Cycling
Australia’s SBS adds to cycling output with UCI Track Champions League
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has signed on as a broadcaster of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League.
Spanish soft drinks brand KAS renews La Vuelta sponsorship
Spanish Grand Tour cycling race La Vuelta a España has signed up soft drinks brand KAS as its official soft drink and supplier for the second consecutive year.
Sunset+Vine targets second screen innovation through EBK GP deal
Sunset+Vine, the UK-based sports production and media company, has agreed a live production, content and media agency deal for the new E-Bike Grand Prix (EBK GP) Racing Series
Switzerland to stage rescheduled European Track Championships
The European Cycling Union (UEC) has announced that its Elite Track Championships, originally scheduled for the Belarusian capital of Minsk, will now take place in Grenchen, Switzerland
J Sports retains exclusive rights to Tour de France, Vuelta and other ASO properties
J Sports, the Japanese pay-television broadcaster, has renewed its agreement for exclusive broadcast rights to cycling’s Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.
SBS adds women’s Tour de France to cycling portfolio
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired live and exclusive free-to-air rights to the women’s Tour de France cycling event, the inaugural edition of which will take place in 2022.
RTL Netherlands secures UCI Track Champions League rights
Commercial broadcaster RTL will show live coverage in the Netherlands of the International Cycling Union's (UCI's) new Track Champions League
Lappartient set for re-election as UCI president
David Lappartient is set to be re-elected unopposed as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) after the governing body confirmed the Frenchman as the only candidate for the role
Tissot extends commitment to Tour De France, La Vuelta and ASO cycling classics
Swiss watchmaker Tissot has renewed its sponsorship of the Tour de France, La Vuelta and cycling classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and La Flèche Wallonne, all organised by the Amaury Sp…
Movistar Team, Team Qhubeka and Team BikeExchange secure sponsors
Spanish telco Telefónica has signed an extension to its title sponsorship agreement with the UCI WorldTour’s Movistar Team.
Castore makes second move in cycling with Team Bahrain Victorious
UK-based sportswear brand Castore has made its second move into professional road cycling in a long-term agreement with Team Bahrain Victorious, the UCI WorldTeam that competes in the Tour de France
FDJ expands cycling commitment to women’s Tour de France
Amaury Sport Organisation, the organiser of cycling's Tour de France, has signed up government-owned sports betting operator Française des Jeux as a sponsor of the forthcoming women’s tournament.
EBU, France Télévisions land women’s Tour de France, Zwift to be presenting sponsor
Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation has signed women’s Tour de France media rights deals with Eurovision Sport and French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, with online mass participation tra…
Sky NZ lands UCI Track Champions League rights, GCN agrees cyclocross deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has signed on as the first broadcast rights-holder for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League.
Tour of Britain organiser SweetSpot appoints Rose as commercial director
SweetSpot Group, the organising body of the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour road cycling races, has appointed Miles Rose as its commercial director.
Covid-19 concerns see Ashgabat lose UCI Track World Championships
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that its 2021 Track World Championships will no longer take place in Ashgabat due to Covid-19 concerns, with Glasgow seemingly in the box seat to become…
USA Cycling, FloSports secure three-year media rights deal
USA Cycling has secured a three-year domestic media rights deal with streaming service FloSports starting this summer
Beer brand Jubel signs with Tour of Britain as search continues for title sponsor
Craft beer brand Jubel has signed as the ‘Official Après Beer’ of the UK’s pro-cycling events, the Tour of Britain, Women’s Tour and Tour Series.
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