LeTour 2020

[Baz]

Better late than never!

The 2020 Tour de France begins on Saturday, August 29 through September 20. The three-week long event was originally scheduled to take place from June 27 to July 19 but was postponed because of the pandemic. This year marks the 107th edition of the event and the first time since the end of World War II that the race is not taking place in July. The 2020 Tour also features 12 new sites and stage cities indicated with an asterisk in the list for the 2020 Tour de France schedule below.

2020 Tour de France Key Information

When is the 2020 Tour de France?

The 2020 Tour de France will take place from Aug. 29-Sept. 20.

How do I watch the tour?

Fans can watch the entire event on NBC Sports Gold (more info here), which lets you see every stage live, ad-free and on-demand. Subscribers also can access interactive maps and get exclusive live streams of alternate camera angles. The event also can be seen on NBCSN.

How long is the event?

The 2020 Tour de France is 23 days long. There will be one stage contested per day and two rest days. The first rest day is on September 7 (between stages 9 & 10) and the second will be on September 14 (between stages 15 & 16).

How many riders?

There will be a total of 176 riders. There will be 22 teams with 8 riders per team.
How many stages?

There are 21 stages: 9 flat, 3 hilly, 8 mountain stages, and 1 individual time trial.

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[Baz]

It's on!

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[Baz]

Route

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Very cool - I went last year (Val Thorens) but COVID kebashed plans to travel this year. Hope to catch a few stages on video. Glad they were able to do the event at all!

[tevake]

Thanks for the heads up Baz!

I just saw a spot on the first days race, on NBC news, they were riding parallel to train tracks and there was a passenger train cruising right along side the Peloton, at the same speed. That would have been so cool to be on that train.

I look forward to seeing some of the stages.

Cheers Richard

[Racerbvd]

Thanks for the update.

[RSBob]

DVR locked and loaded. Thanks for posting

[Baz]

Hey you're welcome, guys!

Crazy first stage yesterday but things getting back to normal today.

Sagan!

[Baz]

Phil just said if a single rider test comes back positive for cv19, the race will be canceled and whomever is in the lead will be declared the winner.

[flatbutt]

He better be careful with those gummies. They've been known to have an adverse GI impact.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Baz

Phil just said if a single rider test comes back positive for cv19, the race will be canceled and whomever is in the lead will be declared the winner.

I heard if two people on a team including staff tested positive, the team was out- did they change the rule?

I watched the ad free version that has different commentators today and not the Phil Ligget version.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by rwest

I heard if two people on a team including staff tested positive, the team was out- did they change the rule?

I watched the ad free version that has different commentators today and not the Phil Ligget version.

Just repeating what I heard today, Rutager.

Hope these guys stay negative!

[RSBob]

They better stay negative or my wife will be crushed. She is a more rabid fan than I am dating all the way back to LeMond

Just heard Bob say they have to run the race 10 days to award the Yellow Jersey.

Felt inspired by Le Tour and hit the hills today.

[jyl]

Smoking sprint today.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by jyl

Smoking sprint today.

It was.......the kid from Queensland put on a clinic there!

[Baz]

Team Jumbo-Visma putting on a clinic on how to win a stage!

Wow...that was impressive!

And kudos to the kid from Durango, Colorado with that lead out!

This is fun!

[Baz]

Phil: "And Tony Martin has done his job today. They call him "The Panzer""

Or in German if you'd like.....Der Panzerwagen!

[RSBob]

Originally Posted by jyl

Smoking sprint today.

Insane how the lead sprinter changed four times so quickly when each one explosively jumped. Best sprint finish I have seen in quite a while. Cudos to Ewan the OZ rider.

[Baz]

Haven't updated in a while but am enjoying the hilly terrain in the recent stages.