'Eurosport's demise is a hammer blow for coverage of cycling in the UK' - British politician lambasts pro cycling price hikes in Parliament

'Eurosport's demise is a hammer blow for coverage of cycling in the UK' - British politician lambasts pro cycling price hikes in Parliament

UK Parliament debates free-to-air cycling coverage and TNT Sports price hikes as sport minister argues against government intervention

'Eurosport's demise is a hammer blow for coverage of cycling in the UK' - Debate over free-to-air bike racing reaches Parliament

It’s not every day that people such as Mark Cavendish, Mathieu van der Poel and Ned Boulting are name-dropped in the UK Parliament, but all three were cited on Wednesday morning in a half-hour debate

Sports Minister dismisses Tory MP’s concerns that £30.99 a month TNT subscription will lead to cycling “disappearing behind paywall” in Westminster Hall debate, saying “it’s not for the government to intervene”

“The cycling boom that formed part of the London 2012 legacy is now in danger of being dropped by the peloton,” MP Ben Obese-Jecty said in the debate, further highlighting the demise of Eurosport as a “hammer blow for cycling coverage in the UK”