After a colossal rights deal, the Tour de France will air exclusively on Warner Bros. Discovery in the UK from 2026

• Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe is expanding its rights to broadcast the world’s most prestigious cycling races for men and women, including the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, La Vuelta a Espana and La Vuelta Femenina, and the Classics
• The long-term agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for the Amaury Sport Organization (ASO) properties from 2026 gives the Tour de France exclusivity in the UK and extends Eurosport’s coverage of the most prestigious race over 40 years after the first broadcast of the historic grand tour in 1991
• Live and on-demand linear, streaming and digital coverage will be extended to millions of cycling fans across Europe on Eurosport, Max and Discovery+

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Sports Europe today extends its rights to show a colossal collection of the world’s biggest cycling races until at least 2030. The move consolidates his position as Home of cycling and guarantees broad access for millions of viewers across Europe.

The new partnership with the EBU and ASO from 2026 includes the Tour de France (and Femmes) and La Vuelta a Espana (and Femenina), ensuring every Grand Tour is shown on WBD’s channels and platforms across Europe.

The Tour de France is now broadcast live exclusively by WBD in the UK, the Tour de France Femmes is now broadcast live exclusively in Norway and Ireland, in addition to coverage for viewers in all markets across Europe. Likewise, WBD has added exclusive coverage of La Vuelta a Espana in Norway and the Netherlands for the men’s and women’s races.

The rights package in Europe also includes many of the men’s and women’s editions of the classics, such as Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and La Flèche Wallonne, as well as the famous stage races Paris-Nice, Criterium du Dauphine and Volta a Catalonia. From 2026, this rights package will be available exclusively in the UK.

WBD will offer live coverage of each race for Eurosport channels with uninterrupted streaming for Max subscribers across Europe. Local commentary will be available in up to 20 languages, with stars of the peloton bringing their insights, experiences and expertise to racing locally and for Eurosport’s local studio analysis shows in specific markets.

Trojan Paillot, SVP, Sports Rights Acquisitions and Syndication at WBD Sports Europe, said: “We have been trusted as the guardians of cycling for many years and have worked tirelessly to maximize fans’ opportunities to engage with the sport they love.” Our commitment to cycling has led us to the most comprehensive live broadcast rights portfolio that includes all men’s and women’s Grand Tour races, and we are excited to extend our relationship with our partners at ASO and EBU into a fifth decade of covering the world’s biggest races, including the Tour de France.”

Scott Young, Group SVP Production, Content and Business Operations at WBD Sports Europe, said: “Our role as Home of cycling has seen us bring together the most passionate team of cycling experts to continually improve our coverage of the sport while telling their stories to the widest possible audience. From being the first broadcaster to broadcast every minute of the Grand Tours live across Europe in 2018, to developing unique innovations and studio analysis tools to better explain what’s happening, our work in the sport continues to break new ground. Today’s announcement of our new rights agreements means we can continue to produce high-quality, immersive content that will continue to connect fans with their favorite races and drivers for years to come.”

WBD is that Home of cycling and has a comprehensive, full-season road cycling portfolio with more than 300 days of live racing per year, including all three Grand Tours, 100% of the UCI Women’s World Tour, every Classics race and the UCI World Championships. Its commitment to covering all forms of sport means it shows more track, cyclocross, BMX and mountain bike competitions than any other broadcaster, including every UCI World Championship and every moment of the Olympic Games, as well as organizing and promoting it premier events such as the UCI Track Champions League and the UCI Mountain Bike World Series.

With a proud cycling heritage, the company tells stories across all platforms and produces free content for its Eurosport Cycling YouTube channel. Local language news, editorials and highlights on Eurosport.com in addition to live premium action on its linear channels and streaming platforms available across Europe, including WBD’s expanded streaming service, Max.