How to watch the 2026 Tour Auverge - Rhône Alpes live, online and on TV in the USA and UK - Dates, stages and schedules

The Tour Auverge - Rhône Alpes, formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphiné, is taking place from the 7th to 14th June 2026. The French race is highly praised as the Tour de France's most important preparation race, and one of the big World Tour events of the year. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, including in the USA and UK.

The event was created back in 1947 and was first won by Polish rider Edward Klabínski. Taking place in the southeast of France and mostly within the Alps region, it is a mountainous race that has always been closely tied to the Tour de France. This has meant that many of the world's best have raced and won it.

Jacques Anquetil, Raymong Pouldor, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Thévenet, Bernanrd Hinault, Greg Lemond and Lance Armstrong are amongst the many names who have raised their arms in the past on the 'Dauphiné'. In recent history the race has lost no prestige, maintaining its reputation as riders such as Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar have all won it ahead of the Tour.

In 2025 Pogacar was the dominant figure in the race, winning several stages and anticipating what was to happen the next month in France.

The 2026 Tour Auvergne - Rhône Alpes will be held from the 7th to the 14th of June. . Stage dates and times (in Central European Time: CET) are as follows:

The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX and Eurosport. As always, you can always follow the 2026 Tour Auverge - Rhône Alpes on CyclingUpToDate with our full coverage of the race.

In the United States you will be able to find the race on NBC Sports; and Canada the race will be broadcast on FloBikes. In the United Kingdom, viewers can watch the race live on ITV4 whilst in Australia SBS is the official broadcaster of the race.