Tour de France 2023 Stage 2: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route profile, on-air time

Well, that was worth the wait. The 2023 Tour de France got off to a thrilling start as Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) saw off brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) in a famous brotherly one-two. The opening stage of the Tour is usually a calm affair, a chance for everyone to ease into the race for yellow, but the organisers in Bilbao had other ideas with five categorised climbs on the first stage.

The good news? There are five more on Sunday. Ad The Cat. 2 and iconic Alto de Jaizkibel, the focal point of Clasica San Sebastian, arrives with 16km remaining, meaning it is set to be another day that favours the puncheurs.

Indeed, a stage profile like this would normally have Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) written all over it, but his sub-par showing on Saturday suggests that the victory will go elsewhere. Tour de FrancePodium hopeful Mas abandons after crash on Stage 1, Carapaz also injured2 HOURS AGO Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) took four seconds on defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) courtesy of time bonuses on Stage 1. Will he be tempted to launch on the final climb and take the fight to the Dane? If you're in the market for some early-race reading, our very own Felix Lowe has got you covered.

Head here for his bumper team guide, over this way for his yellow jersey guide and ratings (i.e. Jonas Vingegaard v Tadej Pogacar), or in this direction for his guide to the key stages. How can I watch the 2023 Tour de France on TV and live stream? Every stage of the 2023 Tour de France will be broadcast in full on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+ and eurosport.com.