EBU extends cycling rights through to 2032
Public broadcasters retain access to the Tour de France, La Vuelta and other ASO races.
Translated from Dutch by AI
The European Broadcasting Union, A.S.O. and Unipublic have extended their agreement covering the main European cycling races by two years, through to 2032. The deal includes the Tour de France, La Vuelta and men’s and women’s races.
The agreement builds on the existing 2026–2030 rights package. The extension gives public broadcasters in Europe greater certainty for longer over the distribution of major cycling events. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
In addition to the two major stage races, the package also covers classics and other races, including Paris-Roubaix, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, La Flèche Wallonne, Paris-Nice and various national and regional races. Exact availability may vary by market and sublicence.
The EBU says it is pooling the rights on behalf of public media organisations. Warner Bros. Discovery remains active in Europe through Eurosport under a sublicence. In the UK and Ireland, TNT Sports will remain part of the distribution, according to the parties involved.
For public broadcasters, the extension may assist planning around the Tour and La Vuelta, for example for commentary, production, digital clips, subtitling and distribution via streaming platforms.
The deal shows how sports rights can be divided between multiple distribution partners within a single agreement. The EBU positions the deal as supporting broad European access, while commercial partners use the rights on pay-TV and streaming. Whether the extension leads to identical free availability in every market is not stated in the announcement.
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The extension through to 2032 and the main distribution partners are stated in the official announcements. The text avoids unsupported claims about amounts and exact free availability.
- Confirmed The EBU, A.S.O. and Unipublic have extended the rights agreement through to 2032. — Confirmed by the EBU.
- Confirmed The package includes the Tour de France, La Vuelta and several classics. — The EBU names the package and the individual races.
- Confirmed Eurosport and TNT Sports will remain distribution partners. — Confirmed by the EBU and WBD Sports.
Editor’s note
The extension, the package and the distribution parties involved have been confirmed. The price and exact rights by country have not been made public.Sources
- EBU, A.S.O. and Unipublic extend Tour de France and La Vuelta media rights agreement until 2032 — European Broadcasting Union
- Eurosport and TNT Sports extend rights to show the Tour de France and La Vuelta — WBD Sports
- Tour de France en ASO-koersen blijven tot en met 2032 te zien bij publieke omroepen NOS en VRT — Wielerflits