Cycling coverage is getting much more expensive in the UK – tell us what you think

Eurosport is closing down in the UK and there will be no more free-to-air Tour de France coverage in Britain from 2026

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard
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Cycling fans in the UK are bracing for a dramatic increase in the cost of watching the sport they love, with Eurosport set to disappear from our screens. All cycling content previously shown on Eurosport will migrate to TNT Sports, which will cost £30.99 per month. The shift, which takes place at the end of February, means that watching live cycling on TV will, for many fans, more than quadruple in price.

Under the new arrangement, Discovery+ will remain available but its subscription cost is set to leap from the current £6.99 a month (or £59.99 annually) to £31.99 per month. Adding insult to injury, the Tour de France – traditionally available free-to-view on ITV4 – will also be leaving free-to-air TV next year.

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David Bradford
Senior editor

David Bradford is senior editor of Cycling Weekly's print edition, and has been writing and editing professionally for 20 years. His work has appeared in national newspapers and magazines including the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the Irish Times, Vice.com and Runner’s World. Alongside his love of cycling, David is a long-distance runner with a marathon personal best of 2hr 28min. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2006, he also writes personal essays exploring sight loss, place, nature and social history. His essay 'Undertow' was published in the anthology Going to Ground (Little Toller, 2024).

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