The PPC Cycling Tour of Greece will once again have global television coverage this year, with the images of our country and the race being shown on all five continents.
More than 40 television channels have secured the television rights from the Cycling Greece Organizing Committee, which has been set up by the Deputy Minister of Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, to implement the idea of ​​reviving the Tour.
All five racing days from May 2, when the event starts in Heraklion, until May 6, when the stages are completed, the image of Greece and its wonderful routes will be broadcast to 174 countries
40 from Europe
70 from Africa
42 from Asia
20 from America and
2 from Oceania
numbers that are – impressive – a record for the event!
The experienced TV crew responsible for the production (and covering UCI races) will use advanced technology, which will also be applied to the corresponding production of the World Championships next August in Glasgow.
At the same time, ERT through the ERTFLIX platform will broadcast a description of the journalist Angelos Stathakopoulos will broadcast live 1.5 hours of each stage, while the TV partner of the event, Alpha Tv will show every night at 12 the review of each stage for 24 minutes and will broadcast the overall review when the Round is complete.
The Eurosport channel will broadcast 6 replays, of 54 minutes with extensive reports and related reports, after the PPC Cycling Tour is over.
In the next few days, the detailed times of the Ertflix Live program will be announced.
Timetable – Starting and ending points
Karteros Beach Sports Center (Heraklion)
Prologue (Individual Timing): 10:30 – 11:45
Preface Awards – Presentation of Teams 12:30 – 13:30
1st stage
Heraklion (Archaeological Museum)
Start: 11:00
Heraklion (Port)
End: 15:45 – 16:30
2nd stage
Mycenae (Silo Art Factory)
Start: 12:30
Kalamata (Pharae Palace Hotel)
End: 16:45 – 17:15
3rd stage
Costa Navarino
Start: 11:30
Kyparissia (Central Square)
End: 15:15 – 15:45
4th stage
Costa Navarino
Start: 09:30
Ancient Olympia (Town Hall)
Closing: 12:50 – 13:20
*Termination times are estimated arrival times
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