet announced their roster of cyclists that will be taking part in the Tour of Britain, but some of the names hotly tipped to be participating and who we can expect to be troubling the top end of the leader board include Great Britain’s own Thomas Pidcock.

Riders from the low countries have always done well at the Tour of Britain, with three of the last four winners coming from either Belgium or the Netherlands, so the likes of Belgium’s Dylan Teuns, Kenneth van Rooy, and Kamiel Bonneu, and the Dutch rider Cees Bol will also be optimistic about their chances.

This year’s line-up is expected to be particularly strong because, as one previewer has noted, it will be “a great opportunity for riders to prepare for the upcoming World Championships in Doha, Qatar, which starts only three weeks after the Tour of Britain ends.”

To understand the calibre of riders that have ridden the Tour of Britain in the past, you only have to look back at previous winners of the Tour, which includes, Bradley Wiggins, Steve Cummings, Lars Boom, Romain Feillu, Mathieu van der Poel, and most recently Wout can Aerg.

In Summary

The Tour of Britain is the highlight of the road cycling season in the UK and promises to be a must-see for road cycling fans across the UK and around the world.

Unfortunately, it is not broadcast everywhere, but with the help of a VPN, it is possible to watch the Tour of Britain on the ITV Hub streaming service from anywhere in the world.

All you need to do is sign up for ExpressVPN, download their app, tap to connect to the UK and then sit back and enjoy the eight-day feast of cycling that is on offer.

The Tour of Britain is always a race of twists and turns, and you won’t want to miss a moment. Thanks to this guide and ExpressVPN, you won’t have to.