Tour de France / 5
5 has concluded a deal with TNT Sports to show free-to-air highlights of the Grand Tours in the UK over the next few years.
TNT Sports and HBO Max have the rights to broadcast every minute of the three tours – the Tour de France, the Vuelta a Espana and the Giro d’Italia – under a long-term deal running to 2030 as well as the ability to subcontract rights to free-to-air broadcasters.
5 replaces ITV4 with highlights of the Tour de France (2026 to 2028), Vuelta a Espana (2026 to 2028) and the Giro d’Italia (2027 to 2029), although the move does represent a backward step for FTA viewers as ITV previously broadcast live coverage.
“The Grand Tours are the most prestigious cycling events in the world, watched and adored by millions, and we are delighted that 5 will be their new free-to-air home in the UK,” said 5 president Reemah Sakaan.
“Our daily highlights show for the Tour de France will be available to everyone at 7pm each evening this July and we’ll also have daily highlights through both the Vuelta a Espana and the Giro d’Italia for the next three years, plus next year we’ll have live coverage of the Tour de France’s historic return to the UK.
“The Tour de France kicks off an incredible summer of sport on 5, adding to the rapidly expanding range of premium sport we have for people to watch, including the best of the action from the Commonwealth Games this summer.
“This new deal with TNT Sports reflects our long-term commitment to bringing brilliant coverage of the world’s best sporting events to millions of viewers and providing access to premium audiences for advertisers.”
5’s coverage, fronted by Rebecca Charlton, begins on July 4 with the Tour de France’s Grand Départ from Barcelona.
