NBC Sports to Air Daily Coverage of 2013 Paris-Nice Cycling Competition
By: Tyler Peterson Feb. 28, 2013
NBC Sports Network will air daily coverage of the 2013 Paris-Nice, an eight-day cycling competition beginning with the prologue this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, from Houilles, France, a commune just outside of Paris, and finishing in Nice, in the south of France. For the second year in a row, NBC Sports Network will air full coverage of all eight stages.
NBC Sports Network will air daily coverage of Paris-Nice, the first major European stage race of the year. The race starts with a short 2.9k time trial prologue but also has stages for sprinters as well as mountain stages for climbers. The race will end in dramatic fashion with a winner being crowned atop the Col d'Eze in a time trial. Riders will include American Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team and veteran Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma - Quickstep.NBC Sports Network's March 2013 Cycling Schedule (all times ET, subject to change):
Paris-Nice |
||
Sun., March 3 |
Prologue, Houilles to Houilles |
1 p.m. |
Mon., March 4 |
Stage 1, Saint-Germain-en Laye to Nemours |
12 a.m. |
Tues., March 5 |
Stage 2, Vimory to Cerilly |
12 a.m. |
Wed., March 6 |
Stage 3, Chatel-Guyon to Brioude |
12 a.m. |
Thurs., March 7 |
Stage 4, Brioude to Saint-Vallier |
12 a.m. |
Fri., March 8 |
Stage 5, Chateauneuf-du-Pape to La Montagne de Lure |
12 a.m. |
Sat., March 9 |
Stage 6, Manosque to Nice |
12 a.m. |
Sat., March 10 |
Stage 7, Nice to Col d'Eze |
12 a.m. |
Criterium International |
||
Sun., March 24 |
Stage 1, Porto-Vecchio |
1 a.m. |
Videos