The Tour de France 2023 is just around the corner! The best cyclists in the world are gearing up for one of the so-called “Big Three” of pedaling and both Colombia and Ecuador will be in attendance. Want to follow Egan Bernal, Rigoberto Urán, Richard Carapaz and more of your favorites? Find HERE all the details of the first stage and minute by minute LIVE ONLINE FREE via Caracol Sports and La República Deportes.
In 2023, the Tour de France will have its starting point in Bilbao, Spain, the country where the first two stages and part of the third stage will be raced. Of the 21, six will be in the plains, six in the middle of the mountains, and eight in the mountains. Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, and Wouj Van Aert and the defending champion Jonas Vingegaard They are considered big favorites.
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When and where to see the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France?
Broadcasting of Stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France begins at 5:20 am (Colombia and Ecuador time) and 7:20 am (Argentina time) and is available from start to finish via the Star Plus signal. Caracol Sports (Colombia only) coverage starts at 6:00 am while minute by minute and all incidents are broadcast FREE ONLINE at La República Deportes.
Route of the first stage of the Tour de France
The first stage of Tour de France 2023 It starts and ends in Bilbao, Spain. The route is 182.10 kilometers long and has medium mountain characteristics.
Viewing the first stage of the Tour de France. Photo: letour.fr
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Profile of the first stage of the Tour de France
The first stage will have one Category 2 port, three Category 3 ports and one Category 4 port.
Profile of the first stage of the Tour de France. Photo: letour.fr
Colombians at the 2023 Tour de France
These are the Colombian cyclists who will represent Colombia in the 2023 Tour de France:
- Stephen Keys, with the EF Education – Easy Post.
- Rigoberto Urán, also at EF Education – Easy Post.
- Harold Roof, with the Astana – Kazakhstan.
- Egan Bernal, with the INEOS Grenadiers. He was Tour Champion in 2019.
- Daniel Felipe Martínez, Bernal’s teammate at INEOS – Grenadiers.
Egan Bernal will lead the INEOS team at the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: AFP
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Richard Carapaz at the 2023 Tour de France
Richard Carapaz He will be the only Ecuadorian in the 2023 Tour de France, but he is perhaps the Latino with the greatest ambitions. The current Olympic champion in road cycling will join Colombians Chaves and Urán at the EF Education – Easy Post.
Richard Carapaz is one of the big names in the 2023 Tour de France. Photo: AFP