Not only has Tadej Pogacar 's contract been renewed until 2030, but another important agreement in the world of cycling has materialized for another five years. Amaury Sports Organization ( ASO ), the company that organizes the Tour de France , Unipublic and the European Broadcasting Union , known by its acronym EBU . The two agencies that organize some of the most prestigious races on the world road cycling calendar, have agreed with the association of continental television networks to broadcast, free-to-air, on national channels the races in question until 2030.

These races include the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège . The agreement will apply to both men's and women's races and includes the territories of Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Italy , Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Hungary.

For Italy, therefore, the national member of the EBU is RAI , which could broadcast live the Tour de France, La Vuelta, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, as well as Flèche Wallonne, Paris-Nice, Critérium du Dauphiné, Hamburg Classic, Eschborn-Frankfurt, Clasica San Sebastián, Paris-Tours, Tro-Bro Léon and Volta Catalunya.

The agreement also includes the transfer of the television rights to Eurosport/Warner Bros/Discovery for the races in question.

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