Universal Sports Network presents more than 13 hours of LIVE daily television and online coverage of the Tour de Suisse from Switzerland, June 13 to 21. The 79th edition of the mountainous nine-stage road race attracts numerous international cyclists in the last major race before the Tour de France.
With three-time winner Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) skipping this year’s race, a new champion will be crowned. Looking to top the podium are former winners Fabian Cancellara [status pending due to illness] and Frank Schleck, both of Trek Factory Racing, as well as 2015 Tour of California champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and 2015 Tour of Turkey winner Kristijan Durasek (Lampre-Merida). Other hopefuls for the overall classification include Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step), 2014 Tour de France podium finisher Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and American Tom Danielson (Cannondale-Garmin).
The Universal Sports broadcast team will feature play-by-play announcers Craig Hummer (Stages 1-2) and Steve Schlanger (Stages 3-9) alongside analyst Todd Gogulski, who spent more than a decade racing professionally, including on the U.S. National team, and had more than 100 victories during his career.
With more than 185 hours of exclusive coverage this year, Universal Sports Network is firmly established as the leader in cycling coverage on American television. In addition to the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Va., marquee events in Universal Sports’ 2015 Cycling Series include the Vuelta a España, Volta a Cataluyna, Tour of Belgium, Tour of Britain, Three Days of De Panne, Four Days of Dunkerque, Tour de Suisse, Tour de Wallonie, Eneco Tour and the women’s one-day race La Course by Le Tour de France.
Universal Sports Network Broadcast Schedule: 2015 Tour de Suisse
ALL TIMES Eastern – subject to change
DATE Time (ET) EVENT Route
June 13 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 1 (ITT) Risch-Rotkreuz
June 14 10:30 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 2 Risch-Rotkreuz
June 15 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 3 Quinto to Olivone
June 16 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 4 Flims to Schwarzenbach
June 17 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 5 Unterterzen to Sölden (Austria)
June 18 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 6 Wil to Biel
June 19 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 7 Biel to Düdingen
June 20 11 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 8 Bern to Bern
June 21 10:30 a.m. LIVE Tour de Suisse: Stage 9 (ITT) Bern to Bern
Universal Sports Network Broadcast Schedule: 2015 Cycling Series
ALL TIMES Eastern – subject to change
DATE EVENT Location
July 25-29 Tour de Wallonie Belgium
July 26 La Course by Le Tour de France Paris, France
July 26 UCI BMX World Championships Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Aug. 10-16 Eneco Tour The Netherlands/Belgium
Aug. 22-Sept. 13 Vuelta a España Spain
Aug. 30 Grand Prix de Plouay Belgium
Sept. 2-7 Tour of Alberta Alberta, Canada
Sept. 4-7 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Vallnord, Andorra
Sept. 6-13 Tour of Britain Great Britain
Sept. 17 Grand Prix de Wallonie France
Sept. 20-27 UCI Road Cycling World Championships Richmond, Va.
Live Streaming Schedule: https://universalsports.com/watch-live
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