NBC Sports Continues 2017 Cycling Coverage with Paris-Nice This Weekend

NBC Sports Group continues its 2017 cycling schedule with live coverage of all eight stages of the 2017 Paris-Nice on NBC Sports Gold, beginning with Stage 1 this Sunday, Mar. 5, at 9:25 a.m. ET. NBCSN will present daily encore coverage of the race, beginning Monday, Mar. 6, at 2 a.m. ET with Stage 1. NBC Sports Gold's daily live coverage of the Paris-Nice culminates on Sunday, Mar. 12, at 9:25 a.m. ET.

Two-time Paris-Nice winner Richie Porte (BMC Racing), who won the Santos Tour Down Under in January, headlines the field. He will be joined by Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo), one of only six riders in cycling history to have won all three Grand Tours; Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), a Vuelta a Espana winner; and 2016 Tour de France runner-up Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale).

Paul Sherwen will call the action for the 2017 Paris-Nice, joined by analyst Bob Roll.

NBC Sports Gold -- NBC Sports Group's premium-subscription product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs -- will offer viewers exclusive, live, commercial-free, streaming coverage of the 2017 Paris-Nice.

In addition to live video streaming, viewers will have access to full stage video replays and highlights. The NBC Sports Gold app is available on Apple iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV V4, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast.

NBC Sports Gold's annual cycling package, features live coverage of all 21 stages of the Grand Tour races Tour de France and Vuelta a España, Monument Classics including Paris-Roubaix and Liége-Bastogne-Liége, and 10 additional races. Fans can visit NBCSportsGold.com now to purchase NBC Sports Gold at a discounted rate of $19.99 for the Paris-Nice and the remaining portion of the 2016-17 cycling season (March-June).

NBC SPORTS APP: The NBC Sports app -- NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs -- will stream coverage on NBCSN via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Comcast's X1, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

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NBC SPORTS GROUP'S PARIS-NICE SCHEDULE (subject to change, all times ET):

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Platform
Sun., Mar 5	9:25 a.m.	Stage 1: Bois-d'Arcy / Bois-d'Arcy	NBC Sports Gold
Mon., Mar. 6	2 a.m.	Stage 1: Bois-d'Arcy / Bois-d'Arcy	NBCSN
Mon., Mar. 6	9:20 a.m.	Stage 2: Rochefort-en-Yvelines / Amilly	NBC Sports Gold
Tues., Mar. 7	2 a.m.	Stage 2: Rochefort-en-Yvelines / Amilly	NBCSN
Tues., Mar. 7	9:20 a.m.	Stage 3: Chablis / Chalon-sur-Saône	NBC Sports Gold
Weds., Mar. 8	2 a.m.	Stage 3: Chablis / Chalon-sur-Saône	NBCSN
Weds., Mar. 8	9:20 a.m.	Stage 4: Beaujeu / Mont Brouilly	NBC Sports Gold
Thurs., Mar. 9	2 a.m.	Stage 4: Beaujeu / Mont Brouilly	NBCSN
Thurs., Mar. 9	9:20 a.m.	Stage 5: Quincié-en-Beaujolais / Bourg-de-Péage	NBC Sports Gold
Fri., Mar. 10	2 a.m.	Stage 5: Quincié-en-Beaujolais / Bourg-de-Péage	NBCSN
Fri., Mar. 10	9:20 a.m.	Stage 6: Aubagne / Fayence	NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Mar. 11	2 a.m.	Stage 6: Aubagne / Fayence	NBCSN
Sat., Mar. 11	10:10 a.m.	Stage 7: Nice / Col de la Couillole	NBC Sports Gold
Sun., Mar. 12	1 a.m.	Stage 7: Nice / Col de la Couillole	NBCSN
Sun., Mar. 12	10:25a.m.	Stage 8: Nice / Nice	NBC Sports Gold
Mon., Mar. 13	1 a.m.	Stage 8: Nice / Nice	NBCSN