We examine the full schedule of the 2023 Tour de France, which is scheduled to kick-off on 1st July and will run through 21st July along with the live stream telecast broadcast in India
Vingegaard and Pogacar engaged in an exhilarating rivalry in 2022, and they are the two heavy favorites for the 2023 Tour de France. On Saturday, this prestigious event will kick-off with the first-stage that will include steep ascent of 3400-meters.
Tour de France 2023 live stream telecast where to watch broadcast in India, schedule, dates, time table, route
3️⃣ days to go before the start of the 110th edition of the Tour de France.
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— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 28, 2023
2023 Tour de France schedule, date, venue, track details, & favorites to win
In general, it is anticipated that the 2023 Tour de France will feature a two-horse race between the reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time champion Tadej Pogacar. Notably, these two players have finished in the top-two since last two years. However, 2022 Giro d’Italia champion Jai Hindley will be eager to clinch a podium finish. Additionally, experienced athletes like Mikel Landa, Enric Mas, David Gaudu, Richard Carapaz, Ben O’Connor, & Romain Bardet have the potential to be crowned as the overall winner.
According to the official schedule, this prestigious tournament will kick-off on 1st July with the first stage in Bilbao before culminating on 23rd July with the twenty-first stage in Paris. There will be 22 teams competing in the event and hence, eighteen UCI WorldTeams have all received automatic invitations. Additionally, top-two 2022 UCI ProTeams including Lotto-Dstny and Team TotalEnergies have qualified for the 2023 Tour de France. It should be remembered that a total of 176 cyclists will begin the race in Bilbao and each team will consist of eight cyclists.
The Tour de France route for this year covers a distance of 3,404 km (2,115 miles) and spans three weeks and it starts in Spain’s Bilbao, marking its first-ever stage in the city. It’s the second year in a row that the Tour begins outside France and the challenging race concludes on the iconic Champs-Élysées in Paris.
we examine the full schedule of the 2023 Tour de France along with track details:
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type |
| 1 | 1 July | Bilbao (Spain) | 182 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 2 | 2 July | Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián (Spain) | 209 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 3 | 3 July | Amorebieta-Etxano (Spain) to Bayonne | 185 km | Flat stage |
| 4 | 4 July | Dax to Nogaro | 182 km | Flat stage |
| 5 | 5 July | Pau to Laruns | 165 km | Mountain stage |
| 6 | 6 July | Tarbes to Cauterets (Cambasque) | 145 km | Mountain stage |
| 7 | 7 July | Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux | 170 km | Flat stage |
| 8 | 8 July | Libourne to Limoges | 201 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 9 | 9 July | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme | 184 km | Mountain stage |
| – | 10 July | Clermont-Ferrand | Rest day | |
| 10 | 11 July | Vulcania to Issoire | 167 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 11 | 12 July | Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins | 180 km | Flat stage |
| 12 | 13 July | Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 166 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 13 | 14 July | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier | 138 km | Mountain stage |
| 14 | 15 July | Annemasse to Morzine | 152 km | Mountain stage |
| 15 | 16 July | Les Gets to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 180 km | Mountain stage |
| – | 17 July | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | Rest day | |
| 16 | 18 July | Passy to Combloux | 22 km | Individual time trial |
| 17 | 19 July | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains to Courchevel | 166 km | Mountain stage |
| 18 | 20 July | Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse | 186 km | Medium-mountain stage |
| 19 | 21 July | Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny | 173 km | Flat stage |
| 20 | 22 July | Belfort to Le Markstein | 133 km | Mountain stage |
| 21 | 23 July | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 115 km | Flat stage |
| Total | 3,404 km | |||
When And Where to Watch: live streaming & telecast
It has been confirmed that the 2023 Tour de France will be shown live across 190 countries. Notably, the competition will be broadcasted through the France TV/Eurosport TV in France and it will be streamed through RTVE in Spain. There is no live telecast in India.
| Region | Channel |
| Basque Country | EiTB |
| Belgium | RTBF and VRT |
| Czech Republic | Česká Televize |
| Denmark | TV2 |
| Europe | Eurosport Eurosport |
| France | France TV, Sport France, TV Sport, & Eurosport France |
| Germany | Discovery+ and ARD |
| Ireland | TG4 |
| Italy | Discovery+ and RAI Sport |
| Luxemburg | RTL |
| Netherlands | Discovery+ and NOS |
| Norway | TV2 |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Scandinavia | Discovery+ |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Slovenia | RTV SLO |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Switzerland | SRG |
| United Kingdom | Discovery+ and ITV |
| Wales | S4C |
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