Pure Drama and Fierce Rivalries set to dominate the 2025 Tour de France on SBS Home of Cycling – Professional road cycling’s modern gladiators are in the slipstream to the 2025 Tour de France and the Tour de France avec Zwift, with the pure drama and intense rivalry of the world’s biggest cycling showdown available live and free on SBS and SBS On Demand from Saturday 5 July.
As Australia’s Home of Cycling, SBS will bring audiences all the action from every stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France from July 5-27, and the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, from July 26-August 3.
From the peloton roll-out in Lille on July 5 to its finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, all 21 stages of this year’s Tour de France will take place in France for the first time in five years. The 2025 route will feature 184 riders and will traverse 3,338,8 kilometres, beginning with 10 flat and hilly stages before the latter half takes the peloton into the mountains. There will be five summit finishes, including Col de la Loze and Mont Ventoux, where relentless climbs are met with the most spectacular scenery.
The SBS Cycling commentary team will be on the ground in France taking viewers into the very heart of the peloton, bringing a wealth of personal experience, trusted analysis and expert commentary from every stage.
Helming the Tour de France race coverage will be Matthew Keenan, Simon Gerrans, Dr Bridie O’Donnell, David McKenzie and Christophe Mallet.
The Tour de France Femmes will also feature Matthew Keenan, Dr Bridie O’Donnell, David McKenzie, and Christophe Mallet, with Gracie Elvin and the new addition of our most successful female cyclist, recently retired Australian Olympic and World champion Grace Brown.
SBS Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said:
“SBS is proud to be the home of cycling in Australia, delivering every moment of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to audiences nationwide. These events are more than a race, they’re epic stories of resilience, rivalry and raw emotion. We are deeply invested in bringing that to life, with world-class coverage and a true passion for the sport. As our Aussie stars line up on the world stage, SBS is right there, bringing audiences every moment that makes the Tour unforgettable.”
Australian viewers can watch every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift broadcast live on SBS. Both events will be available to stream live, in full, on SBS On Demand. SBS also offers the Tour de France Hub for a variety of Tour content including extended highlights, full stage catch-ups and mini stage recaps. Live coverage of the Tour will also include cultural and historical segments to enrich the audience experience. The SBS Sport website is a one-stop shop for the official Race Centre – which features statistics, results and live tracking of the riders, alongside the latest news, opinions and expert analysis, The Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift broadcast times vary (full schedule here).
The daily SBS Cycling Podcast hosted on location by Christophe Mallet and David McKenzie, with guest co-host Grace Brown, returns in 2025, thanks to partner Tanarra.
As the only Australian podcast officially embedded in the Tour, the SBS Cycling Podcast, provides a comprehensive exploration of both races, delivering an episode for every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. With in-depth race analysis, exclusive rider interviews, and behind-the-scenes insights, it’s the ultimate companion, giving listeners the chance to chase the race from the inside. More than cycling commentary, it’s a roving newsroom and a morning coffee companion, direct from France overnight and available on all your favourite podcast apps.
This year’s race narrative for the Tour de France has intensified with a star-studded line-up of general classification contenders to contest the French Grand Tour. Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is determined to reclaim his overall title against his greatest rival, and 2024 reigning Giro and Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, who is at the peak of his powers chasing not just wins, but legacy. Pogacar is fresh off dominating the Spring Classics with wins at the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
He enters the Tour as the world champion and overwhelming favourite. Belgian Remco Evenepoel would love to rise in pursuit of glory and remains a serious contender despite his training crash in December, especially with two individual time trials on this year’s route.
Aussie Ben O’Connor will lead the General Classification charge for Australia after claiming 2nd place on last year’s Vuelta a España.
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is now in its fourth year and is firmly established as the biggest race in the women’s calendar. This year’s 9-day race, set entirely in France, will follow the longest route in the women’s race revival.
It also takes the women to new heights, with a 1,165km route across four regions, with a total elevation gain of 17,240 metres. Following a Grand Départ in Brittany on July 26, there will be two flat stages, three hilly stages and two medium-mountain stages, before the race finishes with two back-to-back high mountain stages involving major climbs over the Col de Madeleine (the highest mountain of this Tour de France Femmes at 2,000 metres of elevation), Col de Joux Plane, and a mountaintop finale at Châtel Les Portes du Soleil.
In 2024, Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma edged out Dutchwoman Demi Vollering by a mere four seconds—the narrowest winning margin in Tour de France history.
Now, Vollering returns in 2025 as the race favourite, determined to reclaim the yellow jersey.
As a delectable side dish to this year’s Tour de France, celebrated French-Australian chef Guillaume Brahimi returns with his signature series Plat Du Tour from Saturday 5 July. In each nightly bite-sized episode, the sixth season sees Guillaume once again honouring the authentic culinary style of the 21 stages and regions of this year’s Tour De France, but with a twist.
Featuring a different dish for every night of SBS’ coverage, Guillaume will this year celebrate Australia’s incredible local produce by creating race-inspired dishes right here, with the help of some of our greatest chefs and industry experts. Joining Guillaume will be guests including Ross Lusted of Woodcut, Alessandro Pavoni of Amare, restaurateur Grant Smillie of Marmont and consultant Jane Meadowcroft from Fremantle Octopus.
As well as the daily episodes, Plat du Tour will be available on SBS On Demand and will air on SBS Food as two special half-hour episodes from Monday 28 July at 8:00pm.
Plat du Tour is produced by Beyond for SBS.
Fans will also have access to a new mobile-optimised Race Centre on the SBS Sport website. The Race Centre comes directly from the race organisers and will provide the key statistical features, including live tracking of riders, to help fans follow the race. This facility will replace the Skoda Tour Tracker app of past Tour de France editions.
For more information, visit the SBS Sport website: www.sbs.com.au/sport
SBS TOUR DE FRANCE FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| STAGE | DATE | SBS TV LIVE | SBS On Demand LIVE STAGES IN FULL |
| 1 | Saturday 5 July | 21:30 – 02:15 AEST | 21:00 – 02:15 AEST |
| 2 | Sunday 6 July | 20:30 – 02:10 AEST | 20:05 – 02:10 AEST |
| 3 | Monday 7 July | 21: 15 – 02:00 AEST | 21:00 – 02:00 AEST |
| 4 | Tuesday 8 July | 21:30 – 2:00 AEST | 21:05 – 2:00 AEST |
| 5 | Wednesday 9 July | 21:30 – 02:10 AEST | 21:00 – 02:10 AEST |
| 6 | Thursday 10 July | 20:30 – 01:55 AEST | 20:30 – 01:55 AEST |
| 7 | Friday 11 July | 20:30 – 01:30 AEST | 20:00 – 01:30 AEST |
| 8 | Saturday 12 July | 21:30 – 01:45 AEST | 21:00 – 01:45 AEST |
| 9 | Sunday 13 July | 21:15 – 01:45 AEST | 21:15 – 01:45 AEST |
| 10 | Monday 14 July | 21:30 – 02:05 AEST | 21:00 – 02:05 AEST |
| REST DAY | Tuesday 15 July | ||
| 11 | Wednesday 16 July | 21:30 – 01:40 AEST | 21:05 – 01:40AEST |
| 12 | Thursday 17 July | 21:30 – 02:25 AEST | 21:00 – 02:25AEST |
| 13 | Friday 18 July | 21:30 – 02:00 AEST | 21:00 – 02:00 AEST |
| 14 | Saturday 19 July | 20:30 – 02:00 AEST | 19:45 – 02:00 AEST |
| 15 | Sunday 20 July | 21:30 – 01:45 AEST | 21:05 – 01:45 AEST |
| REST DAY | Monday 21 July | ||
| 16 | Tuesday 22 July | 20:30 – 01:30 AEST | 20:00 – 01:30 AEST |
| 17 | Wednesday 23 July | 21:30 – 01:50 AEST | 21:25 – 01:50 AEST |
| 18 | Thursday 24 July | 20:30 – 02:05 AEST | 20:00 – 02:05 AEST |
| 19 | Friday 25 July | 20:30 – 02:00 AEST | 21:30 – 02:00 AEST |
| 20 | Saturday 26 July | 20:30 – 00:50 AEST | 19:55 – 00:50 AEST |
| 21 | Sunday 27 July | 24:00 – 28:25 AEST | 24:00 – 28:25 AEST |
SBS TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| STAGE | DATE | SBS VICELAND TV LIVE | SBS On Demand LIVE |
| 1 | Saturday 26 July | 25:20 – 27:50 AEST | 25:20 – 27:50 AEST |
| 2 | Sunday 27 July | 21:30 – 23:30 AEST | 21:00 – 23:30 AEST |
| 3 | Monday 28 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 4 | Tuesday 29 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 5 | Wednesday 30 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 6 | Thursday 31 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 7 | Friday 1 August | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 21:55 – 02:05 AEST |
| 9 | Sunday 3 August | 23:25 – 03:50 AEST | 23:25 – 03:50 AEST |
SBS CYCLING COMMENTARY TEAM BIOS
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MATTHEW KEENAN
2025 will be Matt’s 19th year commentating on cycling’s biggest event, the Tour de France, where he has worked alongside some of the greats of the sport, including Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Bridie O’Donnell and Simon Gerrans. Known for his supreme cycling knowledge, somewhat of a cycling nerd, Matt is recognised internationally as one of cycling’s leading commentator.
DR BRIDIE O’DONNELL
Dr Bridie O’Donnell graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School. Between 1995 and 2006 she competed in Olympic distance and Ironman triathlon, finishing the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006. In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced in the Australian National Team, and then Professional Italian teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships between 2008-2012.
From 2013-2017, Bridie managed and raced for Rush Women’s Team in the Cycling Australia National Road Series and in 2016, she broke the UCI Women’s Hour World Record at the Adelaide Superdrome.
In 2017, she was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in 2018, her cycling memoir: “Life and Death” was published, detailing her experiences as a professional cyclist in Europe. When she’s not commentating cycling, she works in the Community and Public Health Division of the Victorian Department of Health.
SIMON GERRANS
Simon Gerrans holds the unique position of being the first Australian to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours – the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. He found competitive cycling as a teenager on the suggestion of Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson, who then lived on a property near the Gerrans family farm in country Victoria. Anderson, who saw Gerrans cycling as rehabilitation from a serious knee injury after a motor bike racing crash, encouraged him to take up the sport competitively. Simon has been a proud ambassador and active fundraiser of the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation since 2010 and was the founder of the Victorian Inter-School Cycling Series.
DAVID MCKENZIE
David McKenzie brings 18 years of Tour de France coverage and expert race analysis to SBS, backed by a decade as an elite and professional cyclist. Starting on the track, he represented Australia internationally at just 16, later earning a place at the Australian Institute of Sport. Turning professional in 1997, David raced for teams across Australia and Europe, claiming victories on four continents, including a stage win at the Giro d’Italia, as well as triumphs at the Tour of Japan and the Tour Down Under.
In 1998, he secured the Australian National Road Championship title. David’s deep experience on the bike and behind the microphone provides viewers with unparalleled insights into the world of road cycling.
GRACIE ELVIN
Gracie is a two-time national road cycling champion. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, has been to two Commonwealth Games, and competed in eight separate world championships in road cycling and mountain biking. Gracie was a member of the GreenEDGE professional team for eight years.
She won UCI races in Europe, took second at the Tour of Flanders, and was team captain at many team victories. She was also a co-founder of the first ever international women’s cycling union – The Cyclists’ Alliance – and cares deeply about gender equality and making sure she leaves the sport in a better place than when she started it.
CHRISTOPHE MALLET
Christophe is a television presenter, long-time Executive Producer of SBS Radio’s French program, and host of the award-winning SBS Cycling Podcast which he hosts with David McKenzie and Grace Brown. Recently celebrating 500 episodes, the podcast won the Australian Sports Podcast of the Year award in 2019. In 2017 he was awarded a National Order of Merit and was incredibly honoured to be introduced as a Knight of the Order of Merit in France.
Over the course of his 10+ years at SBS, Christophe has been involved in many projects including hosting the Tour de France highlights show, Bonjour le Tour, alongside David McKenzie. He is heavily involved in SBS’s coverage of the Dakar Rally where he was on the ground for this year’s event in a first for SBS, and he has also been responsible for producing more than 6,000+ radio shows across the SBS network.
GRACE BROWN
Grace Brown OAM is Australia’s most successful female road cyclist. She recently retired from the sport as Olympic and World Champion in the Individual time trial. Brown’s rise to the top of professional cycling began in 2019 when she signed with Mitchelton-Scott, winning the National Time Trial Championship and a stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in her first season. In 2020, she had a breakthrough year, securing a World Tour podium at Liège–Bastogne–Liège and claiming victory at Brabantse Pijl. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, she finished fourth in the Individual Time Trial, just shy of the podium.
In 2022, she moved to FDJ-SUEZ, where she continued to build an impressive palmarès. She won Commonwealth Games gold, earned two silver medals at the World Championships ITT, and dominated the National ITT Championships for multiple years. In 2024, she reached the pinnacle of her career, winning Olympic gold in Paris, becoming World Champion in the Individual Time Trial, and claiming victory in the prestigious Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Brown is now part of the SBS commentary and podcast team, and president of the board of The Cyclists’ Alliance.
GUILLAUME BRAHIMI – PLAT DU TOUR HOST
French-born Guillaume Brahimi is one of Australia’s most popular and acclaimed chefs. He moved to Sydney in the 1990s and in 2001, he won the prestigious contract to take over the flagship restaurant at the Sydney Opera House and launched Guillaume at Bennelong.
He’s since opened Bistro Guillaume at Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth, and in Sydney’s CBD. In 2014, Guillaume was a recipient of the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite (Knight of the National Order), a prestigious honour endowed by the French government for outstanding services rendered to France in Foreign Affairs and International Development and was named Chef of the Year at the 2015 GQ Men Of The Year Awards. Guillaume has published several books including Guillaume: Food for Friends, French Food Safari, and Guillaume: Food for Family. Guillaume is the host of three SBS food series: Plat du Tour which airs during the coverage of the Tour de France.
Guillaume takes viewers on a tour of great French cooking, preparing 21 recipes that originate from different regions of France and correlate to the different Tour de France stages. Guillaume’s Paris, an immersive series discovering the very best in Parisian cuisine and lifestyle, arrondissement by arrondissement. And Guillaume’s French Atlantic, an unforgettable journey from Normandy to the Spanish border in search of the most stunning cuisine and spectacular scenery on the west coast of France.
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