NBC and NBCSN to Feature Live Coverage of All 21 Stages of Tour de France
NBCSN Presents Nightly Tour Primetime Show Every Weeknight
Live, Commercial-Free Coverage Of Every Stage from Start to Finish and Exclusive Features Available with NBC Sports Gold ‘s “Cycling Pass”
Production Elements Include Cutting Edge Virtual Telestrator, Raptor Sunglasses Technology, Live Shots from Cyclists’ Bikes Throughout Tour & More
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 2, 2019 – NBC Sports will present more than 350 hours of live, primetime, and encore coverage of the 106th Tour de France, across NBC, NBCSN, and the NBC Sports Gold app. Daily live coverage of the Tour de France, featuring all 21 stages, begins this Saturday, July 6, at 6 a.m. ET with Stage 1 on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold. Coverage continues each weeknight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with the Tour Primetime show featuring a look at the day’s most compelling action with new analysis, interviews, and updates. Coverage culminates with the final stage on Sunday, July 28, live at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
The 2019 Tour de France, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey, will cover a total distance of approximately 2,160 miles, beginning in Brussels in honor of the 50th anniversary of Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx’s first Tour de France victory. Expected frontrunners in this year’s field include Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos), who returns to defend his 2018 title, Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) of Switzerland, who enjoyed a successful spring campaign with victories at Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Critérium du Dauphiné and Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) of Colombia, who clinched the overall victory at the 2019 Tour de Suisse and Paris-Nice.
Phil Liggett, universally known as the “voice of cycling,” will call play-by-play race action for NBC Sports’ coverage alongside analyst Bob Roll. Liggett and Roll will be joined in France by former professional cyclist and analyst Jens Voigt. Voigt won the Critérium International a record five times and had two Tour de France stage wins. Paul Burmeister will host daily pre-race, post-race and primetime studio coverage, along with former professional cyclist and analyst Christian Vande Velde and American Grand Tour champion Chris Horner, who will be making his Tour de France debut with NBC Sports. Steve Schlanger and Steve Porino (‘Inside-the-Race’) will serve as reporters.
PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
NBC Sports Group will integrate several features into its coverage of this year’s Tour de France:
- For the first time, NBC Sports debuts a cutting edge “Virtual” graphics Telestrator, which produces augmented reality cyclist graphics for the commentators to move and analyze;
- NBC Sports honors the 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey this year with several historical features throughout each day’s broadcast;
- Vande Velde will ride several key stages of the Tour in advance, wearing special raptor sunglasses to preview critical points on the course. On several of these previews, the audience will be presented with onscreen telemetry showing his speed, power and cadence. The raptor sunglasses Vande Velde wears is the same technology used by U.S. fighter pilots in the visors of their helmets, and HD recording of his perspective and data will be used throughout NBC Sports’ coverage;
- NBC Sports will provide live coverage from cameras mounted on several competitors’ bicycles for the first time;
- Porino will have a camera focused on him as he reports Inside-the-Race to offer real-time updates on race situations, while traveling aboard a motorcycle on the course;
- Real-time data of course gradients;
- 3-D animated maps that track where the riders are in real-time on the route.
NBC Sports Group’s 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.
NBC and NBCSN will also utilize several production enhancements, including a pointer feature to easily identify and focus on one rider in the peloton, and exclusive profiles and features on teams and riders.
DIGITAL COVERAGE
In addition to live TV coverage of the Tour de France, NBC Sports Digital will once again provide extensive digital coverage of all 21 stages of the race.
NBC SPORTS GOLD: NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product – features live, commercial-free, start-to-finish coverage of every stage of the Tour de France, and includes two ways to watch — an ad-free World Feed with nearly 20 bonus hours of coverage, or the NBC Sports telecast feed featuring commentators Phil Liggett and Bob Roll.
NBC Sports Gold’s live stream of the 2019 Tour de France also includes access to a live GPS tracking map to follow the riders’ progress, an enhanced interactive map for each stage, the ability to pause the video, full stage video replay, highlights, short‐form video clips, and more.
Before the Tour:
- Stage-by-stage descriptions and previews, featuring historical stage and technical information, as well as travelogue vignettes
- Breakdown of top contenders
- Full event replays of every stage of the 2018 Tour de France
During the Tour:
- Live streaming video
- More than 30 hours of exclusive bonus HD video coverage
- Full stage video replays including highlights, stage recaps, and rider interviews
- Route and stage previews, course and stage maps, elevation profiles, and stage descriptions
- GPS race tracking presented in three ways: a list of rider groups on the road, a live profile of the stage, and a live map of the stage
- Live stage results and detailed standings
- Rider profiles by country and team
- News feed for each stage providing minute-by-minute updates from the race, and real time commentary feeds from media covering the Tour
The platform will host the data in easy-to-use organized tabs, including “Feed” for news, “Track” for GPS, “Standings” for rider standings in every jersey category, “Riders” for comprehensive rider information, and “More” for additional data about the Tour and NBC Sports Gold’s coverage.
The NBC Sports Gold app is available on Apple iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV V4, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast, and online at NBCSportsGold.com. NBC Sports Gold is powered by Playmaker Media, NBC Sports Digital’s technology service which provides end-to-end support for companies in need of best-in-class live streaming and VOD solutions.
NBC Sports Gold’s 2019-20 “Cycling Pass” features 18 live cycling events with 93 days of live event coverage. The “Cycling Pass,” which gives fans in the U.S. access to premier cycling races from July 2019 through April 2020, can be purchased in advance of the 2019 Tour de France for $54.99 by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. The direct-to-consumer pass, powered by Playmaker Media, will stream coverage live and on-demand, to desktops, mobile, tablets, and connected TV devices.
NBC SPORTS GROUP SOCIAL MEDIA: Fans can keep up with the Tour de France through NBC Sports Group’s 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 https://www.nbcsports.com/tour-de-france for a live stream schedule, stage maps, results, routes and more.
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S 2019 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE (subject to change, all times ET)***All live coverage on NBC and NBCSN is also available on NBC Sports Gold and the NBC Sports app:
| Date | Time | Stage | Platform |
| Sat., July 6 | 5:55 a.m. | Stage 1: Bruxelles / Brussel (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 6 | 6 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Race Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 6 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 1: Bruxelles / Brussel (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 6 | 11:30 a.m. | Stage 1: Buxelles / Brussel | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 6 | 2 p.m. | Stage 1: Buxelles / Brussel | NBC |
| Sat., July 6 | Midnight | Stage 1: Bruxelles / Brussel | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 7 | 8 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 7 | 8:20 a.m. | Stage 2: Bruxelles Palais Royal / Brussel Atomium (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 7 | 8:30 a.m. | Stage 2: Bruxelles Palais Royal / Brussel Atomium (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 7 | 8 p.m. | Stage 2: Bruxelles Palais Royal / Brussel Atomium | NBSCN |
| Sun., July 7 | Midnight | Stage 2: Bruxelles Palais Royal / Brussel Atomium | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 8 | 6 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Race Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 8 | 6 a.m. | Stage 3: Binche / Épernay (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Mon., July 8 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 3: Binche / Épernay (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 8 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 3: Binche / Épernay | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 8 | Midnight | Stage 3: Binche / Épernay | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | 6 a.m. | Stage 4: Reims / Nancy (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Tues., July 9 | 7:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | 8 a.m. | Stage 4: Reims / Nancy (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | 12 p.m. | Stage 4: Reims / Nancy | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 4: Reims / Nancy | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 4: Reims / Nancy | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 9 | Midnight | Stage 4: Reims / Nancy | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | 7:05 a.m. | Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Wed., July 10 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | 12 p.m. | Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 10 | Midnight | Stage 5: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges / Colmar | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | 6:55 a.m. | Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Thurs., July 11 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | 12 p.m. | Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 11 | Midnight | Stage 6: Mulhouse / La Planche des Belles Filles | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 12 | 5:10 a.m. | Stage 7: Belfort / Chalon-sur-Saône (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., July 12 | 7:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 12 | 8 a.m. | Stage 7: Belfort / Chalon-sur-Saône (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 12 | Midnight | Stage 7: Belfort / Chalon-sur-Saône | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 13 | 6 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 13 | 6 a.m. | Stage 8: Mâcon / Saint-Étienne (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 13 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 8: Mâcon / Saint-Étienne (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 14 | 6:55 a.m. | Stage 9: Saint-Étienne / Brioude (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 14 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 14 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 9: Saint-Étienne / Brioude (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 14 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 9: Saint-Étienne / Brioude | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 14 | Midnight | Stage 9: Saint-Étienne / Brioude | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | 6 a.m. | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Mon., July 15 | 7:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | 8 a.m. | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | 12 p.m. | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 15 | Midnight | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 16 | 8 a.m. | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 16 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 16 | Midnight | Stage 10: Saint-Flour / Albi | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | 7:25 a.m. | Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Wed., July 17 | 7:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | 8 a.m. | Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | 12 p.m. | Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 17 | Midnight | Stage 11: Albi / Toulouse | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | 5:20 a.m. | Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Thurs., July 18 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | 12 p.m. | Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 18 | Midnight | Stage 12: Toulouse / Bagnères-de-Bigorre | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 19 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 19 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 13: Pau / Pau (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 19 | 7:50 a.m. | Stage 13: Pau / Pau | NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., July 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Stage 13: Pau / Pau | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 19 | Midnight | Stage 13: Pau / Pau | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 20 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 20 | 7:20 a.m. | Stage 14: Tarbes / Tourmalet Barèges | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 20 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 14: Tarbes / Tourmalet Barèges | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 20 | 3 p.m. | Stage 14: Tarbes / Tourmalet Barèges | NBC |
| Sun., July 21 | 5:55 a.m. | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 21 | 6 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 21 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 21 | 12:30 a.m | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 22 | 8:30 a.m. | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 22 | 12 p.m. | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis | NBCSN |
| Mon., July 22 | 8 p.m. | Stage 15: Limoux / Foix Prat d’Albis | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 23 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 23 | 7:05 a.m. | Stage 16: Nîmes / Nîmes (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Tues., July 23 | 7:30 a.m. | Stage 16: Nîmes / Nîmes (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 23 | 2 p.m. | Stage 16: Nîmes / Nîmes | NBCSN |
| Tues., July 23 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 16: Nîmes / Nîmes | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 24 | 6 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 24 | 6:15 a.m. | Stage 17: Pont du Gard / Gap (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Wed., July 24 | 6:30 a.m. | Stage 17: Pont du Gard / Gap (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 24 | 2 p.m. | Stage 17: Pont du Gard / Gap | NBCSN |
| Wed., July 24 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 17: Pont du Gard / Gap | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 25 | 5 a.m. | Stage 18: Embrun / Valloire (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Thurs., July 25 | 6:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 25 | 7 a.m. | Stage 18: Embrun / Valloire (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 25 | 2 p.m. | Stage 18: Embrun / Valloire | NBCSN |
| Thurs., July 25 | 8 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 18: Embrun / Valloire | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 26 | 7:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 26 | 7:35 a.m. | Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne / Tignes (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Fri., July 26 | 8 a.m. | Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne / Tignes (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 26 | 2 p.m. | Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne / Tignes | NBCSN |
| Fri., July 26 | 9 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne / Tignes | NBCSN |
| Sat., July 27 | 7:25 a.m. | Stage 20: Albertville / Val Thorens (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sat., July 27 | 8 a.m. | Stage 20: Albertville / Val Thorens (LIVE) | NBC |
| Sun., July 28 | 10 a.m. | Stage 20: Albertville / Val Thorens | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 28 | 11:55 a.m. | Stage 21: Rambouillet / Paris Champs-Élysées (LIVE) | NBC Sports Gold |
| Sun., July 28 | 12 p.m. | Tour de France Pre-Show (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 28 | 12:30 | Stage 21: Rambouillet / Paris Champs-Élysées (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., July 28 | 2 p.m. | Stage 21: Rambouillet / Paris Champs-Élysées (LIVE) | NBC |
| Sun., July 28 | 11:30 p.m. | Tour Primetime - Stage 21: Rambouillet / Paris Champs-Élysées | NBCSN |
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