Tour de France 2023 Stage 17: How to watch on Wednesday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map
ByTNT Sports
Updated 18/07/2023 at 22:38 GMT+1
Jonas Vingegaard has one arm in the yellow jersey after obliterating Tadej Pogacar, and everyone else, in the individual time trial on Tuesday. A day later, he will try and stay glued to Pogacar's wheel as he attempts to move closer to a second Tour de France title. But surely Pogacar won't go away quietly? Here's all you need to know ahead of a must-see Stage 17 at the 2023 Tour de France.
Stage 16 highlights: Vingegaard soars to outclass Pogacar in time trial
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If the first two days in the Alps were challenging, then this third day is probably the pick of the bunch. Only 166km long but with over 5,000m of climbing, Stage 17 is arguably the queen stage of the Tour and features the Col des Saisies, Cormet de Roselend and Cote de Longefoy (with its technical descent of over 30 hairpins) ahead of the longest – and possibly toughest – climb of the race.
Used for the first time in 2020 when Miguel Angel Lopez took the win, the fearsome Col de la Loze (28.1km at 6%; the Prix Henri Desgrange) returns to give Stage 17 a severe sting in the tail. The climb drags up through Meribel before becoming Europe’s most arduous cycling path which pitches and ramps up without any forgiving corners towards a 20% wall near the top.
The race is not over at the summit, though, with a steep and narrow drop towards the finish on the altiport at Courchevel.
After his stunning time trial victory on Tuesday, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will take a 1'48" lead over Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) into the penultimate alpine test. Is it time for some Pog fireworks?
Follow all the action live here.
How can I watch the 2023 Tour de France on TV and live stream?
Every stage of the 2023 Tour de France will be broadcast in full on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+ and eurosport.com. Orla Chennaoui will again front our preview and post-race show The Breakaway, with Robbie McEwen, Adam Blythe and Dan Lloyd as pundits.
Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby will be leading things in the commentary box, with Sean Kelly, Lloyd, Blythe, McEwen and Jonathan Harris-Bass for company, while Philippe Gilbert, Alberto Contador, Jens Voigt and Blythe will be bringing fans closer to the action from the back of the motorbike during the race.
It's an early start for Stage 17, with our coverage kicking off at 11:00 BST on Wednesday with The Breakaway. The stage is scheduled to start at 11:30 BST.
Tour de France 2023 TV and live stream schedule, plus route details
| Stage | Date | Start / Finish | Distance | Breakaway on-air time (BST) |
| Stage 1 | Sat July 1 | Bilbao - Bilbao | 182km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 2 | Sun July 2 | Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastian | 209km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 3 | Mon July 3 | Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne | 185km (Flat) | 11:30 |
| Stage 4 | Tue July 4 | Dax - Nogaro Circuit | 182km (Flat) | 11:30 |
| Stage 5 | Wed July 5 | Pau - Laruns | 165km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 6 | Thu July 6 | Tarbes - Cauterets | 145km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 7 | Fri July 7 | Mont de Marsan - Bordeaux | 170km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 8 | Sat July 8 | Libourne - Limoges | 201km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 9 | Sun July 9 | Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dome | 184km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Mon July 10 | - | - | - |
| Stage 10 | Tue Jul 11 | Parc Vulcania - Issoire | 167km (Hills) | 11:45 |
| Stage 11 | Wed Jul 12 | Clermont Ferrand - Moulins | 180km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 12 | Thu July 13 | Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 169km (Hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 13 | Fri July 14 | Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier | 138km (Mountains) | 12:30 |
| Stage 14 | Sat July 15 | Annemasse - Morzine | 152km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 15 | Sun July 16 | Les Gets - Saint Gervais | 180km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Mon July 17 | - | - | - |
| Stage 16 | Tue July 18 | Passy - Combloux | 22km (ITT) | 11:45 |
| Stage 17 | Wed July 19 | Saint Gervais - Courchevel | 166km (Mountains) | 11:00 |
| Stage 18 | Thu July 20 | Moutiers - Bourg en Bresse | 186km (Hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 19 | Fri July 21 | Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny | 173km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 20 | Sat July 22 | Belfort - Le Markstein | 133km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 21 | Sun July 23 | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Elysees | 115km (Flat) | 15:00 |
Stage 17 profile video
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Stage 17 profile and route map: Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Courchevel
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Tour de France 2023 route map
Who's riding at the Tour de France?
Vingegaard and Pogacar lead the field at the Tour, but four-time champion Chris Froome is not competing as he was not selected by Israel Premier Tech.
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) had been going for history before his desperately unfortunate exit on Stage 8.
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Stream the 2023 Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+ and eurosport.co.uk
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