FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S 2018 CYCLING COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH THE PARIS-ROUBAIX LIVE THIS SUNDAY, APR. 8, AT 4:55 AM ET ON NBC SPORTS GOLD
Exclusive, Commercial-Free Digital Coverage Available on NBC Sports Gold Premium App
NBCSN to Present Encore Coverage on Monday, April 9, at 6 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 5, 2018 – NBC Sports Group continues its 2018 cycling schedule with exclusive live commercial-free coverage of the 2018 Paris-Roubaix on NBC Sports Gold this Sunday, April 8, at 4:55 a.m. ET. NBCSN will present encore coverage of the race on Monday, April 9, at 6 p.m. ET.
The field is headlined by defending champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing); Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), winner of the last three world championships; and Niki Terpstra (Quick-Step Floors), who comes off a win in the 2018 Tour of Flanders and won the 2014 Paris-Roubaix.
Phil Liggett will call the action on NBCSN, joined by analyst Paul Sherwen.
NBC SPORTS GOLD
NBC Sports Gold — NBC Sports Group’s premium-subscription product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — offers viewers live, on-demand, and commercial-free streaming of the race.
NBC Sports Gold’s annual cycling package, features live coverage of all 21 stages of the Grand Tour races Tour de France and Vuelta a España, Monument Classics including Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and additional races. Fans can visit NBCSportsGold.com now to purchase the Cycling Pass for $29.99 for Paris-Roubaix and the remaining portion of the 2017-18 cycling season (through June 2018).
The NBC Sports Gold app is available on Apple iOS, Android, Apple TV V4, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Chromecast.
NBC SPORTS APP: The NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage on NBCSN via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Comcast’s X1, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.
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