The 102nd Tour de France runs from July 4 to July 26 and will cover 3,360 kilometers (2,208 miles) over the course of 21 stages. The Grand Départ from Utrecht is the sixth time in Tour de France history — a record — the race will begin in the Netherlands and the 21st time the race will begin abroad. Riders will spend two stages in Belgium before reaching France.
Below is the TV schedule and the teams, jerseys and past winners of the Tour de France:
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What TV channel is the Tour de France on?
Live coverage for all stages is on NBCSN and live streaming available on mobile and web via NBCSN.
Saturday, July 4
Stage 1: Utrecht — Utrecht (individual time trial), 8 a.m. ET NBCSN
NBC Highlight Show, 2 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, July 5
Stage 2: Utrecht — Zélande, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
NBC Highlight Show, 1 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Monday, July 6
Stage 3: Anvers — Huy, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Tuesday, July 7
Stage 4: Seraing — Cambrai, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Wednesday, July 8
Stage 5: Arras Communauté Urbaine — Amiens Métropole, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Thursday, July 9
Stage 6: Abbeville — Le Havre, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Friday, July 10
Stage 7: Livarot — Fougères, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Saturday, July 11
Stage 8: Rennes — Mûr-de-Bretagne, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, July 12
Stage 9: Vannes — Plumelec (team time trial), 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Monday, July 13
Rest Day — Pau
Best of Stages 1-9, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Tuesday, July 14
Stage 10: Tarbes — La Pierre-Saint-Martin, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Wednesday, July 15
Stage 11: Pau — Cauterets-Vallée de Saint-Savin, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Thursday, July 16
Stage 12: Lannemezan — Plateau de Beille, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Friday, July 17
Stage 13: Muret — Rodez, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Saturday, July 18
Stage 14: Rodez — Mende, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
NBC Highlight Show, 2 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, July 19
Stage 15: Mende — Valence, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Monday, July 20
Stage 16: Bourg-de-Péage — Gap, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Tuesday, July 21
Rest Day — Gap
Best of Stages 10-16, 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Wednesday, July 22
Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains — Pra Loup, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Thursday, July 23
Stage 18: Gap — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Friday, July 24
Stage 19: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne — La Toussuire-Les Sybelles, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Saturday, July 25
Stage 20: Modane Valfréjus — Alpe d’Huez, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, July 26
Stage 21: Sèvres-Grand Paris Seine Ouest — Paris-Champs-Élysées, 8 a.m. ET, NBCSN
NBC Highlight Show, 2:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN
What teams are competing in the Tour de France?
AG2R La Mondiale (France)
Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan)
BMC Racing Team (United States)
Bora-Argon 18 (Germany)
Bretagne-Seche Environnement (France)
Cofidis, Solutions Credits (France)
Etixx-Quick Step (Belgium)
FDJ (France)
IAM Cycling (Switzerland)
Lampre-Merida (Italy)
Lotto Soudal (Belgium)
Movistar Team (Spain)
MTN-Qhubeka P/B Samsung (South Africa)
Orica GreenEDGE (Australia)
Team Cannondale-Garmin (United States)
Team Europcar (France)
Team Giant Alpecin (Germany)
Team Katusha (Russia)
Team Lotto NL-Jumbo (Netherlands)
Team Sky (Great Britain)
Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia)
Trek Factory Racing (United States)
What do the different jersey colors represent?
Yellow Jersey: Leader of the general individual time classification.
Green Jersey: Leader of the points classification. Points are won on intermediate sprints and stage finishes.
Red Polka Dot Jersey: Best climber. Points are awarded at the top of any classified slope and doubled on the stage finishes that take place at the summit of climbs.
White Jersey: Best young rider in the general individual time classification. Riders must be 25 years old or younger in the running year.
Past winners
2014: Vincenzo Nibali, Italy (Astana Pro Team)
2013: Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2012: Bradley Wiggins, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2011: Cadel Evans, Australia (BMC Racing Team)
2010*: Andy Schleck, Luxembourg (Team Saxo Bank)
2009: Alberto Contador, Spain (Astana)
2008: Carlos Sastre, Spain (Team CSC)
2007: Alberto Contador, Spain (Discovery Channel)
2006**: Óscar Pereiro, Spain (Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears)
2005-1999***: Vacated
*Schleck was retroactively awarded the 2010 yellow jersey after it was later revealed Alberto Contador, the initial winner, failed a doping test. Contador was handed a two-year ban.
**Pereiro was retroactively awarded the 2006 yellow jersey after it was later revealed Floyd Landis, the initial winner, failed a doping test after Stage 17. Landis was suspended from professional competition until 2009.
***Lance Armstrong initally won these seven Tour de France titles but was stripped of all his achievements since 1998 by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Armstrong is banned from the sport for life.
