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“We want football fans to know how great the Giro is”: TNT Sports boss defends channel’s cycling pricing as “genuine value” – and pledges future free-to-air Tour de France coverage

“What was in the past can't be really measured against what we’ve currently got today. It’s not up to me decide if something is good value or not”

Mon, May 18, 2026 11:42

Is the Tour de France coming to Netflix? Streaming giant’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery puts future of UK cycling coverage in doubt, as TNT Sports tight-lipped on subscription fees

Netflix’s acquisition of WBD’s film and television studios means that TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland (but not in the US) will fall under the company’s umbrella – but TNT says it currently has “nothing to share” on the future of its cycling coverage

Fri, Dec 05, 2025 17:49

“No plans” to save free-to-air Tour de France coverage, as fan behind dismissed petition asks: “Does the government truly care about growing cycling?”

Responding to a petition calling for the Tour to be made a ‘Category A’ sporting event in the UK, the government said it “recognises concerns” but noted that broadcasting rights are “ultimately a commercial decision”

Fri, Apr 25, 2025 13:20

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

Warner Bros. Discovery tries to tempt disgruntled cycling fans back with half price for seven months offer sent to viewers who cancelled subscriptions

"Here's your chance to get involved and grab a great deal on a subscription!" Warner Bros. Discovery email tells viewers who cancelled subscription after £30.99-a-month price hike

Fri, Feb 07, 2025 12:11

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

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

“Absolutely disgusting”: Fans slam “facepalm moment” £370-a-year TNT Sports subscription to watch cycling as “exploitation”; Cyclists confused at New York path with two bike lanes… to separate faster and slower riders + more on the live blog

Adwitiya is on live blog duty this Tuesday to help you see this never-ending January out with your daily dose of cycling news, views and reaction — and the best thing is you won’t be charged £30.99 for this…

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 09:46

“The Tour is the only race that matters. And that’s gone now”: Ned Boulting on the end of free-to-air Tour de France coverage in the UK and his “deep sense of loss”

“The Tour is going to go into a place where, in the UK media landscape, you normally find biathlon and hockey,” ITV’s lead cycling commentator told the road.cc Podcast

Fri, Nov 01, 2024 15:58