Tour de France Stage 17: Versus TV and Live Streaming Schedule

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PAU, FRANCE - JULY 20: Thousands cheer on the peloton as they come to the top of the Col du Tourmalet during stage 16 of the Tour de France on July 20, 2010 in Pau, France. The stage, between Bagneres-de-Luchon and Pau, featured four major climbs includin

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The 2010 Tour de France continues with Stage 17 on Thursday following Wednesday's rest day in Pau with a daunting 174 km trek through the Pyrenees to Col du Tourmalet.

The 2010 Tour's final stage in the mountains contains three huge climbs: category one rides up the Col de Marie-Blanque and Col du Soulor and the day's final hors catégorie ride up the Col du Tourmalet to the finish line.

Contador Vs. Schleck

PAU, FRANCE - JULY 20: Race leader Alberto Contador (l) of Spain and the Astana team rides over the finish line alongside second placed Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and Team Saxo Bank on stage sixteen of the 2010 Tour de France from Bagneres-de-Luchon to P

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With defending champion Alberto Contador holding just an eight-second advantage on second-place rider Andy Schleck, Thursday's mountain stage could play a major role in deciding the winner of this year's Tour.

Tune in for Stage 17

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Stage 17 will air live from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET.

You can catch all the action on Versus, available on channel 603 on DirecTV and channel 151 on Dish Network. Check your local cable listings for channel lineups.

You can also watch the live stream online on Versus.com. This isn't free though; Versus is now charging a reduced price of $23.95 for its live tracker. Check it out here.

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