Tour de France 2017: Friday's Stage 7 Live-Stream Schedule, TV Info and Route

Chris Froome and the 2017 Tour de France's other competitors will enjoy yet another relatively flat route in Stage 7 of the race.

Aside from a category-four climb three-quarters of the way through, the 213.5-kilometre route from Troyes to Nuits-Saint-Georges is well-suited to the sprinters.

Cyclingnews TV provided a look at the route:

Here's the viewing information you need to catch the action, and read on for a preview of the stage:

TV Info: Eurosport, ITV 4 (UK), NBC Sports (U.S.)

Live Stream: Eurosport website, ITV app, NBC Sports Live service

Preview

Marcel Kittel won the sprint finish in Stage 6, his second victory in this year's Tour having also won Stage 2, and his 11th overall.

The Tour's official Twitter account shared a recap of his win:

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Kittel stronger than the heat, here is the full summary of stage 6! #TDF2017 pic.twitter.com/w1RJYvBgB8

— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 6, 2017"

The general classification remained unchanged, however, with Team Sky's Froome and Geraint Thomas topping the standings ahead of Fabio Aru:

Indeed, it was a largely relaxed day for those competing for the yellow jersey, and Friday could see more of the same given the similarly flat profile of Stage 7 and comparable length of the route.

As such, Quick-Step rider Kittel will no doubt have his eyes set on another win.

Per Cyclingnews, Quick-Step manager Patrick Lefevere believes the German is in excellent shape: "[Fabio] Sabatini did a great job to keep Marcel in front. There is not really one team that is stronger than the others, but Marcel is definitely stronger than everybody else."

Kittel was similarly pleased with how the race finished: "The last kilometre was a little bit freestyle but I had a good wheel, first from Arnaud Demare, and then I had to go at 250 to the front. It went perfect. I could start from a great position, a little behind, to see where my rivals were going. I feel good at the moment."

With Peter Sagan disqualified from this year's Tour, the race for the green jersey is wide open.

Kittel is 27 points behind Demare after beating the Frenchman in the sprint finish on Thursday.

There may be little progress made in the general classification on Friday, but Kittel and Demare going head-to-head once again in the sprints promises to be a thrilling contest.