[Corrects Universal Sports Giro d'Italia schedule below]
The Giro d'Italia and Amgen Tour of California bike races will be running on simultaneous days for the week beginning this Sunday.
While the conflict created havoc for some teams that either had to choose between the two bike races or split their squads between California and Italy, all it's going to do for cycling fans is put them in front of the TV for more hours on days when they should be enjoying the fresh air.
Fortunately, the Giro is broadcast live in the mornings on Universal Sports, while the Tour of California will appear live in the afternoons on Versus. CyclingNews and VeloNews also plan coverage.
The venerable TourTracker is returning for another online run of streaming bike racing coverage at the Tour of California website.
[Other BikingBis posts about Amgen Tour of California and Giro d'Italia]
Here's the Versus lineup for the Tour of California:
Sunday, May 16– Nevada City to Sacramento
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Monday, May 17 – Davis to Santa Rosa
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Tuesday, May 18 – San Francisco to Santa Cruz
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Wednesday, May 19 – San Jose to Modesto
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Thursday, May 20– Visalia to Bakersfield
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Friday, May 21 – Pasadena to Big Bear Lake
2PM PDT / 5PM EDT (Live)
Saturday, May 22 – Los Angeles
3:30PM PDT / 6:30PM EDT (Live)
Sunday, May 23 – Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village/Agoura Hills
3:30PM PDT / 6:30PM EDT (Live)
Universal Sports coverage of Giro d'Italia
Sunday, May 16 (Stage 8)– 9 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts 8 p.m. (ET) and 12:30 a.m. (ET, Monday)
Monday, May 17 (Stage 9)– 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts 5 p.m. (ET), 8 p.m. (ET), Midnight (ET, Tuesday)
Tuesday, May 18 (Stage 10) — 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts 8 p.m. (ET), 12:30 a.m. (ET, Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 19 (Stage 11)– 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts at 4 p.m. (ET), 8 p.m. (ET), Midnight (ET, Thursday)
Thursday, May 20 (Stage 12)– 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts at 8 p.m. (ET), 1 a.m. (ET, Friday)
Friday, May 21 (Stage 13)– 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts at 5 p.m. (ET), 8 p.m. (ET), 1 a.m. (ET, Saturday)
Saturday, May 22 (Stage 14)– 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET); rebroadcasts at 8 p.m. (ET)
Sunday, May 23 (Stage 15)– 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET); rebroadcasts at 8 p.m.
Monday, May 24 (Rest day) — 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. (ET) (Rest day)
Tuesday, May 25 (Stage 16) — 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET), rebroadcasts at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. (ET) and 1 a.m. (ET, Wednesday)
Wednesday, May 26 (Stage 17) — 9 – 11:30 a.m. (ET), rebroadcasts at 4:30, 8 and 11 p.m. (ET)
Thursday, May 27 (Stage 18)– 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (ET), rebroadcasts at 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. (ET)
Friday, May 28 (Stage 19) — 8:30 – noon (ET); rebroadcasts at 1 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, May 29 — (no schedule posted yet)
Sunday, May 30 — (no schedule posted yet)
The sports platform also offers an online package priced at $14.95. Cycling fans will get live, pay-per-view coverage of the complete race as well as highlights, recaps, cyclist profiles, route previews and photos.
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