Eurosport has announced its broadcast schedule ahead of the 2011 Tour de France, with the world’s top-ranked cyclist, Philippe Gilbert, to provide a view from the peloton.
The Belgian one-day specialist, who earlier this year completed a hat-trick of Ardennes’ Classics victories, will provide daily analysis of the day’s action.
The Tour leaves Vendée on Saturday before arriving in Paris 21 stages and 3,430km later on Sunday July 24.
The peloton heads into the Pyrenees on stages 12, 13 and 14 before the fireworks kick off on stage 18, as the race reaches the Alps and its highest point with the climb of the Col Algen at 2744m before a mouth-watering finish at the top of Galibier 24 hours later.
Stage 19 starts in Modane, climbing the Col du Télégraph, Galibier for a second time and the 21 hairpins of Alpe d’Huez.
David Harmon and four-time green jersey winner Sean Kelly will be in the Eurosport commentary box, while James Richardson will be joined by 2004 Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt, Rapha Condor-Sharp team manager John Herety and cycling journalist and author William Fotheringham in the studio.
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Eurosport Tour de France broadcast schedule
Saturday 2 July
1030- 1700 LIVE Stage 1 on British Eurosport
1100-1200 & 1300-1630 Stage 1 on Eurosport HD
Sunday 3 July
1300- 1630 LIVE Stage 2 on British Eurosport and Eurosport HD
Monday 4 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 3 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 3 on Eurosport HD
Tuesday 5 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 4 on British Eurosport
1300-1630 LIVE Stage 4 on Eurosport HD
Wednesday 6 July
1230-1645 LIVE Stage 5 on British Eurosport and Eurosport HD
Thursday 7 July
1245- 1700 LIVE Stage 6 on British Eurosport
1300-1630 LIVE Stage 5 on Eurosport HD
Friday 8 July
1245- 1715 LIVE Stage 7 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 7 on Eurosport HD
Sat 9 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 8 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 8 on Eurosport HD
Sun 10 July
1245- 1715 LIVE Stage 9 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 9 on Eurosport HD
Mon 11 July
Rest day
Tues 12 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 10 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 10 on Eurosport HD
Wed 13 July
1245-1645 LIVE Stage 11 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 11 on Eurosport HD
Thurs 14 July
0945-1700 LIVE Stage 12 on British Eurosport
1015-1630 LIVE Stage 12 on Eurosport HD
Friday 15 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 13 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 13 on Eurosport HD
Sat 16 July
1030-1700 LIVE Stage 14 on British Eurosport
1115-1630 LIVE Stage 14 on Eurosport HD
Sun 17 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 15 on British Eurosport
1330-1645 LIVE Stage 15 on Eurosport HD
Mon 18 July
Rest day
Tues 19 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 16 on British Eurosport on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 16 on Eurosport HD
Wed 20 July
1230-1700 LIVE Stage 17 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 17 on Eurosport HD
Thurs 21 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 18 on British Eurosport
1300-1645 LIVE Stage 18 on Eurosport HD
Fri 22 July
1300-1715 LIVE Stage 19 on British Eurosport
1330-1700 LIVE Stage 19 on Eurosport HD
Sat 23 July
1245-1700 LIVE Stage 20 on British Eurosport
1300-1630 LIVE Stage 20 on Eurosport HD
Sun 24 July
1300-1730 LIVE Stage 21 on British Eurosport
