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Friday, July 25th, 2014

NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “TOUR PASS” – JULY 25

Top American Cyclist Tejay Van Garderen Aims For His Second Top 5 Finish as NBC Sports Group Airs Final Stages of 2014 Tour De France This Weekend

Final Stage This Sunday at 9 AM ET on NBCSN as Riders Make Way Down Champs- Élysées in Paris

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 25, 2014 – Top American cyclist and BMC Racing team leader Tejay Van Garderen aims for his second top five finish as NBC Sports Group presents the final three stages of the 2014 Tour de France beginning tomorrow. Van Garderen, currently in sixth place after Stage 18 today, finished fifth in the 2012 Tour de France and was first overall in the Young Rider Classification.

Tour de France coverage continues tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Tour Primetime featuring highlights and analysis from Stage 19 from Mauboutguet Pays du Val d’Adour to Gergerac.

Live coverage of the final two stages of the 2014 Tour de France continues Saturday at 8 a.m. ET with Stage 20 and culminates this Sunday at 9 a.m. ET with Stage 21 as Riders Make Way Down Champs- Élysées in Paris, on NBCSN. On Sunday, NBC presents a special Tour de France Review Show at 2 p.m. ET featuring highlights and analysis from the tour.

Date Time Stage Network
Fri., July 25 8 – 11 p.m. Stage 19: Mauboutguet Pays du Val d’Adour to Gergerac (Tour Primetime) NBCSN
Sat., July 26 8 a.m. – Noon Stage 20: Bergerac to Périgueux (LIVE) NBCSN
Sat., July 26 8 – 11 p.m. Stage 20: Bergerac to Périgueux (Tour Primetime) NBCSN
Sun., July 27 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stage 21: Évry to Paris Champs-Élysées (LIVE) NBCSN
Sun., July 27 2 – 3:30 p.m. Tour de France Review Show NBC
Sun., July 27 8  – 11 p.m. Stage 21: Évry to Paris Champs-Élysées (Tour Primetime) NBCSN

Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, the voices of cycling, call the race action for the live shows with reporters Steve Schlanger, Carolyn Manno, and Steve Porino (‘Inside-the-Race’). Todd Harris hosts nightly studio coverage with analysts Bob Roll and Christian Vande Velde.

TOUR PRIMETIME ON NBCSN

Tour Primetime airs nightly at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN throughout the Tour. The show takes a look at the day’s stage with comprehensive analysis, insights and the most compelling storylines. Highlighting Tour Primetime is a full replay of the day’s exciting race action complemented by fresh, post-race interviews with riders, telestrator analysis, and strategy segments.

Coverage of the Tour de France is presented on NBC and NBCSN. For more information on NBC Sports Group’s overall Tour de France coverage, click here.

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