The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that France Télévisions will broadcast the Haute-Savoie Mont Blanc 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships (France), which will take place from August 24 to September 5, 2027.
Thanks to an agreement between the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the UCI, France Télévisions has acquired the rights to broadcast all the events on its channels and digital platforms. The involvement of the French host broadcaster will contribute significantly to the event's visibility.
France Télévisions, a national public television broadcaster, is the largest French audiovisual group, particularly in terms of audience share.
The 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships will be the second edition of the event after that held in Glasgow and across Scotland (United Kingdom), which recorded exceptional TV and digital audiences. The event will bring together 20 UCI World Championships at 12 venues, with some 10,000 athletes (Elite and Amateur) representing more than 130 nations expected to compete over 13 days for 281 UCI world titles. Some two million people are expected to follow the competitions on site, and the cumulative international TV audience is expected to reach one billion viewers. More than 700 media representatives will be accredited for the event that will be supported by around 4,000 volunteers.
The list of UCI World Championships on the event programme and the selected venues are as follows:
2027 UCI Road World Championships: Sallanches - Domancy, Pays du Mont-Blanc (road races) and Annecy lake (time trial)
2027 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: Rumilly
2027 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships: Thônes - La Clusaz, Massif des Aravis
2027 UCI Track World Championships: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2027 UCI Junior Track World Championships: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2027 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2027 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-country World Championships: Les Gets, Portes du Soleil
2027 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships: Grand Massif
2027 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships: Les Gets, Portes du Soleil
2027 UCI Mountain Bike Enduro World Championships: Grand Massif
2027 UCI Pump Track World Championships: Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
2027 UCI BMX Racing World Championships: Annecy
2027 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships: Cluses
2027 UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Championships: Cluses
2027 UCI Trial World Championships: Sallanches, Pays du Mont-Blanc
2027 UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships: Rochexpo Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc, La Roche-sur-Foron
2027 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships: Evian-les-Bains
2027 UCI Gravel World Championships: Châtel, Portes du Soleil
2027 UCI Indoor Cycle Speedway World Championships: Rochexpo Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc, La Roche-sur-Foron
2027 UCI Bike Polo World Championships: Rochexpo Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc, La Roche-sur-Foron.
UCI President David Lappartient said: "I am delighted with this important agreement between the UCI, the EBU and France Télévisions, which will ensure optimal coverage of the 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships in France. France Télévisions has a huge audience, and has always played a leading role in the visibility and promotion of major international cycling events. With its unprecedented sports programme, the event is sure to break records in terms of audience numbers, both on broadcasters' channels and their numerous platforms."
The President of the Organising Committee for the 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships and the French Cycling Federation (FFC), Michel Callot, said: "The 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc will offer the French team a unique opportunity to shine in all disciplines and demonstrate the richness and diversity of French cycling. These achievements will only have real impact if they are shared with as many people as possible. Who better than France Télévisions to ensure the widest possible broadcast to all sports enthusiasts, and cycling fans in particular, allowing everyone to thrill to the performances, showcase our champions, and highlight our expertise in hosting major events."
The Director of Sports at France Télévisions, Laurent-Eric Le Lay, said: "France Télévisions is delighted to announce that it will broadcast the UCI Cycling World Championships, which will take place in France in 2027, on its channels and platforms. This exceptional event, organised in the heart of the Haute-Savoie department, will be a source of national pride for all French people, but also a major event for our group, which will bring this great sporting celebration to life throughout France, thanks to its regional network and the power of its network in the territories.
“As a long-standing broadcaster of cycling, France Télévisions is proud to continue its adventure at the heart of the biggest events and to offer all audiences the most exciting sporting moments: on the roads of the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and soon, during these UCI World Championships.
In 2027, France Télévisions will be, more than ever, the home of cycling, and will deploy an exceptional array of resources to bring this event to life and make it resonate with the French public.”
Frédéric Sanz, EBU Head of Summer Sports and Cycling, said: "The EBU welcomes the extensive media coverage that the 2027 UCI Cycling World Championships Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc will receive across Europe, and particularly in France through the various channels and platforms of France Télévisions. Making broadcasts of major sporting events accessible to as many people as possible remains a key priority for the EBU and its members, and we welcome France Télévisions' strong commitment to showcasing all cycling disciplines and all the regions hosting this wonderful competition in 2027."