SBS is doubling down on its reputation as the home of international cycling, announcing late last week it has added Giro d’Italia Women and Il Lombardia races to it’s already extensive road cycling slate.
With every Grand Tour and Monument now locked in through to 2028, and available live and free for Australian viewers, cycling fans can follow the full international season without missing a beat.
From SBS:
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SBS will expand its international cycling offering this year to include all Grand Tour and Monument races, providing broadcasts of all the world’s most prestigious annual road cycling events for men and women – live, free and exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand.
Under an agreement with Giro d’Italia organiser RCS Sport, the Giro d’Italia Women and Il Lombardia have been added to SBS’s road cycling slate until 2028.
SBS’s broadcast calendar now includes all three Grand Tours for men (the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana) and for women (Giro d’Italia Women, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and Vuelta Espana Femenina).
In addition, cycling fans will be able to see all five Monuments – the annual one-day cycling classics regarded as the most prestigious, historic and difficult on the schedule – live, free and exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand.
The first Monuments of the year, Milan-Sanremo and Sanremo Women, will be broadcast live this Saturday (21 March) on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand, followed by the Tour of Flanders (5 April), Paris-Roubaix (12 April), and Liege-Bastogne-Liege (26 April). Il Lombadia completes the season on 10 October.
The first Grand Tour on the schedule is the Vuelta Espana Femenina (3-10 May), with the Giro d’Italia (8-31 May) and Giro d’Italia Women (30 May – 7 June) following in swift succession, giving fans a feast of world-class cycling in April-May.
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These lead into the Tour de France (4-26 July) and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (1-9 August), before the Vuelta a Espana (22 August – 13 September) closes out the Grand Tour season.
Under the new agreement, SBS has also acquired rights to other UCI WorldTour and UCI Pro Series races for the next three years, including Tirreno-Adriatico, Milano-Torino and Il GranPiedmonte, as well as the Sparkassen Munsterland Giro in Germany.
Ken Shipp outlines SBS’s expanded cycling slate as the network secures every Grand Tour and Monument race (image – Linkedin)
SBS Director of Sport Ken Shipp said:
“SBS continues to build on its position as Australia’s Home of Cycling, now offering every Grand Tour and Monument race to Australians, live, free and exclusive.”
“This agreement ensures the sport’s most iconic moments are all in one place, across both men’s and women’s racing.”
“From the first Monument in March through to the final races in October, Australians can follow the full international season on SBS, with the expert commentary and storytelling they expect.”
SBS is also the home of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the Dakar Rally, the 2026 ISU World Figure Skating Championships, World Gymnastics events and the SailGP series, as well as domestic cycling events including the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and ProVelo Super League.
Coverage begins with Milan-Sanremo and Sanremo Women from 21 March, live on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand, launching a full season of cycling through to October.
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