NBC Sports Tour De France 2013: TV Schedule, Daily Listings and Coverage Info

The Tour de France is one of the most grueling, epic events in all of sports. The marathon that is the 23-day trek across the different landscapes of France will begin on Saturday, June 29, in Porto-Vecchio. 

As it marks the 100th edition of the race in 2013, something special is bound to happen over the course of the 21 stages. Mother Nature will have a trial of tests to offer the riders vying for titles in the overall and specific classifications as they try to don the different-colored jerseys.

The most prestigious of those jerseys is the yellow one, given to the overall leader at the end of the day's events. Points, mountain and young rider classifications all carry a different weight, and each will be up for grabs. 

As the race's official Twitter account shows, riders are arriving in droves and ready to compete for the Tour de France title:

Cycling Weekly also had this post confirming all of the starters for Saturday's opening trial:

NBC Sports will broadcast the event in the United States while ITV will carry the broadcast in the United Kingdom. Eurosport will have the feed for most of the rest of Europe while other networks offering coverage include TSN (Canada), FRANCE 1 and 2 (France) and Fox Sports (Australia).

TSM Sports had a useful post on the different television networks pitching in to provide round-the-world coverage. 

Bradley Wiggins is the defending Tour de France champion, but he won't be around to defend his title after withdrawing from the race earlier this year.

Winning the Tour de France is no easy task, a reason why no one has won consecutive races since Lance Armstrong, who was forced to vacate his seven titles. Before that, Miguel Indurain won his fifth straight Tour crown in 1995. 

As we march toward what should be an exciting three weeks of action in France, here's a comprehensive look at when and where to catch the different stages of the 2013 Tour de France. 

TV Schedule, Coverage Info and Daily Listings

Date	Stage	Location/Coverage	TV	Time (ET)
Saturday, June 29	1	Porto-Vecchio to Bastia	NBCSN	7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, June 30	2	Bastia to Ajaccio	NBCSN/NBC	7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Monday, July 1	3	Ajaccio to Calvi	NBCSN	6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Tuesday, July 2	4	Nice to NIce	NBCSN	9 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3	5	Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 4	6	Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday, July 5	7	Montpellier to Albi	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 6	8	Castres to Ax 3 Domaines	NBCSN/NBC	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 7	9	Saint-Girons to Bagnères-de-Bigorre	NBCSN	6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Monday, July 8	REST DAY
Tuesday, July 9	10	Saint-Gildas-des-Bois to Sain-Malo	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10	11	Avranches to Mont-Saint-Michel	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 11	12	Fougères to Tours	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday, July 12	13	Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 13	14	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule to Lyon	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 14	15	Givors to Mont Ventoux	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Monday, July 15	REST DAY
Tuesday, July 16	16	Vaison-la-Romaine to Gap	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Wednesday, July 17	17	Embrun to Chorges	NBCSN	8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Thursday, July 18	18	Gap to Alpe-d’Huez	NBCSN	6 a.m - 11 p.m.
Friday, July 19	19	Bourg-d’Oisans to Le Grand-Bornand	NBCSN	6 a.m - 11 p.m.
Saturday, July 20	20	Annecy to Annecy-Semonz	NBCSN	7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 21	21	Versailles to Paris Champs Élysées	NBCSN	11:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, July 28	-	Recap Show	NBC	12:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

*NBCSN=NBC Sports Network. Information and full times and specific listings via NBC Sports. 

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