Cycling broadcaster TNT Sports has suggested that despite the shuttering of ITV4’s free-to-air coverage of the Tour de France, there may be a free version of this summer’s race available to UK viewers.
This year will be the first in four decades without the Tour de France, cycling’s flagship race, shown in its entirety on a free-to-air channel, after ITV - who had broadcast it for 25 years, having taken over from Channel 4 - failed to bid to renew its rights from the 2026 edition. The lack of bidding for a free-to-air version meant that UK fans had expected the entire race to go behind the TNT paywall for the first time.
