@robmcminn.uk the cycling year has become via the VPN as TNT Discovery's monopoly on watching sport is unquestioned, I assume because they put pitiful highlights on YouTube.
April, Belgium & Sporza
May for the Giro Italy on the VPN and RAI 2 to watch
Then July as you say in France followed by August/September in Spain.
All with a bit of Cycling News live tracker.
It's basically taken following cycling back to the beginning of the internet 

fun at the weekend.