'They took me on a gamble' - meet the British cycling team fighting to make junior racing more accessible Team PAU are highlighting the financial barriers faced by young riders in a series of short films Cycling Weekly · Feb 26
TNT killed the TV star: how cycling's paywall has driven fans away from the sport Looking back on a year in which cycling fans face soaring costs to watch cycling on TV, Adam Becket explores the consequences for viewers, broadcasters and the sport’s future Cycling Weekly · Dec 27, 2025
'Remco Evenepoel will be rightfully disappointed': Ned Boulting's take on the route of the Tour de France 2026 Next year's route is underwhelming and could be another Tadej Pogačar show, but is not without its gems, says the broadcaster Cycling Weekly · Oct 23, 2025
‘It's 40,000 millimetres long, or thereabouts’ - how to race Ned Boulting up the ‘Mûr de Ned’ this October Ned Boulting’s London Hill Climb, and the mysterious sign that inspired it Cycling Weekly · Sep 18, 2025
'We look back not with sadness... but with immense pride': ITV bids farewell to the Tour de France 'I'm very proud of the standards that we've set on this production for a very long time' Cycling Weekly · Jul 30, 2025
Farewell free-to-air: Inside ITV's final Tour de France After four decades of free Tour de France coverage on British TV, the ITV team are on their final lap. Tom Davidson drops in on the roadside studio Cycling Weekly · Jul 18, 2025
TNT Sports drops normal ad-free Tour de France streaming option New quad screen feature comes without ads, but fans can no longer watch ordinary stream ad-free Cycling Weekly · Jul 5, 2025
'There's no way we're not going to be there' – Ned Boulting, David Millar and Lizzie Deignan launch plans for free audio and video Tour de France coverage NSF Live in France to cover Tour in 2026 and beyond, replacing free-to-air coverage Cycling Weekly · Jul 5, 2025
Who are the TV commentators for the Tour de France? Anchors, announcers, analysts for ITV, TNT, NBC Putting a name to the voices on your television this summer Cycling Weekly · Jul 2, 2025
'It's going to be heartbreaking' - Ned Boulting looks ahead to final Tour de France with ITV Commentator says he's 'in complete denial' about loss of channel's free-to-air coverage Cycling Weekly · Jun 20, 2025
How did watching cycling become so expensive, and what does it say about the business of pro cycling? As the cost of watching cycling on TV increases, Cyclingnews analyses the driving forces behind the change and where all the money ends up Cycling News · May 17, 2025
'I was pretty down, I'll just take another punch' - David Millar opens up about CHPT3 closure, ITV losing the Tour de France and new role at Factor Bikes Scotsman begins 'chapter 4' as Brand Director at Factor Cycling News · Jan 29, 2025
Tour de France expected to remain on free-to-air TV in the UK from 2026 ITV deal runs out in 2025 after Warner Bros. Discovery signed exclusivity deal with race organiser Cycling Weekly · Jan 15, 2025
Ned Boulting interview: ‘ITV’s last Tour de France will be a moment of great sadness’ INTERVIEW: Four decades of free-to-air Tour de France coverage is coming to an end in the UK and Boulting, the voice of ITV’s long-running broadcasts, believes it is a symptom of the decline of road racing in Britain, writes Lawrence Ostlere The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2024
Cycling Weekly · Oct 28, 2024 'It's going to damage cycling in the UK' - Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh react to ITV losing Tour de France rights Channel's commentary team warn of 'devastating effect' of not having free-to-air race coverage
Cycling Weekly · Sep 12, 2024 Mark Cavendish’s greatest wins, ranked from World Championships to Tour de France Choosing the best from 165 UCI wins, including 35 Tour de France stages, was never going to be an easy job. So Tom Thewlis called up a panel of experts to help select Mark Cavendish’s greatest hits
Cycling Weekly · Jul 14, 2023 How do Tour de France riders celebrate their birthday at the race? Cycling Weekly chats to some of the people who have their special days throughout the Tour
Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022 Tom Pidcock backed to shine at Tour of Britain as Ned Boulting hails "thrilling prospect" ITV commentator, and one of the voices of cycling, Ned Boulting has backed Tom Pidcock as the "out-and-out favourite" at the Tour of Britain and has tipped him for a bright future
Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022 Tour de France 2022 preview: Prepare for 'scantily-regulated chaos' in historic race Mirror Sport spoke to cycling expert Ned Boulting ahead of the Tour de France, which will see 176 riders represent 22 teams in a battle to win the coveted yellow jersey
Cycling Weekly · Jul 28, 2019 'Our cars were set on fire by Basque separatists': The inside story of ITV's Tour de France coverage As another Tour comes to a close, we spent the day hearing three decades worth of stories from the team behind ITV's coverage of the biggest race in cycling