The UCI renews its partnership with the EBU to offer European audiences free access to major UCI World Championships

May 22, 2025

Written by Bart de Jong

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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that it has renewed its partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for the distribution of European broadcasting rights for its events in various cycling disciplines. The renewed partnership covers the period 2025-2031. The extension of the agreement, which began in 2017, covers both men's and women's competitions in all major cycling disciplines: road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, cyclo-cross (including the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup), trials and gravel. It also covers two editions of the UCI Cycling World Championships, an event organised every four years in the years preceding the Summer Olympic Games, which brings together the various cycling disciplines over a period of nearly two weeks.

Thanks to the partnership between the UCI and the EBU, cycling fans will be able to follow major UCI events across Europe free of charge. All or part of the races will be broadcast free-to-air in the following territories: Belgium (RTBF and VRT), Denmark (TV2), Spain (RTVE), France (France Télévisions and La Chaîne l'Équipe), Hungary (MTVA), Italy (RAI), Norway (TV2), the Netherlands (NOS), Portugal (RTP), Germany (ZDF), the United Kingdom (BBC), Slovakia (STVR), Slovenia (RTV), Switzerland (SRG-SSR) and Czechia (Česká televize).

In addition, as part of the partnership and of a collaboration between the EBU and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), coverage of major UCI events will be provided across all European countries by WBD, which will continue to broadcast the UCI World Championships on its various channels and digital platforms.
List of UCI events covered by the agreement:

UCI Cycling World Championships (2027 and 2031)
UCI Road World Championships (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI Track World Championships (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships* (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI BMX Racing World Championships (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI Gravel World Championships (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships** (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup** (2024-2025 to 2030-2031).

* This event includes BMX Freestyle (Park and Flatland) and trials.

** With the exception of the Flemish part of Belgium.

UCI President David Lappartient said: “The EBU has enabled fans across Europe to follow UCI events free of charge for the past eight years. I am very pleased that we are continuing our collaboration for our various cycling disciplines until 2031. This means that we will be able to ensure maximum exposure for our events, enabling us to reach existing and new audiences across Europe.”

Christophe Marchadier, UCI Director of Communications, Marketing, Media and CSR, said: "Cycling is increasingly establishing itself as one of the major sports of the 21st century, particularly in Europe. It is essential that fans can continue to enjoy the excitement of the UCI World Championships. The extension of our long-standing partnership with the EBU guarantees their broadcast on major European public channels, and therefore their far-reaching accessibility. This coverage is enhanced by their presence on WBD's digital channels and platforms, which allows them to reach an even wider audience."

Glen Killane, Executive Director of EBU Sport said: "We’re proud to extend our successful partnership with the UCI for another seven years. This renewed commitment highlights the dedication of the EBU and its members to bringing world-class cycling to audiences across Europe, and to celebrating the thrilling events the UCI continues to deliver across all disciplines of the sport.”

Frédéric Sanz, Head of Cycling and Summer Sports at EBU Sport, said: “EBU Sport was pleased to participate in last year’s commercial process led by the UCI. It was a great opportunity to show how international sports federations can benefit from long-term collaboration with the EBU. Our aim is to ensure maximum visibility for cycling fans and stakeholders across Europe through to 2031.”

About the UCI

Founded in 1900 in Paris (France), the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the worldwide governing body for cycling. It develops and oversees cycling in all its forms, for all people: as a competitive sport, a healthy recreational activity, a means of transport, and also just for fun. The UCI manages and promotes the eleven cycling disciplines: road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, cyclo-cross, trials, indoor cycling, cycling esports, gravel and snow bike. Five of these are featured on the Olympic Games programme (road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle), and two in the Paralympic Games (road and track). Cycling also features on the programme of the Youth Olympic Games. For more information: uci.org.

About the EBU

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the world’s leading alliance of public service media (PSM). It has 113 member organisations in 56 countries and an additional 31 associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas. Its members operate nearly 2,000 television, radio and online channels and services, and offer a wealth of content across other platforms. Together they reach an audience of more than one billion people around the world, broadcasting in 153 languages. It operates Eurovision and Euroradio services. For more information: ebu.ch.