Tour de France highlights to be broadcast on channel 5 as multi-year deal means UK fans won’t miss out on coverage

For cycling fans who look forward to their evening updates on the Tour de France each year fear not – the race has a new free-to-air home in the UK.

Channel 5 has agreed a landmark new multi-year deal with TNT Sports to show highlights of each of the Grand Tours (previously broadcast on ITV).

Coverage begins with highlights of the Tour de France’s Grand Depart from Barcelona on July 4 and 5 will also broadcast daily free-to-air highlights in the UK for the Tour de France (2026–2028), Vuelta a Espana (2026–2028), and Giro d’Italia (2027–2029).

In 2027 the Grand Depart returns to the UK for the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, both of which will be broadcast live on 5 and TNT Sports.

Daily highlights of the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will also be available on 5.

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Reemah Sakaan, President of 5 said: “The Grand Tours are the most prestigious cycling events in the world, watched and adored by millions, and we are delighted that 5 will be their new free-to-air home in the UK. Our daily highlights show for the Tour de France will be available to everyone at 7pm each evening this July and we’ll also have daily highlights through both the Vuelta a Espana and the Giro d’Italia for the next three years, plus next year we’ll have live coverage of the Tour de France’s historic return to the UK.”

The 2026 Tour de France runs from July 4–26, 2026 and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift from August 1-9^th.

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This bumper-sized bookazine covers both the Tour De France and the Tour De France Femmes and includes profiles on leading riders, insights into every team, stage-by-stage route detail and information on the rules and history of the race.

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