The OVO Energy Tour of Britain starts in Edinburgh next weekend, and this year for the first time cycling fans will be able to watch every moment live on ITV4.
Thanks to ITV4 and OVO Energy fans won't miss any of the action between Sunday 3 and Sunday 10 September, as the channel will have exclusive rights to the full live coverage of all eight days. Matt Barbet and Yanto Barker will once again present the coverage of Britain's biggest professional cycle race.
In addition to the live coverage, ITV4 will also screen a nightly highlights show bringing a wrap-up of the best of the action from each day's stage.
Chris Houghton, Managing Director, OVO Energy said: "We're proud to be the title sponsor of the country's largest free-to-watch sporting event, the Tour of Britain. This year, fans won't miss a pedal stroke - with extended live television coverage of up to six hours each day across all eight stages of the race. Those tuning in will witness the most exciting Tour yet."
ITV4 will be celebrating broadcasting ten year's of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain in 2017, having shown daily highlights each September since 2008, and live coverage of each stage since the 2012 race.
A provisional rider list will be announced next week, but among the star names already confirmed are recently crowned European Champion Alexander Kristoff, World Time Trial Champion Tony Martin and Team Sky's Michal Kwiatkowski, plus multiple British Time Trial Champion Alex Dowsett.
British duo Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas are expected to ride too, if they both recover from their Tour de France crash injuries in time.
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Tour of Britain 2017
Stage One - Sunday 3 September - Edinburgh to Kelso - 190km
Stage Two - Monday 4 September - Kielder Water & Forest Park to Blyth - 211km
Stage Three - Tuesday 5 September - Normanby Hall Country Park to Scunthorpe - 178km
Stage Four - Wednesday 6 September - Mansfield to Newark-on-Trent - 165km
Stage Five - Thursday 7 September - The Tendring Stage Individual Time Trial - 16km
Stage Six - Friday 8 September - Newmarket to Aldeburgh - 187km
Stage Seven - Saturday 9 September - Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham - 185km
Stage Eight - Sunday 10 September - Worcester to Cardiff - 180km
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