Tour of Britain Women to be broadcast live and free on BBC

Premier British women's race part of BBC's Women's Summer of Sport

The Tour of Britain Women 2024
(Image credit: Elliot Keen/British Cycling via SWpix.com)

Fans will be able to watch the Tour of Britain Women live and free on the BBC, it was announced on Thursday, in a boon for those without subscriptions in the UK.

The premier British women's race, a WorldTour event, will be part of the BBC's Women's Summer of Sport, alongside other big events.

"We are really pleased that the BBC will broadcast the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women during a huge summer of sport for women," Jonathan Day, the managing director of British Cycling Events, said in a press release. "The event is breaking records this year with the number of teams riding across the four stages, so it is brilliant news that the races will be available across BBC Sport’s platforms, allowing the British public to follow the action from this sporting spectacle."

"The Tour of Britain Women will be another great moment for women’s sport this summer and we’re delighted to bring this event to fans across the UK through our popular digital platforms," the director of BBC Sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, said.

"The BBC has a strong track record of backing women’s sport," he continued. "Not just the victories, but the stories, the grit and the passion behind them. And as the UK’s most-used sports broadcaster, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on this race and its great cyclists."

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.

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