Cycling
Eurovision Sport commits to new-look La Vuelta Femenina to 2025
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of mainly public-service broadcasters, has expanded its deal with Unipublic, operator of the Vuelta a España, by reaching …
National Cycling League signs GCN+ rights deal ahead of debut
The National Cycling League, a new professional cycling competition in the US, has agreed a three-year rights deal with Global Cycling Network’s GCN+ streaming service.
NBC Sports, Peacock retain Tour de France rights to 2029
NBC Sports and the Peacock streaming service will continue to broadcast US coverage of the Tour de France and other major European road races following a six-year extension signed with promoter Amaury…
Infront to distribute Great Ocean Road Race globally, Seven renews domestic rights
The Infront agency has struck an exclusive international media rights agreement with Australia’s Great Ocean Road Race, while commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed an agreement to provide domestic c…
Claro Sports returns as UCI Track Champions League broadcaster
Pay-TV broadcaster Claro Sports will return as the broadcaster of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League in Latin America for the 2022 season.
RTVE returns for season two of UCI Track Champions League
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has extended its rights to the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League.
BBC to broadcast domestic coverage of inaugural Cycling Worlds
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has secured full domestic rights to Glasgow and Scotland’s 2023 Cycling World Championships, extending its long-term commitment to the coverage of major International C…
Infront adds Tour de Romandie to cycling portfolio in long-term rights deal
The Infront agency has bolstered its cycling portfolio by acquiring global media rights to Switzerland’s Tour de Romandie until 2029.
EBU, Eurosport report Tour de France ratings uplift across key markets
The European Broadcasting Union and Warner Bros. Discovery have reported improved viewing figures for this year’s Tour de France, which concluded at the weekend.
ASO confident over women’s Tour de France ‘investment’ as opener nets 3m domestic viewers
Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation is confident that its investment in the women’s Tour de France will pay off commercially in future years with a sizeable free-to-air audience creating an appealing p…
ESPN retains Tour de France rights in Latin America to 2027
ESPN has renewed its media rights in Latin America and the Caribbean to the flagship Tour de France and other marquee international cycling competitions for another five years
UCI registers CHF21.3m surplus as Tokyo 2020 sees revenues surge
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has registered a net surplus of CHF21.3m ($22.2m/€21.3m) in its latest annual report after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics helped uplift revenues to CHF61.4m.
FloSports extends Tour de France rights in Canada through 2028
North American streaming service FloSports has extended its exclusive Canadian rights to the Tour de France in a five-year partnership running from 2024 through 2028
RideLondon Classique faces demotion as UCI intervenes over TV coverage
Road cycling’s RideLondon Classique has been provisionally demoted from the UCI Women’s WorldTour to the second-tier ProSeries after organisers failed to provide the necessary level of live broadcast cov…
Eurosport extends commitment to cycling’s Coupe de France
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a five-season extension to its domestic and global rights deal for road cycling series the Coupe de France
BBC extends RideLondon deal, Ford signs on as sponsor
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal for RideLondon, while US automotive manufacturer Ford has signed on as presenting partner of the event touted as…
EBU signs long-term extension to European Cycling Union deal
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters has renewed its rights deal with the European Cycling Union (UEC)