NBC Sports Group to Air Over 30 Hours of 2015 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Coverage
By: Tyler Peterson Sep. 17, 2015
NBC Sports Group and UNIVERSAL SPORTS NETWORK will present more than 33 hours of coverage from the 2015 UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Richmond, Va., with NBC Sports Group's coverage beginning Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on CNBC with the live men's elite team time trial. NBC Sports Group's coverage continues throughout the week on NBCSN and CNBC, and concludes on Sunday, September 27 at Noon ET with the live elite men's road race on CNBC. On Sunday, Oct. 4, at Noon ET, NBC presents a one-hour recap of the event.
Held in Virginia's historic capital city, the nine-day event features more than 1,000 of the world's bestcyclists competing for their countries (70 countries represented). Among those also competing for a world championship rainbow jersey in addition to qualifying for the Rio Olympics are Team USA's Evelyn Stevens (San Francisco, Calif.) and Ben King (North Garden, Va.), Britain's Mark Cavendish, Slovenia'sPeter Sagan, Spain's Alejandro Valverde. Also riding for Team USA are Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) and Kristen Armstrong (Boise, Idaho) who continue their recent comebacks from injury.
Joining all telecasts from the field and hosting pre-race coverage on Universal Sports are veteran sports broadcaster Todd Harris and former professional and national team road cyclist Dotsie Bausch, a 2012 Olympic medalist in track cycling.
Paul Sherwen handles play-by-play for telecasts on NBC, NBCSN and CNBC joined by analyst Christian Vande Velde.
Calling the action for Universal Sports is play-by-play commentator Steve Schlanger alongside analystTodd Gogulski.
NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs - will stream coverage on NBC, NBCSN, and CNBC via "TV Everywhere," giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store and Apple TV. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. UniversalSports.com will stream all Universal Sports coverage.
Below is NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network's telecast schedule for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships:
All times Eastern. Schedule is subject to change. All coverage is live except where noted.
| DATE | TIME (ET) | EVENT | NETWORK |
| Sun., Sept. 20 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Women's Elite Team Time Trial | Universal Sports |
| 2-4 p.m. | Men's Elite Team Time Trial | CNBC | |
| Mon., Sept. 21 | 1-4 p.m. | Men's Under 23 Individual Time Trial | Universal Sports |
| 7-9 p.m.* | Men's Under 23 Individual Time Trial | NBCSN | |
| Tue., Sept. 22 | 2-5 p.m. | Women's Elite Individual Time Trial | NBCSN |
| Wed., Sept. 23 | 12:30-1 p.m. | Pre-Race Show | Universal Sports |
| 1-2 p.m. | Men's Elite Individual Time Trial | Universal Sports | |
| 2-4 p.m. | Men's Elite Individual Time Trial | NBCSN | |
| Thu., Sept. 24 | 5-6 p.m.* | Highlights Show | Universal Sports |
| Fri., Sept. 25 | 2-5 p.m. | Men's Under 23 Road Race | Universal Sports |
| 8-10 p.m.* | Men's Under 23 Road Race | NBCSN | |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | 12:30-1 p.m. | Pre-Race Show | Universal Sports |
| 1-5 p.m. | Women's Elite Road Race | Universal Sports | |
| Sun., Sept. 27 | 8:30-9 a.m. | Pre-Race Show | Universal Sports |
| 12-4:30 p.m. | Men's Elite Road Race | CNBC | |
| Mon., Sept. 28 | 7-8 p.m.* | Wrap-Up Show | Universal Sports |
| Sun., Oct. 4 | 12-1 p.m.* | 2015 UCI Road World Championships | NBC |
* Same Day or Tape Delay Coverage.
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