How to watch the Tour of Britain 2018: live stream the cycling online from anywhere

One of the UK's oldest and most famous cycling races is back, with the Tour of Britain 2018 kicking off this weekend. No matter where you are in the world, you can tune into each day of the race for free with a live stream, and we're here to tell you how.

The route for this year's race will be made up of eight stages, beginning in Wales and ending in London. Along the way, the riders will go from Pembrey Country Park to Newport, Cranbrook to Barnstaple, right across Bristol, from Nuneaton to Royal Leamington Spa, Cockermouth to Whinlatter Pass, Barrow-in-Furness to Whinlatter Pass, West Bridgford to Mansfield, before finishing in the capital.

Big things will be expected of Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome in front of a home crowd, but Team Sky team mate Wout Poels may be the freshest of the three and the best bet to seize victory over the next week of gruelling cycling.

However it pans out, make sure you stay across all the action with a free live stream of the Tour of Britain 2018. Just follow the instructions below.

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How to watch The Tour of Britain 2018 online for free in the UK:

Starting on Sunday, September 2 at 10.45am, ITV4 will have live coverage of every stage of the Tour of Britain, with a highlights show pegged for 8pm each day on the same channel.

That means you can live stream the race for free via the ITV Hub if you're not near a TV and want to watch on your mobile, tablet or computer. Another live stream option is the free-to-use TVPlayer.com which has good quality, robust streams.

Eurosport also have rights to show the Tour of Britain if that's your preferred channel for the cycling, though the satellite channel's coverage will be less extensive than ITV4 and will obviously require a subscription.

Live stream Tour of Britain 2018 anywhere in the world for FREE:

For those outside of the UK that still want to follow this year's the 2018 Tour of Britain, the best bet is a VPN service. This means those travelling, on holiday, or living abroad can still follow the race if they have an internet connection.

Once you get the right VPN you can enjoy a secure and speedy connection, even on open Wi-Fi networks like hotels, enabling you to tune in to the race via ITV4 on TVPlayer.com or the ITV Hub.

Even if you're not that IT savvy, don't worry. Getting a VPN is really easy. We've listed how to do it in three easy steps below...