Tour de France 2018: Stage 3 time, television program, and live stream information

The first day intentionally of the 2018 Tour de France arrives Monday with a time trial of 35.5 kilometers.

I say intentionally because step 1 ends up changing the overall clbadification contest much more than expected. Chris Froome, Richie Porte and Adam Yates all lost 51 seconds with late falls on a flat surface. Nairo Quintana lost a minute and 15 seconds. All these runners hope to catch up and the opportunity is there.

Step 3 will be broadcast live on NBCSN and streamed via the NBC Sports app and NBC Sports Gold starting at 9 pm ET.

Monday's stage is relatively long for a team time trial, and rather undulating, which could result in significant time differences. Froome and Team Sky, winners of the team time trial at the Critérium du Dauphiné last month, will be the favorites, followed by Porte and BMC Racing. Both riders should make up for lost time.

Like everyone else, Monday, everyone will be free, and for some hopes of yellow jerseys, this could actually be the end of their chances. Yates' Mitchelton-Scott team is in shock after time trial specialist Luke Durbridge took a bad fall on Sunday. For Quintana, no one knows exactly how much Movistar's Mishmash lineup will help him.

Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale), Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb), Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), and others who have avoided the carnage up to now and could increase their chances themselves . Which is to say, Monday is going to be importantTV.

Oh, and there will be death draws:

The best part of the team time trial is the shooting of death . Each team has eight riders, but the team's time is recorded after the fifth rider has crossed the line. This means that at the end of the course, three riders can sacrifice each other by pedaling at the front of the train and pedaling as hard as their mbadive hearts can withstand while their teammates save their energy. sneaking behind them. The death shooters then take off when their legs can really explode.

Here is how to watch:

Tour de France Stage 3 TV Schedule and Live Information

TV Schedule: NBCSN, starting at 9:00 am ET

Streaming: NBC Sports app (free, with commercials) and NBC Sports Gold (paid, no ads) starting at 9 am ET

Tour de France Stage 3 Profile

Image courtesy of the official Tour website.