This gives riders another element to consider with the Danish stages set to provide a stunning backdrop and challenging rides for the event.
Once the riders have crossed Denmark for Dunkirk, they will move on to more familiar territory before finishing in typical Paris fashion.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the dates and times you need to know in the 2022 Tour de France calendar.
We’ve also put together the full start list so you can check which riders will be competing from the start on the continent.
When does the Tour de France 2022 start?
The race starts on Friday, July 1, 2022 and will last three weeks.
The event will end on Sunday July 24, 2022the last stage to take place in Paris.
Route and program of the Tour de France 2022
Friday, July 1: Stage 1
Copenhagen to Copenhagen, 13.2 km – ITT
Saturday July 2: Stage 2
From Roskilde to Nyborg, 202.5 km
Sunday July 3: Stage 3
Vejle to Sonderborg, 182 km
Monday, July 4: Rest day
Tuesday July 5: Stage 4
Dunkirk to Calais, 171.5 km
Wednesday July 6: Stage 5
Lille to Wallers-Arenberg, 157km
Thursday July 7: Stage 6
Binche to Longwy, 220km
Friday July 8: Stage 7
Tomblaine at La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176.5 km
Saturday July 9: Stage 8
Dole to Lausanne, 186.5 km
Sunday July 10: Stage 9
Eagle to Châtel Les Portes du Soleil, 193km
Monday July 11: rest day
Tuesday July 12: Stage 10
Morzine to Megeve, 148.5 km
Wednesday July 13: Stage 11
Albertville to Col de Granon, 152km
Thursday July 14: stage 12
From Briançon to Alpe d’Huez, 165.5km
Friday July 15: stage 13
Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne, 193km
Saturday July 16: Stage 14
Saint-Etienne to Mende, 192.5 km
Sunday July 17: Stage 15
Rodez to Carcassonne, 202.5 km
Monday July 18: rest day
Tuesday July 19: Stage 16
Carcassonne to Foix, 178.5 km
Wednesday July 20: Stage 17
Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes, 130km
Thursday July 21: Stage 18
From Lourdes to Hautacam, 143.5km
Friday July 22: Stage 19
Castelnau-Magnoac in Cahors. 188.5km
Saturday July 23: Stage 20
Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour, 40.7km – ITT
Sunday July 24: Stage 21
Paris La Defense to Paris (Champs-Élysées), 116km
Tour de France 2022 start list: Tteams and riders
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Geoffrey Bouchard (fra)
Mikael Cherel (Fra)
Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)
Stan Dewulf (Bel)
Bob Jungels (Lux)
Olivier Naesen (Bel)
Ben O’Connor (Australia)
Aurélien Paret-Painter (Fra)
Astana Qazaqstan
Samuele Battistella (Ita)
Joe Dombrowski (USA)
Fabio Felline (Italy)
Dmitry Gruzdev (Kaz)
Alexei Lutsenko (Kaz)
Gianni Moscon (Italy)
Simone Velasco (Italy)
Andrei Zeits (Kaz)
Bahrain Victorious
Damiano Caruso (Ita)
Kamil Gradek (Poland)
Jack Haig (Australia)
Matej Mohoric (Slo)
Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa)
Dylan Teuns (Bel)
Jan Tratnik (Slo)
Fred Wright (UK)
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Jack Bauer (NZ)
Luke Durbridge (Australia)
Dylan GroenewegenNed
Amund Grondahl Jansen (Nor)
Christopher Juul-Jensen (Lair)
Michael Matthews (Australia)
Luka Mezgec (Slo)
Nick Schultz (Australia)
Bora Hansgrohe
Felix Grosschartner (Aut.)
Marco Haller (Aut.)
Lennard Kamna (All)
Patrick Konrad (Aut.)
Nils Politt (Germany)
Maximilien Schachmann (Germany)
Danny van PoppelNed
Alexander Vlasov (Russia)
Cofidis
Bryan Coquard (fra)
Simon Geschke (Ger)
Ion Izagirre (Spa)
Victor Lafay (fra)
Guillaume Martin (FRA)
Anthony Perez (fra)
Benjamin Thomas (fra)
Max Walscheid (Germany)
DSM
Romain Bardet (fra)
Alberto Dainese (Italy)
John Degenkolb (Germany)
Nils Eekhoff (Ned)
Chris Hamilton (Australia)
Andreas Leknessund (Nor)
Martijn Tusveld (Ned)
Kevin Vermaerke (USA)
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Alberto Bettiol (Italy)
Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland)
Magnus Cort (Lair)
Owain Doull (UK)
Rubén Guerreiro (Por)
Neilson Powless (USA)
Jonas Rutsch (Germany)
Rigoberto Uran (Col)
Groupama-FDJ
Antoine Duchesne (Can)
David Gaudu (fra)
Kevin Geniets (Hol)
Stefan Küng (Switzerland)
Olivier Le Gac (Fra)
Valentin Madouas (Fra)
Thibaut Pinot (fra)
Michael Storer (Australia)
Ineos Grenadiers
Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa)
Filippo Ganna (Italy)
Daniel Martinez (Col)
Tom Pidcock (GB)
Luke Rowe (GB)
Geraint Thomas (UK)
Dylan van BaarleNed
Adam Yates (UK)
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Materials
Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor)
Kobe Goossens (Bel)
Alexander Kristoff (Nor)
Louis Meintjes (SA)
Andrea Pasqualon (Ita)
Adrien Petit (fra)
Taco van der Hoorn (Ned)
Georg Zimmermann (Ger)
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Simon Clarke (NZ)
Chris Froome (UK)
Jakob Fuglsang (Lair)
Omer Goldstein (Isr)
Hugo Houle (Can)
Daryl Impey (SA)
Krists Neilands (lat.)
Michael Woods (Can)
Jumbo Visma
Tiesj Benoot (Bel)
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned)
Sepp Kuss (USA)
Christophe Laporte (fra)
Primoz Roglic (Slo)
Wout van Aert (Bel)
Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel)
Jonas Vingeard (Lair)
Loto Soudal
Caleb Ewan (Australia)
Frederik Frison (Bel)
Philippe Gilbert (Bel)
Andreas Kron (Lair)
Brent Van MoerBel
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SA)
Florian Vermeersch (Bel)
Tim Wellens (Bel)
Movistar
Imanol Erviti (Spa)
Gorka Izagirre (Spa)
Matteo Jorgenson (USA)
Enric Mas (Spa)
Gregor Mühlberger (Aut.)
Nelson Oliveira (por)
Albert Torres (Spa)
Carlos Verona (Spa)
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Kasper Asgreen (Lair)
Andrea Bagioli (Ita)
Mattia Cattaneo (Italy)
Mikkel Frolich Honoré (Lair)
Fabio JakobsenNed
Yves Lampaert (Bel)
Michael Morkov (Lair)
Florian Senechal (Fra)
Trek-Segafredo
Giulio Ciccone (Ita)
Tony Gallopin (fra)
Alex Kirsch (Lux)
Bauke Mollema (Hol)
Mads Pedersen (Lair)
Quinn Simmons (USA)
Toms Skujins (Lat)
Jasper Stuyven (Bel)
United Arab Emirates team
George Bennett (NZ)
Mikkel Bjerg (Lair)
Marc Hirschi (Switzerland)
Stake of Vegard Laengen (Nor)
Rafal Majka (pol)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Tadej Pogacar (Slo)
Marc Soler (Spa)
ProTeams
Alpecin-Fenix (Bel)
Silvan Dillier (Switzerland)
Michael Gogl (Aut.)
Alexander Krieger (Germany)
Jasper Philipsen (Bel)
Edouard Planckaert (Bel)
Kristian Sbaragli (Italy)
Mathieu van der Poel (Ned)
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel)
Arkea-Samsic
Warren Barguil (fra)
Maxime Bouet (Fra)
Amaury Capiot (Bel)
Hugo Hofstetter (fra)
Matis Louvel (Fra)
Lukasz Owsian (pol)
Nairo Quintana (Col)
Connor Swift (UK)
B&B Hotels-KTM
Cyril Barthe (fra)
Franck Bonnamour (fra)
Alexis Gougeard (fra)
Jeremy Lecroq (FRA)
Cyril Lemoine (fra)
Luca Mozzato (fra)
Pierre Rolland (fra)
Sebastian Schonberger (Aut.)
TotalEnergies
Maciej Bodnar (pol)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor)
Mathieu Burgaudeau (fra)
Pierre Latour (fra)
Daniel Oss (Ita)
Peter Sagan (Svk)
Anthony Turgis (fra)
Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)
UK viewers can watch the Tour de France 2022 live on Eurosport and Discovery+. Live coverage of each stage will be broadcast between Eurosport 1 and Discovery+ encompassing all of their online coverage.
Alternatively, Amazon Prime members can get a free 7-day trial of the Eurosport channel. After the free trial, the Eurosport channel costs £6.99 per month. Amazon Prime costs £7.99 per month, but is accessible with a 30-day free trial.
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