FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
FINAL STAGES OF 109TH TOUR DE FRANCE PRESENTED LIVE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS PEACOCK, NBC AND USA NETWORK
Live Coverage of Stage 19 Tomorrow Begins with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show at 7 a.m. ET on Peacock; Race Coverage Begins at 7:10 a.m. ET on Peacock
Jonas Vingegaard Holds General Classification Lead Heading into Stage 19; Two-Time Defending Champion Tadej Pogačar Sits in Second Place
Live Coverage of the Final Stage Begins This Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET on Peacock & USA Network; Encore Coverage at 2 p.m. ET on NBC
Peacock To Stream Live, Commercial-Free Coverage of Every Stage from Start to Finish and Select Early Morning Stages Exclusively as They Happen
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 21, 2022 – NBC Sports’ live coverage of the 109th Tour de France concludes this weekend with the final three stages across Peacock, NBC, and USA Network.
The Tour enters Stage 19 tomorrow (Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors), with live coverage beginning at 7 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show on Peacock. Tomorrow’s live race coverage begins at 7:10 a.m. ET on Peacock and continues on Peacock and USA Network at 8 a.m. ET.
Saturday’s live coverage of the penultimate Stage 20, beginning in Lacapelle-Marival and finishing in Rocamadour, starts at 6:30 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show on Peacock. Live race coverage begins at 7:05 a.m. ET on Peacock and continues at 8 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBC.
Live coverage of Sunday’s final stage, which finishes on Paris’ Champs-Elysees, starts at 10 a.m. ET with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show on Peacock and USA Network. Live race coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. Encore coverage of the final stage of the 109th Tour de France will be presented at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
Jonas Vinegegaard (Jumbo – Visma) won Stage 18, marking the 25-year-old’s second stage victory this race and increasing his lead atop the overall standings. Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) of Slovenia remains in second place, trailing Vingegaard by three minutes and 26 seconds. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) of Great Britain, the 2018 Tour de France champion, is currently in third place.
Peacock’s expansive programming features live sports coverage including MLB Sunday Leadoff, golf, NASCAR, INDYCAR, Triple Crown horse racing, the USFL, Sunday Night Football, Olympic sports, Premier League, Notre Dame Football, and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel which streams Peacock Original Brother from Another and staples like The Dan Patrick Show, Pro Football Talk Live, and The Rich Eisen Show.
COMMENTATORS
NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2022 Tour de France features Phil Liggett, universally known as the “voice of cycling,” who calls play-by-play race action, marking the 50th time he will cover the Tour de France, and his 45th time calling the race on television. Bob Roll joins Liggett on the call as an analyst, with Liggett and Roll on site at each stage of the Tour de France for the first time since 2019. Steve Porino and former professional cyclist Robbie Hunter serve as reporters.
Paul Burmeister hosts daily pre-race and post-race studio coverage, along with former professional cyclist and analyst Christian Vande Velde and American Grand Tour champion Chris Horner.
NBC SPORTS SOCIAL MEDIA:
Fans can keep up with the Tour de France through NBC Sports’ 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 NBCSports.com/cycling for a live stream schedule, stage maps, results, routes and more.
NBC SPORTS’ 2022 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE
(subject to change, all times ET)***All live coverage on NBC and USA Network is also available on the NBC Sports app:
| Date | Time | Stage | Platform |
| Fri., July 22 | 7 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Race Show (LIVE) | Peacock |
| 7:10 a.m. | Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac / Cahors (LIVE) | Peacock | |
| 8 a.m. | Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac / Cahors (LIVE) | Peacock, USA Network | |
| Sat., July 23 | 6:30 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Race Show (LIVE) | Peacock |
| 7:05 a.m. | Stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival / Rocamadour (LIVE) | Peacock | |
| 8 a.m. | Stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival / Rocamadour (LIVE) | NBC, Peacock | |
| Sun. July 24 | 10 a.m. | Tour de France Pre-Race Show (LIVE) | Peacock, USA Network |
| 10:30 a.m. | Stage 21: Paris La Defense Arena / Paris Champs-Elysees (LIVE) | Peacock, USA Network | |
| 2 p.m. | Stage 21: Paris La Defense Arena / Paris Champs-Elysees | NBC |
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