This year, ITV has been showing broadcast daily highlights of the 3,500km tour this year and some live coverage, but will step up next year's coverage. From next July it will show live feeds each day of the three-week race, as well as an hour long highlights programme.
A simulcast of the tour as well as catch-up and highlights will be available on ITV.com, and mobile users will be able to watch transmissions via ITV Mobile.
The race will add to ITV4's sports portfolio, which includes the cycling events Tour of Britain and Tour of Ireland as well as UEFA Cup matches, Premiership Rugby and Champions League Football.
ITV4 controller Dave Fewings said: “ITV4's cycling coverage has been very well received in previous years and I'm delighted that we're now able to extend our live coverage of the world's most famous cycling event.
“After Mark Cavendish's spectacular stage wins in 2008 I'm sure we'll have more British success to follow live on ITV4 in the years to come.”
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