Tour de France 2017 on TV: How to Follow This Year's Race

by John MacLeary, The Telegraph, June 15, 2017

Throughout the month of July the focus of the cycling world will centre around France as the 104th edition of Tour de France courses the length and breadth of the country, turning its villages and cities yellow as la Grande Boucle heads towards Paris.

After setting of on its 3,540 kilometre journey from Düsseldorf, Germany, the Tour works its way through Belgium and Luxembourg before arriving in France at the end of stage three on Monday, July 3.

Those with subscriptions to Eurosport are in luck, the self-styled 'home of cycling' will be broadcasting every day all the way from Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and, of course, France. Broadcast times and the daily highlights programmes will be shown at different times each day.

In addition to Eurosport, ITV will also be broadcasting live each day while their popular highlights and analysis programme will be beamed into the front rooms – or wherever people choose to watch their televisions nowadays  – of the nation each evening at around tea time.

2017 Tour de France map Stage-by-stage guide of how to follow the Tour

Stage one

Saturday July 1: Düsseldorf, individual time trial, 14km
Live: Eurosport 1 2-6.30pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage two

Sunday July 2: Düsseldorf – Liège, 203.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage three

Monday July 3: Verviers – Longwy, 212.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11.15am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage four

Tuesday July 4: Mondorf-les-Bains  Vittel 207.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage five

Wednesday July 5: Vittel  La Planche des Belles Filles, 160.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 12pm-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage six

Thursday July 6: Vesoul  Troyes, 216km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

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Friday July 7: Troyes  Nuits-Saint-Georges, 213.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage eight

Saturday July 8: Dole  Station des Rousses, 187.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 2 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage nine

Sunday July 9: Nantua  Chambéry, 181.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 10.30am-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 10

Tuesday July 11: Périgueux  Bergerac, 178km
Live: Eurosport 1 12pm-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 11

Wednesday July 12: Eymet  Pau, 203.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 12pm-5.15pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

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Thursday July 13: Pau  Peyragudes, 214.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 9.45am-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 13

Friday July 14: Saint-Girons  Foix, 100km
Live: Eurosport 1 1.30pm-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 14

Saturday July 15: Blagnac  Rodez, 181.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 12pm-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 15

Sunday July 16: Laissac-Sévérac l'Église  Le Puy-en-Velay, 189.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 12pm-5.15pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 16

Tuesday July 18: Le Puy-en-Velay – Romans-sur-Isère, 165km
Live: Eurosport 1 12.30pm-4.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

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Wednesday July 19: La Mure – Serre-Chevalier, 183km
Live: Eurosport 1 11am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 18

Thursday July 20: Briançon  Izoard, 179.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11.45am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 19

Friday July 21: Embrun  Salon-de-Provence, 222.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 11.15am-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 20

Saturday July 22: Marseille, individual time trial, 22.5km
Live: Eurosport 1 12.45pm-5pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

Stage 21

Sunday July 23: Montgeron  Paris Champs-Élysées, 103km
Live: Eurosport 1 5.30-6.45pm, ITV TBC
Highlights: Eurosport 1 8-10pm, ITV TBC

 

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