More of the best racing action guaranteed for Eurosport cycling fans with exclusive Giro d’Italia coverage and extended race calendar

Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali poses with the trophy after winning the 99th Giro d’Italia, Tour of Italy, after the 21th stage from Cuneo to Turin on May 29, 2016. Astana’s Vincenzo Nibali secured his second Giro d’Italia triumph on Sunday after topping a dramatic 99th edition that saw key rival Steven Kruijswijk agonisingly crash during the final stages.
Germany’s Nikias Arndt, of the Giant team, celebrated winning the final stage into Turin although it came only after Giacomo Nizzolo, of the Trek team, was stripped of the victory by race judges who ruled the Italian had hampered other riders by deviating from his sprint line.
/ AFP / Luk BENIES (Photo credit should read LUK BENIES/AFP/Getty Images)

 – Eurosport now brings fans the Giro d’Italia and all major Italian cycling events exclusively until 2020* –

– More Giro d’Italia coverage than ever before, with four hours live each stage –

– Eurosport cements position as the Home of Cycling: all three Grand Tours, including the Tour de France, and all five Monuments –

– Eurosport to show over 200 days of live cycling in 2017 –

Singapore, 1 February 2017 – Eurosport remains the place to be for all passionate cycling fans.  Exclusive and extended Giro d’Italia coverage and additional races have been confirmed from 2017, meaning cycling fans can enjoy over 200 days of live cycling on Eurosport in 2017.

The news follows a new long-term agreement covering all major Italian races, Flanders Classics and a number of Tour events around the world.  The races form part of an unrivalled calendar of cycling on Eurosport, including all three of the Grand Tours and all five Monuments.

Fans can look forward to the first Grand Tour of the season and all major Italian races, including Il Lombardia and Milano-San Remo, the first classic of the season, on Eurosport.  For the Giro d’Italia, the new agreement includes more coverage than ever before and four hours of every stage live.

Peter Hutton, Eurosport CEO, said: “If you’re passionate about cycling, Eurosport remains the only place to be. Eurosport’s community of cycling fans is among the most loyal and committed you can find and they appreciate that Eurosport really is the Home of Cycling.  We are proud to serve these fans and excited to offer them even more of the live action they love.

“While we’re proud of Eurosport’s great heritage in cycling, the exclusive and extended coverage of the Giro d’Italia, and additional races added to our calendar, demonstrates there is much more to come. In 2017, for the first time, Eurosport will show over 200 days of live cycling in a calendar year.”

The new four-year extension offers more exclusivity* to Eurosport in Australia and Europe, as well as including a wide range of additional races available on Eurosport. The new races now available exclusively include the six Flanders Classics single-stage races – including the iconic World Tour race Gent-Wevelgem – Tour of Romandie, Tour of Britain, Tour of Utah and Tour of Alberta.

Eurosport secured rights for this cycling package through IMG, a global leader in sports, events, media and fashion. The agreement will mean Eurosport’s annual coverage of the Giro d’Italia will pass twenty years, having first shown the race in 1998.

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*Exclusive coverage across Australia and Europe.  Within the home market of each race and Asia, Eurosport holds non-exclusive rights. Within the home market of Italian races, rights are yet to be attributed. Excludes coverage in France.