How to watch the Tour of Turkey live online
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In this guide I’ll be showing you how you can live stream the entire Tour of Turkey from anywhere in the world. Best of all, you won’t need a cable subscription and can watch on a legitimate stream.
In four days, a new edition of the Tour of Turkey will begin, and you won’t want to miss it.
But, what is the Tour of Turkey?
Formerly known as the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, it’s a professional staged-based road race held in Turkey each year.
It began back in 1965 as an amateur event, but now it has professional status.
This race comprises six stages all around Turkey meant to be completed in six days. This year will be the 55th edition, and it’s scheduled to take place between April 16th and 21st.
It also will be the 17th race for the 2019 UCI World Tour. So, if you wish to watch this event and don’t miss any of its stages, pay careful attention to the next tips.
What you need to watch
Well, you probably you’re asking yourself what you need to watch it. I know I was before I started to research this article.
The event is going to be available to watch on SBS Cycling Central from Australia, but it comes with a caveat.
If you live outside Australia, you’ll need a VPN app such as ExpressVPN to unlock the geo-blocking. This way, you can watch the live stream for free in any country.
So, how do you use a VPN to watch live streaming?
First of all, VPN is short for ‘Virtual Private Network‘, and it acts as an intermediate between your devices and the Internet.
It’s useful to protect your privacy online, and of course to access streaming services that aren’t available in your region.
All you need to do is to choose a VPN service, make an account, download the app, install it on your devices in which you want to watch the tour, and select the region in which what you want to watch is available.
In this particular case, we’re going to choose Australia because the live streaming of the Tour of Turkey is available there.
Once you have completed all these steps, you can enjoy this fantastic racing event.
Below I’ll show you how in easy to follow steps.
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How to use the VPN to watch live
There are loads of VPN services out there but not all work for streaming the Tour, my three recommendations are:
- ExpressVPN – Number #1 recommendation, 30 day money back guarantee.
- IPVanish – Works on most devices.
- NordVPN – Beginner-friendly.
Once you have chosen a VPN service (my recommendation is ExpressVPN but you’re free to choose) and you have signed up and downloaded the app, you should install it in your devices and log in with your account details.
On the desktop version, press the “Choose Location” button, and then click on “Australia – Sydney 3“, you’ll also need to click to “Connect”.
If you’re on your Android phone or tablet, then you should press “Choose location“, a list of different places will display, and you have to choose “Australia – Sydney 3” (Hint: You’ll find it under All and Asia Pacific).
The app will automatically connect you.
Connect to Australia on the ExpressVPN app.
Now, you got everything set to enjoy the Tour of Turkey on SBS Cycling website in their live streaming.
When is the Tour of Turkey taking place
The Tour of Turkey is scheduled to begin on April 16th, and it will last until April 21st. It will comprise a total of six stages all around Turkey:
Stage 1
The race begins in Istanbul on April 16th, and this first stage will cover 160 km finishing in Tekirdağ on April 17th.
Stage 2
In Tekirdağ, the second stage will begin on April 17th, it’s going to be one of the longest stages covering a distance of 180 km, and it’s going to finish in Eceabat.
Stage 3
Starting in Çanakkale on April 18th, the third stage will be the shortest one with a total of 132 km finishing in Edremit.
Stage 4
On April 19th, the fourth stage will begin in Balikesir. The longest one covering 184 km and finishing in Bursa.
Stage 5
Bursa will be the starting point for the fifth stage on April 20th, with a total of 170 km and finishing in Kartepe.
Stage 6
And finally, on April 21st, the sixth stage which starting point will be in Sakarya and will finish in Istanbul covering 165 km of distance.
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Who’s taking part in the Tour of Turkey
There are a total of 13 teams taking part in the Tour of Turkey.
These teams are divided into three categories: World Tour Teams, Pro Continental Teams, and National Team.
In the World Tour Teams, there are racers from all around the world. The Pro Continental Team is comprised of racers from Continental Europe and one Colombian team, and finally, the National Team that belongs to Turkey.
Summary: How to watch the Tour of Turkey
In summary, if you want to watch the Tour of Turkey, you’ll need a VPN service.
My recommendation is ExpressVPN because due to my experience it’s the best out there and because of their fast speeds you won’t suffer any buffering.
Create an account with them, download their app, install it on your device, choose Australia as the location and connect.
Then be ready to enjoy these amazing six days around all Turkey in the live streaming provided by SBS Cycling.
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