FYI the tour de it’s the biggest annual sporting event in the world by live spectators and tv viewers. The Olympics and World cup are bigger but not annual
This. ITV4’s highlights show was a highlight (sorry…) in itself, it wasn’t just the last 30km of the race replayed. It had history, geology, scenery and architecture, behind-the-scenes racing news, interviews, race analysis…
I watched one stage on itv 4 last tour. I think i was at my dads. I was surprised how little cycling the hour contained. I think we spent a lot of time looking at a macaron shop. Having grown up with the itv and channel 4 coverage i was a but disappointed. Ned and David are still the best commentary team though. I do of course mourn the passing of more free to air cycling
If you do end up, like me, on Discovery + here is a tip. Watch the live show with chat. If you press the up arrow on your remote you can jump to attacks, accidents, sprints, cols, interviews and the last 20km. Thus making your own highlight show