Tour De France 2012 TV Schedule: Times and Channel Listing for Early Stages

The 2012 Tour de France begins on Saturday, kicking off the year’s most hotly anticipated cycling race.

This tour, which begins in Belgium and ends at Champs-Elysees, is the 99th in history and shows just how long-lasting and powerful the event has been since its inception.

There will be tons of cyclists hoping to outlast the competition over the 2,161.75-mile course that will take over three weeks to complete from start to finish.

Even if you are a casual fan of the sport, take some time to watch the event, as the whole thing will be televised. You may never know how much you enjoy it until you try.

Here is the complete television schedule for the 2012 Tour de France.

NBC Sports Group's 2012 Tour de France Television Schedule

Saturday, June 30
Prologue: Liege to Liege, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Sunday, July 1
Stage 1: Liege to Seraing, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network
Recap show, 4 p.m., NBC

Monday, July 2
Stage 2: Vise to Tournai, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Tuesday, July 3
Stage 3: Orchies to Boulogne-sur-mer, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Wednesday, July 4
Stage 4: Abbeville to Rouen, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Thursday, July 5
Stage 5: Rouen to Saint-Quentin, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Friday, July 6
Stage 6: Epernay to Metz, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Saturday, July 7
Stage 7: Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles, 8 a.m., NBC

Sunday, July 8
Stage 8: Belfort to Porrentruy, 8 a.m., NBC

Monday, July 9
Stage 9: Arc-et-Senans to Bescancon, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Wednesday, July 11
Stage 10: Macon to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Thursday, July 12
Stage 11: Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles, 7 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Friday, July 13
Stage 12: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay Davezieux, 6:30 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Saturday, July 14
Stage 13: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Le Cap d'Adge, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Sunday, July 15
Stage 14: Limoux to Foix, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Monday, July 16
Stage 15: Samatan to Pau, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Wednesday, July 18
Stage 16: Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon, 6:30 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Thursday, July 19
Stage 17: Bagneres-de-Luchon to Peyragudes, 7:30 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Friday, July 20
Stage 18: Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Saturday, July 21
Stage 19: Bonneval to Chartres, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network

Sunday, July 22
Stage 20: Rambouillet to Paris Champs-Elysees, 8 a.m., NBC Sports Network
Recap show, 1 p.m., NBC

*Note: All times ET

*For more, visit NBC Sports