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2014 Tour de France stage one, Leeds to Harrogate

“This is bigger than pro cycling”: Fan petitions government to save free-to-air Tour de France coverage in UK, condemning paywall as “massive missed opportunity” to boost cycling numbers and combat congestion

The petition, launched this week, urges the government to make the Tour a ‘Category A’ sporting event, ensuring it remains free to air like the Olympics, Wimbledon, and the FIFA World Cup

Thu, Apr 03, 2025 10:59

Has the UCI sold cycling’s soul to Warner Bros. Discovery?

Scrapping the UCI Track Champions League, eye-watering pay-for-view price hikes, and more – has the UCI handed over too much power to Warner Bros. Discovery?

Tue, Mar 25, 2025 15:58

Sports Minister dismisses Tory MP’s concerns that £30.99 a month TNT subscription will lead to cycling “disappearing behind paywall” in Westminster Hall debate, saying “it’s not for the government to intervene”

“The cycling boom that formed part of the London 2012 legacy is now in danger of being dropped by the peloton,” MP Ben Obese-Jecty said in the debate, further highlighting the demise of Eurosport as a “hammer blow for cycling coverage in the UK”

Wed, Mar 05, 2025 12:24

Goodbye to innocence: So long Eurosport, the TV channel as quirky, chaotic, and exhilarating as cycling itself

On Friday morning, cycling coverage in the UK and Ireland made the leap across to the shiny new world of TNT Sports. A nostalgic Ryan Mallon reflects on Eurosport’s demise and the things we’ve lost

Fri, Feb 28, 2025 11:59

“A bike race is complete madness”: David Millar on why cycling is “inherently dangerous”, the demise of CHPT3, and his new Factor role + Is TNT set to destroy cycling in the UK?

On episode 97 of the road.cc Podcast, we dissect the upcoming closure of Eurosport in the UK and how price hikes will impact cycling’s popularity, while David Millar chats about his new job and how pro racing can be made safer

Thu, Feb 06, 2025 18:03

Brian Cookson at 2013 Junior World Track Championships

“Can you imagine any retailer of any other product getting away with that?” Ex-UCI president Brian Cookson uses baked beans analogy to hit out at “outrageous and incompetent” Warner Bros. Discovery for “trying to kill cycling for British customers”

Beanz Meanz Heinz, but TNT means… no cycling, at least according to former British Cycling chief Cookson

Tue, Feb 04, 2025 18:28

Sir Richard Wallace and Lagan towpath, Lisburn

Strangest anti-cycling campaigner ever? Bike path expansion plans opposed… by 19th-century landowner and MP (kind of); “They wouldn’t have stopped at the Tour de France”: Cyclists refuse to race after 50 riders crash in heavy rain + more on the live blog

Have you started your week like Mathieu van der Poel, bursting out of the traps? Or are you playing catch-up like Wout van Aert? In any case, Ryan Mallon’s here to keep you entertained as you slog through the ‘cross course of life on the Monday live blog

Mon, Feb 03, 2025 10:00

Cycling fans report Warner Bros. Discovery to market regulator for “abuse of monopoly” and “price gouging” after moving cycling behind £30.99-a-month paywall, as Tory MP slams “terrible decision”

“Next month cycling coverage is going to become a prohibitively expensive luxury to a huge number of fans,” MP Ben Obese-Jecty said on Friday, as fans called for the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the move

Fri, Jan 31, 2025 13:33

2023 Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift Demi Vollering A.S.O.-Thomas Maheux – 1 (4).jpeg

What’s the best way to watch live cycling following the closure of GCN+?

As the cycling streaming app prepares to shut its doors, might bike racing struggle for attention in the coming years? Here are your options for streaming in numerous territories, plus some crystal ball gazing about how cycling fans might be affected

Sun, Dec 10, 2023 12:00

Discovery TV coverage details for 2023 UCI MTB World Cup

With some big names commentating

Thu, Mar 30, 2023 13:00