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
Tour de France in summaryStage 12
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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