Watching live professional sports with a simple click of a television remote control is a thing of the past, vanishing like rings from a land line telephone and buzzing of a facsimile machine. For a US audience looking for a way to watch bike races anywhere around the globe has become a tedious task, sorting through various streaming services, social media channels and apps.
The bulk of high-profile events across cyclo-cross, road, mountain bike and track disciplines take place in Europe, and it continues to be an evolving landscape for broadcast rights among networks and streaming platforms. Some of the premier gravel races around the globe now offer their own live streaming on YouTube or social media channels, retaining rights and keeping the process open without subscriptions.
