Channel 5 secures three-year deal for Tour de France highlights and live UK Grand Départ coverage
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Ryan Mallon
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Channel 5 has secured a three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to broadcast daily highlights of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España, plus live free-to-air coverage of the 2027 Tour de France's UK Grand Départ. This marks a return of free-to-air cycling coverage after ITV's long-standing coverage ended when Warner Bros. Discovery secured exclusive rights until at least 2030.
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· 2 pulledThe 2027 Tour de France's UK Grand Départ will be broadcast live free-to-air on Channel 5, as part of a three-year deal which will also see the channel host daily highlights of the Tour, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España.
This year's Tour de France marks the first edition of cycling's biggest race to not be broadcast live on free-to-air television in the UK for three decades, following the demise of ITV's longstanding coverage after Warner Bros. Discovery secured an exclusive rights deal.
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