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How to watch the Giro d’Italia 2024
It’s finally Grand Tour season. The first three-weeker for the men is the Giro d’Italia, which starts on Saturday 4th May and runs until Sunday 26th May. The race will be shown live from start to finish on Discovery+ throughout Europe and the UK from Stage 1 all the way to Stage 21.
The 2024 Giro d’Italia opens with a hilly road stage around the former Italian capital, Turin. From here, the racing will make its way down the leg of Italy before circling back northwards for the final week’s mountain showdown in the Alps and Dolomites. These stages will feature iconic climbs such as the Passo dello Stelvio (Stage 16) and a double ascent of Monte Grappa (Stage 20), before the racing concludes with a processional stage around the familiar Italian capital, Rome.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) starts the Giro as the overwhelming favourite. Other contenders for the maglia rosa include Ineos Grenadiers’ Geraint Thomas, Ben O’Connor of Decathlon-AG2R and Romain Bardet of DSM-Firmenich-PostNL. There is a stacked field of sprinters on show at the Giro, with Tim Merlier, Caleb Ewan, Fabio Jakobsen, Olav Kooij, Jonathan Milan and Christophe Laporte on the startlist.
How to watch the 2024 Giro d’Italia
The Giro d’Italia 2024 will be available to watch in the UK and throughout Europe on Eurosport and Discovery+ for £6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes. All 21 stages will also be shown live in the UK on the TV channel Eurosport 1. This will include Eurosport’s ‘The Breakaway’ analysis show that will air before and after each stage.
In the United States, the racing will be available on HBO Max and BeIn Sport. FloSports will provide the English-language coverage over in Canada, however. For Australians, the Giro will be shown live on Eurosport and Discovery+ as well as on SBS.
If it’s not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN – Virtual Private Network – which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they don’t need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while abroad in countries without access.
One such example is ExpressVPN, which is very well reviewed, helps users to find a way to watch cycling without having to pay for broadcasters services, and costs £5.36 per month, with three months free. Other options include NordVPN, Surfshark and Kapersky.
- Read more: How to watch cycling post-GCN
Giro d’Italia 2024: Live UK TV and streaming times
All times listed as BST and subject to change by broadcasters. Some Eurosport timings are TBA in the days to come.
Stage 1: Saturday 4th May
Discovery+: 12:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: 12:30-16:45
Stage 2: Sunday 5th May
Discovery+: 11:45-16:45
Eurosport 1: 11:45-16:45
Stage 3: Monday 6th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: 12:00-16:45
Stage 4: Tuesday 7th May
Discovery+: 11:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: 11:15-16:45
Stage 5: Wednesday 8th May
Discovery+: 11:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: 11:30-16:45
Stage 6: Thursday 9th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: 11:30-16:45
Stage 7: Friday 10th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 8: Saturday 11th May
Discovery+: 11:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 9: Sunday 12th May
Discovery+: 10:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 10: Tuesday 14th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 11: Wednesday 15th May
Discovery+: 10:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 12: Thursday 16th May
Discovery+: 11:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 13: Friday 17th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 14: Saturday 18th May
Discovery+: 11:45-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 15: Sunday 19th May
Discovery+: 08:45-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 16: Tuesday 21st May
Discovery+: 10:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 17: Wednesday 22nd May
Discovery+: 11:00-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 18: Thursday 23rd May
Discovery+: 11:15-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 19: Friday 24th May
Discovery+: 11:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 20: Saturday 25th May
Discovery+: 10:30-16:45
Eurosport 1: TBA
Stage 21: Sunday 26th May
Discovery+: 14:00-18:30
Eurosport 1: TBA
Full list of broadcasters
- Eurosport/Discovery: Pan-Europe (including UK), Asia-Pacific (excluding China) and Indian subcontinent
- FloSports/FloBikes: Canada, Australia
- BeIn Sport & Max: USA
- Claro+ & DirecTV: Latin America & Caribbean
- SBS: Australia
- La Chaîne L’Équipe: France
- RTBF & VRT: Belgium
- RAI: Italy, San Marino, Vatican City
- NOS: Netherlands
- EITB: Basque Country
- S4C: Wales
- J Sports: Japan
- SRG-SSR: Switzerland
- Starzsport: Middle East (including Malta and Israel)
- Zhibo.tv: China
- Supersport: Sub-Saharan Africa (including South Africa)
Find all our Giro d’Italia coverage on our hub page, and don’t miss our complete guide to the 2024 Giro d’Italia.
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