Tour de France 2017: TV Schedule, Route, Live-Stream Coverage for Stage 2

The 2017 Tour de France will travel from Germany to Belgium in Stage 2, as the peloton will head for an expected bunch sprint in Liege.

Event organisers have done their best to avoid the iconic steep hills around the Belgian city, and the flat profile of the stage should give the sprinters their first chance at a stage win.

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After Saturday's first stage in Dusseldorf, Sunday's offering should once again see the top contenders for the yellow jersey save their legs ahead of what's to come.

Eurosport 1 and ITV 4 will broadcast the stage, with live streams available via the Eurosport website and the ITV app. For American viewers, NBC has you covered via their NBC Sports Live service.

Here's a look at the stage route and profile, via CyclingnewsTV:

The battle for the green jersey will take centre stage on Sunday, barring an ambitious attack in the Ardennes. Light rain is expected in Belgium, per Accuweather.com, but the roads around Liege should still be in good condition, favouring the peloton.

This year's group of sprinters boasts plenty of quality, led by Peter Sagan, who needs just one more win in the points classification to tie Erik Zabel's record of six green jerseys. The 27-year-old has taken his five wins in five straight years.

As shared by Eurosport UK, the Slovak has already flashed his incredible speed in this race:

Sagan wins green jerseys through consistency, rather than pure speed, however. In the opening week, the specialists are more likely to win stages, and that group includes the likes of Marcel Kittel, Andre Greipel, Nacer Bouhanni, Arnaud Demare and Mark Cavendish.

Michael Matthews, Alexander Kristoff and John Degenkolb usually do their damage in the longer stages later in the race, but they will nonetheless mix it up for the stage win in Liege as well.

The rain could lead to a hectic finale, as teams try to shield their top sprinters and main men for the general classification near the head of the peloton. Crashes are likely, and don't be surprised if at least one top contender for the yellow falls victim early.