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Sprint | Fresse-sur-Moselle (37.2 km)

Points at finish, kom sprint (2) ballon d'alsace (24 km), kom sprint (2) col de la croix des moinats (56.5 km), kom sprint (2) col de grosse pierre (64.9 km), kom sprint (3) col de la schlucht (79.4 km), kom sprint (1) petit ballon (108.2 km), kom sprint (1) col du platzerwasel (125.3 km), youth day classification, team day classification, race information.

• Date: 22 July 2023
• Start time: 13:45
• Avg. speed winner: 38.64 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 133.5 km
• Points scale: GT.A.Stage
• UCI scale: UCI.WR.GT.A.Stage
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• ProfileScore: 303
• Vert. meters: 3471
• Departure: Belfort
• Arrival: Le Markstein
• Race ranking: 1
• Startlist quality score: 1584
• Won how: Sprint of 5 riders
• Avg. temperature: 22 °C

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Everything to know about the 2023 Tour de France

Cycling's biggest event will begin on july 1, by max molski • published june 28, 2023 • updated on june 28, 2023 at 11:25 am.

The top cyclists from around the globe are about to embark on a grueling journey through France.

The 110th Tour de France is set to begin this weekend as competitors chase yellow jerseys and the overall top prize throughout the next month. The event will conclude in Paris after 21 stages with one racer being crowned the champion.

Here is everything to know about this year’s Tour de France, including TV information, course details and key racers.

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When does the 2023 Tour de France begin?

The Tour de France does not actually begin in France.

The competition begins on Saturday, July 1, with the Grand Depart in Bilbao, Spain. Racers will cross over into France in Stage 3 and remain there until they cross the final finish line.

When does the 2023 Tour de France end?

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Speaking of the end, the 2023 Tour de France will conclude on Sunday, July 23, when the cyclists race from Yvelines to Paris in the final stage.

How to watch the 2023 Tour de France

NBC, Peacock and USA Network will broadcast different stages of the 2023 Tour de France.

Peacock will also air pre-race shows ahead of each stage of the competition.

How to stream the 2023 Tour de France

Coverage can be streamed on Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.

How long is the 2023 Tour de France?

The total distance for the 2023 Tour de France is 3,408.9 kilometers (2,118 miles). Cyclists will have to go that distance across 21 stages with just two rest days throughout the event.

2023 Tour de France route

Here is a look at each stage of the 2023 Tour de France with start and finish points, as well as distance:

• Stage 1: July 1, Bilbao to Bilbao, 182 km
• Stage 2: July 2, Vitoria Gasteiz to Saint-Sebastien, 209 km
• Stage 3: July 3, Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, 193.5 km
• Stage 4: July 4, Dax to Nogaro, 182 km
• Stage 5: July 5, Pau to Laruns, 163 km
• Stage 6: July 6, Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, 145 km
• Stage 7: July 7, Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux, 170 km
• Stage 8: July 8, Libourne to Limoges, 201 km
• Stage 9: July 9, Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, 182.5 km
• Stage 10: July 11, Vulcania to Issoire, 167.5 km
• Stage 11: July 12, Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins, 180 km
• Stage 12: July 13, Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169 km
• Stage 13: July 14, Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138 km
• Stage 14: July 15, Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, 152 km
• Stage 15: July 16, Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, 179 km
• Stage 16: July 18, Passy to Combloux, 22.4 km
• Stage 17: July 19, Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel, 166 km
• Stage 18: July 20, Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, 185 km
• Stage 19: July 21, Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny, 173 km
• Stage 20: July 22, Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering, 133.5 km
• Stage 21: July 23, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Elysees, 115.5 km

2023 Tour de France prize money

The total prize money for this year’s competition is €2,308,200, which is around $2.5 million.

The winner will take home €500,000 (around $546,000), the second-place finisher will earn €200,000 (around $218,000) and third place will collect €100,000 (around $109,000).

Who will race in the Tour de France 2023?

Each of the last three Tour winners will be racing in 2023.

Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark is looking for a repeat after emerging victorious in 2022. Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia already has a back-to-back under his belt, winning consecutively in 2020 and 2021. Egan Bernal of Colombia, the 2019 winner, is eyeing his second Tour title.

Mark Cavendish’s last ride will also be something to watch. The 38-year-old from Great Britain is tied for the all-time record in Tour stage wins (34) and said 2023 will be his final season.

As for the U.S., six Americans will participate this year: Lawson Craddock, Matteo Jorgenson, Sepp Kuss, Neilson Powless, Quinn Simmons and Kevin Vermaerke. Powless’ 12th-place finish last year was the best finish by an American in the competition since 2015.

In all, 22 teams will compete in the 2023 Tour de France. Each team has 10 members, two of whom are substitutes.

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Highlights: 2023 Tour de France, Stage 20

Dive into highlights from Stage 20 of the 2023 Tour de France, a 133.5-kilometer journey from Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering.

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Tour de France 2023 Stage 20: How to watch on Saturday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map

Published 21/07/2023 at 22:19 GMT

If Tadej Pogacar pulls this off, it will rank as one of the greatest rides in history. But with 7'35" to overturn on Jonas Vingegaard, he will likely set off in pursuit of a consolation victory on Stage 20. It's quite the climbing feast on Saturday with six categorised ascents. Will a breakaway be able to hold off the big two on the final competitive stage before Sunday's procession into Paris?

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Tour de France 2023: Jonas Vingegaard to win as Pogacar claims stage 20 – as it happened

Despite Thibaut Pinot’s heroics, Tadej Pogacar won the stage while Jonas Vingegaard wrapped up victory barring accident or incident in tomorrow’s final stage

• Read Jeremy Whittle’s stage 20 report
• 22 Jul 2023 Pogacar takes stage while Vingegaard seals win
• 22 Jul 2023 The top five on General Classification
• 22 Jul 2023 The top five on stage 20
• 22 Jul 2023 Tadej Pogacar wins stage 20!
• 22 Jul 2023 Thibaut Pinot is dropped ...
• 22 Jul 2023 Tadej Pogacar attacks!
• 22 Jul 2023 Giulio Ciccone is King of the Mountains
• 22 Jul 2023 Carlos Rodriguez crashes!
• 22 Jul 2023 They're off and racing on stage 20 ...
• 22 Jul 2023 The stage 20 roll-out is under way
• 22 Jul 2023 Now that's what I call humility ...
• 22 Jul 2023 Who's wearing what jersey?
• 22 Jul 2023 Mohoric wins while Vingegaard faces more question
• 22 Jul 2023 Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering (133.5km)

80km to go: Giulio Ciccone, Mathieu Skjelmose, Tom Pidcock, Warren Barguil, Kristin Neilands and Maxim Van Gils have opened a small gap on the rest with three kilometres of the climb to go.

81km to go: The riders are on the second climb of the day, the category two Col de la Croix des Moinats, which is 891m high and five kilometres in length. Four Bora-Hansgrohe riders, including Jai Hindley, have broken away from the yellow jersey group and are trying to bridge the gap.

86km to go: Vingegaard takes the sledgehammer subtle hint from Barguil and cools his jets. A group of 15 riders get to escape from the yellow jersey group. Tom Pidcock, Mikel Landa, Barguil, Julian Alaphilippe, Mads Pedersen, Stefan Kung, Krists Neilands, Ion Izaguirre and Mathieu Burgaudeau are among them. They gap is 14 seconds and Bora-Hansgrohe, who don’t have a rider in the breakaway, are leading the chase.

90km to go: A group of five riders including Giulio Ciccone and Julian Alaphilippe have attempted to escape and are being hunted down by the yellow jersey group. Arkea-Samsic rider Warren Barguil has words with Jonas Vingegaard, appearing to tell the race leader his presence is not welcome as it is preventing other riders from taking their chance to get in a breakaway.

The riders of Ineos Grenadiers shepherd Carlos Rodriguez back to the back of the peloton, where he rolls alongside the medical car getting his face cleaned and tended to by the doc.

92km to go: UAE are putting the hammer down at the front of the race, while Jonas Vingegaard’s lieutenant Sepp Kuss has also been through the wars. He’s clearly fallen and is currently rolling along side a medical car getting bandages applied to his face and elbow. His shorts and jersey are torn and he looks badly beaten-up.

97km to go: From the team car, Ineos Grenadiers order their riders to slow down and wait for their their fallen comrade, while the yellow jersey group press on in a bid to take advantage of his misfortune. Rodriguez lost his front wheel on a turn and went into the asphalt face-first. He has a cut over his left eye, blood all over his face and is frantically trying to rejoin the bunch but has yet to be attended to by the medics.

Carlos Rodriguez crashes!

100km to go: In fourth place on General Classification, Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) misjudges his line and comes off his bike. He remounts and continues but has blood pouring down his face. He’s quite clearly hit his head and will surely need to undergo a concussion protocol at the medical car. His left elbow, left hand and left knee are also cut and/or grazed.

106km to go: The riders begin their first descent of the day, scorching down the mountainside with Julian Alaphilippe leading the charge. He’s travelling at over 70kmph but still feels composed enough to have a long look over his shoulder and then take one hand off his bars so he can take a drink from his bidon. I believe today’s stage passes through his home town, where there’s bound to be a huge turn-out.

110km to go: Due in no small part to the efforts of his teammates Pedersen and Skjelmose, Ciccone adds another five points to his King of the Mountains tally, stretching his lead to 11 points. Neither Felix Gall nor Jonas Vingegaard, his closest rivals, get any of the leftovers, with Skjelmose and Pedersen making sure to hoover them up. It’s excellent work from Lidl-Trek.

111km to go: There are two kilometres to go to the top of the first climb to the Ballon D’Alsace. the peloton is fairly tightly bunched with everyone you’d expect to be near the front present and correct. Mads Pederson, another Lidl-Trek teammate of Ciccone’s, is forcing a blistering pace.

112km to go: Mattias Skjelmose tries to lead his teammate Giulio Ciccone up the first climb, with Julian Alaphilippe in close order. The peloton aren’t far behind.

114km to go: Campenaerts is about to be reeled in by the bunch with a little five kilometres of the first climb remaining. Team UAE are on the front of the peloton and on race radio, the riders of Ineos Grenadiers have been told that Tadej Pogacar’s team are targetting the stage win. The problem? They don’t know how they’re going to go about it or which rider they hope to get over the line first. Rafal Majka is one mooted possibility.

118km to go: Giulio Ciccone is a bag of nerves, closely monitoring and trying to follow or close down every attempted move off the front of the bunch.

“He needs to sit back a little bit, take it a bit calmer and wait,” says Eurosport pundit Sean Kelly. “But that’s the style of Ciccone when he’s in a breakaway going for a stage win, he just gets very, very nervous; moving at every little move that goes.”

120km to go: At the head of the course, Jasper De Buyst is already struggling to stay in touch with his apparently tireless teammate Victor Campenaerts on the first climb. He drops back to the bunch.

Several riders, including Ciccone and Julian Alaphilippe, are trying to jump off the front of the bunch with over nine kilometres of the first ascent of the day to go.

122km to go: It behoves us to send birthday greetings to Soudal-Quick-Step’s Dries Devenyns, who is riding in his final Tour de France and turns 40 today. Life begins now, Dries!

123km to go: Guilio Ciccone’s Lidl-Trek team take up position at the front of the bunch as the gap goes out to almost 50 seconds.

🇧🇪Death, taxes, and @VCampenaerts in the breakaway. 🇧🇪Dans la vie, il n'y a qu'une seule chose d'inéluctable, c'est @VCampenaerts dans l'échappée #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/234EdS77dD — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2023

128km to go: Campenaerts and De Buyst are left to their own devices for now, the peloton showing no inclination to reel them in this early. Tadej Pogacar’s UAE EMirates team are conspicuous at the front of the bunch today. In the wake of their midweek disappointments, they’ll be hopeful their leader can take the stage win today. Keeping Adam Yates on the third step of the podium will also be a priority. He leads Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) by 1min 16sec.

129km to go: It’s a fairly gentle introuction ahead of today’s first climb, the category two, Ballon d’Alsace which rears its 1,173m-high head 109 kilometres from the finish. It’s a little over 11 kilometres in length with an average gradient of 5%.

They're off and racing on stage 20 ...

132km to go: At the drop of the flag, two Lotto-Dstny riders, Vincent Campenaerts and Jasper De Buyst, immediately make a break for it, quickly opening a gap of 22 seconds on the bunch.

The stage 20 roll-out is under way

The riders are assembled en masse behind Christian Prudhomme’s official red Tour Skoda and have another couple kilometres of the neutral zone through which to meander before getting the signal to begin racing.

It’s likely to be hell-for-leather from the start with this being the last chance for many riders to bag themselves a stage win. It’s been a brilliant race so far, one of the best I can remember, and today’s should be another cracker.

"He spoke for the entire peloton." 🥰 The Breakaway on why Matej Mohoric's post-race interview was so special 💫 @SportsOrla | @darylimpey | @daniellloyd1 | @mcewenrobbie pic.twitter.com/Pl2v2Az9B2 — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 22, 2023

Chrstian Prudhomme on today’s stage: “The penultimate stage features an Alsatian menu that is likely to cause indigestion, even over a distance this short, as the riders face a cumulative total of 3,600 metres of climbing,” writes the Tour director in the race handbook.

“If the contest for the Yellow Jersey is still alive, anything is possible: after the Ballon d’Alsace, there will be an opportunity to launch attacks on the Col de la Croix des Moinats, then a little bit further on when climbing the Col de Grosse Pierre, then on the Schlucht, before then tackling the Petit Ballon and the Platzerwasel. It’s a minefield!”

Now that's what I call humility ...

Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) won yesterday’s superb stage by a whisker and gave what, for my money, was one of the best “post-match” interviews by any sportsman or woman that I have ever seen.

Although he was close to exhaustian and speaking in his second or third language, the Slovenian’s thoughtfulness, generosity of spirit, humility and raw honesty were enough to bring a tear to a glass eye, while his account of the torture he and his fellow riders put themselves through on a daily basis also helped make him plenty of new friends, even among those on social media who have no interest in cycling. His words really seem to have struck a collective chord in and outside the Tour bubble.

There isn't one quote we could pick out of this interview to do it justice. If there is one interview you watch today, make it this one with @matmohoric . On n'a pas su choisir une seule citation qui rendrait hommage à l'interview. Du coup si vous devez écoutez un seul interview… pic.twitter.com/sK0LUkCStD — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2023

King of the Mountains: Giulio Ciccone holds the polka-dot jersey but is only six points ahead of Felix Gall going into a penultimate stage that boasts three category two climbs, a category two and two category ones. The winner of this category will be decided today.

Ciccone will need to do everything he can to hoover up as many KOM points as possible on the early climbs, as race leader Jonas Vingegaard is third in this classification, just seven points behind him. The Dane is more likely to beat the Italian in today’s back-to-back category one climbs towards the end of the stage.

Currtently eighth on General Classification, it will be intriguing to see if Gall focusses on keeping his position inside the top 10 on GC or goes all-out to wrestle the polka-dot jersey from Ciccone.

One of the most iconic jerseys in this or any sport, it’s certainly worth winning, but should Gall try and fail to mug Ciccone, he’ll almost certainly lose his top 10 ranking in the process. The Austrian does, however, already have a stage win to his name in this Tour and if allowed to attack Ciccone by his directeur sportif , may decide it is worth the risk. Decisions, decisions …

⛰️Just because we haven't had enough mountains, we're back for more. Petit Ballon, Platzerwasel, Markstein! ⛰️On savait que la montagne vous manquait, donc en voila encore. Petit Ballon, Platzerwasel, Markstein ! 💛 #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/1j2OQ4h5HP — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2023

Who's wearing what jersey?

Yellow: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

Green: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Polka-dot: Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek)

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates)

The top five on General Classification

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 75hr 49min 24sec

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +7min 35sec

Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) +10min 45sec

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +12min 01sec

Simon Yates (Jayco-Ulula) +12min 19sec

Pello Bilbao, Jai Hindley, Felix Gall, Sepp Kuss and David Gaudu make up the top 10.

Mohoric wins while Vingegaard faces more question

Stage 19 report: Matej Mohoric won a volatile 19th stage of the Tour de France after narrowly outsprinting Kasper Asgreen, a stage winner 24 hours earlier , in Poligny. Jeremy Whittle reports on another thrilling stage …

Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering (133.5km)

William Fotheringham on stage 20: A final mountain stage where the organisers will hope for a conclusive showdown between, ideally, Pogacar and Vingegaard. [“ This was written pre-Tour ” – Ed.]

Given this isn’t a million miles from the home of the French chouchou Thibaut Pinot, the home fans and media will be dreaming up a perfect exit for the three-time stage winner in his final Tour over six of the best passes the Vosges can offer.

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Saturday, July 22, 2023: Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering, 133.5km

Stage 20 : Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering

Date: July 22, 2023

Distance: 133.5km

Stage type: Mountain

Stage 20 is the penultimate day of racing at the 2023 Tour de France and as Race Director Christian Prudhomme described it, “features an Alsatian menu that is likely to cause indigestion”. 

Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) just referred to Saturday's ride with six classified climbs as "really explosive".

The main course is 30km shorter than Friday's flat stage, but is packed with six categorised climbs and 3,600 metres of climbing. Belfort, which marks a 32nd appearance in the Tour, is only six kilometres away from the first climb, the Ballon d’Alsace (11.5km, 5.3%). 

Attacks can then fly over a series of five climbs over the next 55km, two of those categorised - Col de la Croix des Moinats (5.2km, 7%) and Col de Grosse Pierre (3.2km, 8%). After a long descent into Munster, riders tackle the Petit Ballon (9.3km, 8./1%) and the Platzerwasel (7.1km, 8.4%)  for the final 8.5km to a new finish on the slopes of the Markstein. 

Probably as impactful as the profile across the 133.5 kilometres is the fact that the roads pass Thibaut Pinot ’s beloved Vosges en route to Le Markstein, with the name of the Groupama-FDJ rider sure to be daubed all over each of the climbs. In his native Mélisey, a big screen has been installed for the occasion in the local sports complex. 

"On Saturday, the stage is on roads I know by heart, so there's still a lot of motivation,” Pinot said. “There are a lot of emotions, I'm thinking about a lot of things. I think I've come full circle.”

It seems all but inevitable that Pinot, currently 12th overall, will be aboard the early break, though it’s less clear if his legs will carry him to a valedictory stage win on home roads.

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Tour de France Stage 20 Preview: One Final Mountain Stage

It’s the last serious chance to score King of the Mountains points, as the polka dot jersey competition takes centerstage on the Tour’s penultimate stage.

Stage 20 - Belfort to Le Markstein (133.5km) - Saturday, July 22

Aside from Sunday’s parade stage into Paris, Stage 20 is the shortest of the 2023 Tour de France, and–with six categorized climbs through the Vosges mountains–it’s expected to be one of the most explosive.

Starting in Belfort, the climbing begins early with the riders summiting the Category 2 Ballon d’Alsace (11.5km at 5.2%) just 24km into the stage. The race will explode as soon as the flag drops, with riders launching themselves off the front of the peloton in a bid to join the day’s first breakaway.

Look for Italy’s Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) to try and make this early move. He leads Austria’s Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) by just 6 points in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition, and with Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) breathing down both of their necks, he needs to do everything he can to score as many points as possible on the day’s early climbs.

A long descent takes the riders from the top of the Ballon d’Alsace to the intermediate sprint in Fresse-sur-Moselle, and at that point the climbing picks-up again with the uncategorized Col du Ménil, the Category 2 Col de la Croix des Moinats (5.2km at 7%), the Category 2 Col de Grosse Pierre (3.2km at 8%), and the Category 3 Col de la Schlucht (4.3km at 5.4%). These summits come in relatively quick succession, giving an advantage to whomever’s escaped the peloton as the race will be very hard for one or two teams to control.

But it’s the back-to-back Category 1 ascents in the finale that should settle everything: the Petit Ballon (9.3km at 8.1%) and Col du Platzerwasel (7.1km at 8.4%). The longest and steepest climbs of the day, they’ll provide the day’s most intense fireworks.

The road continues to climb–albeit gently–after the summit of the Platzerwasel, with the finish line in Le Markstein coming about 8km from the top of the final climb. This means riders could time their final attacks for the upper slopes of the Platzerwasel, which just so happen to be some of its steepest. Whether it’s a rider from the breakaway or one of the Tour’s GC contenders, the winner of this stage will have taken one of the most prestigious–and challenging–stages of the 2023 Tour de France.

Riders to watch

Keep an eye on Ciccone as he attempts to bring home the polka dot jersey. He’ll need to score maximum points on the first four climbs of the day, then hope that Gall and Vingegaard don’t score much on the final two. He’s aided by the fact that Vingegaard has put the Tour out of reach and Gall is racing to hold onto his position in the top-10 overall.

As for the stage victory, our money’s on Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). Assuming he’s recovered from whatever caused his jour sans on Stage 17, he’s the perfect type of rider to win today, possibly with a long-range attack. He’s eager to show everyone that he’s still a force to be reckoned with, and is much too proud to end his Tour with a whimper.

When to Watch

This stage should be exciting from start to finish, so if you have the time, tune-in around 7:30 a.m. EDT to watch it all. Otherwise, wait until the race hits the final two climbs–at about 10:00 a.m. EDT–and catch the action through to the finish.

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LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 110TH TOUR DE FRANCE BEGINS SATURDAY, JULY 1, ON PEACOCK & NBC

Live Coverage of All 21 Stages of Tour de France July 1-23 Across Peacock, NBC, and USA Network; Final Round Coverage Concludes Sunday, July 23, at 10 a.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

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Production Elements Also Include Enhanced Augmented Reality Features, Interactive Stage Maps, GPS Race Tracking & More

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2023 – NBC Sports will present three weeks of wall-to-wall live and encore coverage of the 110 th Tour de France across Peacock, NBC and USA Network from July 1-23.

Daily live coverage of the Tour de France, featuring all 21 stages, begins Saturday, July 1, at 6 a.m. ET on Peacock with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show , followed by Stage 1 at 6:30 a.m. ET on Peacock and continuing at 8 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBC.

The first weekday stage begins Monday, July 3, with live race coverage beginning on Peacock at 6:50 a.m. ET and continuing at 8 a.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network.

Coverage throughout each day of the 21-stage event begins with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show on Peacock, followed by live race coverage. Final weekend coverage culminates on Saturday, July 22, with Stage 20 live on Peacock at 7:30 a.m. ET, and final stage coverage on Sunday, July 23, live on Peacock at 10 a.m. ET. NBC will present encore coverage of the final stage at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Peacock will stream live start-to-finish coverage of every stage of the 2023 Tour de France, featuring NBC Sports-produced coverage, as well as commentary from the world feed. Peacock will also feature full-stage replays, highlights, stage recaps, rider interviews, and more.

To sign up and watch every minute of live action from the 2023 Tour de France, click here .

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any SVOD service in the United States , including live coverage of Sunday Night Football , Big Ten football (beginning in September), Olympic Games, MLB Sunday Leadoff, Premier League, Notre Dame Football, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

2023 TOUR DE FRANCE

The 2023 Tour de France will cover a total distance of approximately 2,115 miles, beginning in Bilbao, Spain, and finishing 22 days later in Paris.

Expected yellow jersey frontrunners in this year’s field include defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma) of Denmark and two-time champion and 2022 runner-up Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) of Slovenia, who won this year’s Paris-Nice. Green jersey contenders expected to compete include Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep), Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who won two stages last year, and seven-time Tour de France points classification winner Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies). Reigning green jersey winner Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma) is also expected to compete.

Aiming to make Tour de France history, 34-time stage winner Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team) looks to break a tie with Belgian legend Eddy Merckx (34) for the most stage wins in race history.

Americans expected to participate in this year’s Tour de France include 2021 stage winner Sepp Kuss (Team Jumbo-Visma), who helped chaperone Primož Roglič to victory at the 2023 Giro d’Italia, Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), who finished 12 th overall last year, Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Lawson Craddock (Team Jayco AlUla), and Joe Dombrowski (Astana Qazaqstan Team).

COMMENTATORS

NBC Sports’ cycling play-by-play caller Phil Liggett , universally known as the ‘voice of cycling,’ will cover his 51st Tour de France alongside analyst Bob Roll . Liggett and Roll will be on-site at each stage, along with reporters Steve Porino and former professional cyclist Christian Vande Velde .

Paul Burmeister will host daily pre-race and post-race studio coverage alongside Sam Bewley and Brent Bookwalter , who make their NBC Sports debuts as cycling analysts .

PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

NBC Sports will integrate several features into its coverage of this year’s Tour de France:

• ‘Team Radio’ Audio : For the first time, NBC Sports will present select ‘Team Radio’ audio during the broadcast, playing clips of the communication between team directors and riders throughout the race
• NBC Sports will utilize a cutting edge “Virtual” graphics Telestrator, which debuted throughout the 2019 Tour de France and produces augmented reality cyclist graphics for the commentators to move and analyze
• The enhanced augmented reality features will include 3-D animated maps that track where the riders are in real time on the route and profile the stage terrain
• Vande Velde will have a camera focused on him as he reports to offer real-time updates on race situations, while traveling aboard a motorcycle on the course
• Real-time data of course gradients and the riders’ speeds

NBC Sports’ coverage will include real-time speeds of both the leaders and the peloton, and additional maps that show more detailed versions of the finishes and each mountain climb.

Coverage will also utilize several production enhancements and updated graphic elements, including a pointer feature to easily identify and focus on one rider in the peloton, and exclusive profiles on teams and riders.

NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA:

Fans can keep up with the Tour de France through NBC Sports’ social media platforms throughout the race, including exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, interviews, video clips, up-to-date news reports and stories from around the cycling world through the NBC Sports Cycling Facebook page and @NBCSNCycling on Twitter. In addition, fans can visit NBCSports.com/cycling for a live stream schedule, stage maps, results, routes and more.

NBC SPORTS’ 2023 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE

(subject to change, all times ET)***All live coverage on NBC and USA Network is also available on the NBC Sports app:

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Defending Champion Jonas Vingegaard Leads General Classification; Two-Time Champion Tadej Pogačar in Second Place

Final Round Coverage Concludes Sunday, July 23, at 10 a.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock

Peacock Streams Live Start-to-Finish Coverage of Every Stage, Plus Daily Tour de France Pre-Race Shows

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 13, 2023 – NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 110 th Tour de France continues this weekend live on Peacock as the Tour enters Stage 13 tomorrow, Friday, July 14.

Live coverage of Stage 13, which begins in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne and finishes in Grand Colombier, starts tomorrow at 7 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show on Peacock. Tomorrow’s live race coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. ET on Peacock.

On Sunday, July 16, live race coverage of Stage 15 begins on Peacock at 6:55 a.m. ET with NBC presenting encore coverage of the stage later that day at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo – Visma) wears the yellow jersey with the general classification lead with two-time champion and 2022 runner-up Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in second place. American Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) heads into Stage 13 wearing the polka dot jersey as the King of the Mountains leader.

Daily live coverage of all 21 stages culminates with final stage coverage on Sunday, July 23, live on Peacock at 10 a.m. ET. NBC will present encore coverage of the final stage at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Peacock streams live start-to-finish coverage of every stage of the 2023 Tour de France , featuring NBC Sports-produced coverage, as well as commentary from the world feed. Peacock will also feature full-stage replays, highlights, stage recaps, rider interviews, and more.

To sign up and watch every minute of live action from the 2023 Tour de France, click here .

Peacock’s expansive programming offers the most live sports of any SVOD service in the United States , including live coverage of Sunday Night Football , Big Ten football (beginning in September), Olympic Games, MLB Sunday Leadoff , Premier League, Notre Dame Football, NASCAR, NTT IndyCar Series, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

COMMENTATORS

NBC Sports’ cycling play-by-play caller Phil Liggett , universally known as the ‘voice of cycling,’ covers his 51st Tour de France alongside analyst Bob Roll . Liggett and Roll are on-site at each stage, along with reporters Steve Porino and former professional cyclist Christian Vande Velde .

Paul Burmeister hosts daily pre-race and post-race studio coverage alongside Sam Bewley and Brent Bookwalter , who make their NBC Sports debuts as cycling analysts .

NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA

Fans can keep up with the Tour de France through NBC Sports’ social media platforms throughout the race, including exclusive behind-the-scenes photos, interviews, video clips, up-to-date news reports and stories from around the cycling world through the NBC Sports Cycling Facebook page and @NBCSNCycling on Twitter. In addition, fans can visit NBCSports.com/cycling for a live stream schedule, stage maps, results, routes and more.

NBC SPORTS’ 2023 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE

(subject to change, all times ET)***All live coverage on NBC and USA Network is also available on the NBC Sports app:

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