96th Annual Tour de France, Coverage Begins July 4 on OLN Programming Highlights / OLN Posted by RAD on Jun 28, 2009 - 08:34 PM OLN brings viewers fast-paced, exclusive nightly coverage of Tour de France 2009. Watch as top cyclists representing 20 countries from around the world compete in this prestigious sporting event where only one will be awarded the coveted yellow jersey. This year’s tour begins in Monaco and will stop off in France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and detour into Italy as the riders make their way through 21 challenging stages. In the ultimate test of strength and endurance 10 flat stages, 7 mountain stages, 3 summit finishes, 1 medium mountain stage, 2 individual time-trial stages, 1 team-trial stage, 2 rest days and 3500 kilometres stand between the competitors and total victory. As an added level of difficulty, this year’s route marks the first time riders will face a mountain on the penultimate day of the race. Hot off of his first win since his return to cycling at the Nevada City Classic in California, Lance Armstrong returns to compete in this year’s Tour. Can Lance reclaim his place at the top of the pack or will another rider triumph above the rest? OLN’s Tour de France Broadcast Schedule is as Follows: Day 1 - Saturday, July 4 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 1 (Time Trials) Monaco to Monaco Day 2 – Sunday, July 5 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 2 (Flat) Monaco to Brignoles Day 3 – Monday, July 6 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 3 (Flat) Marseille to La Grande-Motte Day 4 – Tuesday, July 7 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 4 (Team Time Trial) Montepellier to Montepellier Day 5 – Wednesday, July 8 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 5 (Flat) La Cap d’Adge to Perpignan Day 6 – Thursday, July 9 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 6 (Flat) Gerone to Barcelona Day 7 – Friday, July 10 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 7 (Mountain) Barcelona to Andorre Arcalis Day 8 – Saturday, July 11 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 8 (Mountain) Andorre-la-Vieille to Saint-Girons Day 9 – Sunday, July 12 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 9 (Mountain) Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes Day 10 – Monday, July 13 at 8pm ET/PT Rest Day #1 - Race Re-Cap Episode Day 11 – Tuesday, July 14 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 10 (Flat) Limoges to Issoudun Day 12 – Wednesday, July 15 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 11 (Flat) Vatan to Saint-Fargeau Day 13 – Thursday, July 16 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 12 (Flat) Tonnerre to Vittel Day 14 – Friday, July 17 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 13 (Hilly) Vitell to Colmar Day 15 – Saturday, July 18 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 14 (Flat) Colmar to Besancon Day 16 – Sunday, July 19 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 15 (Mountain) Pontarlier to Verbier Day 17 – Monday, July 20 at 8pm ET/PT Rest Day # 2 – Race Re-Cap Episode #2 Day 18 – Tuesday, July 21 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 16 (Mountain) Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice Day 19 – Wednesday, July 22 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 17 (Mountain) Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand Day 20 – Thursday, July 23 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 18 (Time Trial) Annecy to Annecy Day 21 – Friday, July 24 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 19 (Flat) Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas Day 22 – Saturday, July 25 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 20 (Mountain) Montelimar to Mont Ventoux Day 23 – Sunday, July 26 at 8pm ET/PT Stage 21 (Flat) Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs–Élysées This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3106