Cycling on NBC
| Cycling on NBC | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | NBC Sports Cycling |
| Genre | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 3 1/2 hours |
| Production company | NBC Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC NBCSN NBC Sports Gold Peacock USA Network[3] |
| Release | 2011 |
| Related | |
Cycling on NBC is the de facto name for broadcasts of multiple-stage bicycle races produced by NBC Sports,[4] the sports division of the NBC[5] television network. This includes broadcasts of the Tour de France,[6] Vuelta a España, UCI World Tour Championships, Tour of California, USA Pro Cycling Challenge,[7] and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
Overview
Coors Classic coverage
In 1985, NBC broadcast the
Tour de Trump coverage
From 1989 to 1990, NBC broadcast
For the very first edition in 1989, Dick Enberg[13] anchored[14] the coverage alongside Gary Gerould and analyst Clif Halsey.[15] Greg Lewis meanwhile, interviewed cyclists after the final stage. NBC would cover at least two weeks worth of action for two hours[16] each on Sunday afternoons[17] while ESPN otherwise, provided the bulk of the coverage.
The following year, NBC announced that it would commit to airing at least six hours[18] worth of the Tour de Trump race. This time, John Tesh anchored NBC's coverage alongside Phil Liggett.
Incidentally, the idea for the race was conceived by John Tesh, who had covered the
Tour de France coverage
In 1999, NBCSN,[19] then known as Outdoor Life Network (or OLN) acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the Tour de France for US$3 million. Coverage of the Tour on OLN brought substantially greater viewership to the then fledgling channel, due in part to the then-growing popularity of American rider Lance Armstrong. In 2004, where Armstrong would aim for a record-breaking sixth straight Tour de France title, OLN would devote over 344 hours in July to coverage of the Tour, along with documentaries and other original programming surrounding the event – which was promoted through a US$20 million advertising campaign.[20]
Overall, while its coverage of the Tour de France helped OLN expand its carriage to over 60 million homes, rumors surrounding Armstrong's possible retirement from racing led to concerns over OLN's emphasis on him (to the point that some critics referred to OLN as standing for "Only Lance Network"),[21] with critics questioning whether the network could sustain itself without the viewership that Lance Armstrong's presence had brought to its coverage.[22]
Carriage of the Tour de France continued through OLN's retooling as a mainstream sports channel and rebranding as Versus.
Beginning in 2016, NBC began to stream additional coverage via a subscription service, including replays, the commercial-free world feed, and other second screen content. This app expanded into the "Cycling Pass" service on NBC Sports Gold in 2017, which would also include coverage of the UCI Road World Championships, Colorado Classic, and Volta a Catalunya.[29][30][31]
After the discontinuation of OLN's successor NBCSN at the end of 2021, linear television coverage of the Tour de France moved to other NBCUniversal cable networks such as USA Network and CNBC. NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock would also carry all stages .[32] On February 15, 2023, NBC Sports announced that it had renewed its media rights to broadcast the Tour de France through 2029. Beginning in 2024, cable simulcasts will be discontinued, with all stages becoming exclusive to Peacock, and occasional stages simulcast by NBC.[32]
CNBC's coverage
In 2015, CNBC aired portions of the 2015 UCI Road Cycling World Championships.[33]
In 2020, CNBC aired Stage 14 and Stage 15 of the Tour de France.[34]
In 2022, CNBC aired stage 8 of the Paris–Nice.[35]
In 2022, CNBC aired portions of the Women's Tour de France.[36]
Commentators
- Adam Blythe – He was an "on-site" reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of the 2020 Tour de France,[37] and fulfilled that role again for 2021.[38]
- Paul Burmeister[39] – He has hosted[40] NBC's studio coverage of the Tour de France.
- Connie Carpenter
- Jenna Corrado[41]
- Chris Horner – In 2019, Horner joined the team of broadcaster NBC for their coverage of the Tour de France, acting as a commentator.[42]
- Todd Gogulski – In 2009, he joined the NBC Universal Sports cycling TV commentary team with Steve Schlanger, with whom he covers the Tour of the Basque Country, the Giro d'Italia, the Vuelta a España, the World Road Championships, Milan–San Remo, and others. For 2011, he joined the Versus Tour de France TV broadcasting team alongside Bob Roll, Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, and Liam McHugh.[43]
- Alexi Grewal
- Todd Harris – Harris[44] has acted as host for the network's coverage of the Tour de France.
- Craig Hummer – In 2010, Hummer was host of the daily news segments for Universal Sports' Vancouver Olympic Games coverage.[45] He was an announcer on the Las Vegas Super Sprint in 2014,[46] and became the announcer for La Course, a woman's race produced by Le Tour de France.[47]
- Liam McHugh – In the summer of 2011, McHugh stepped into the role of host for NBC's live daily coverage of the Tour de France.
- Greg Lewis
- Carolyn Manno[49]
- Scott Moninger[50]
- Steve Porino[51]
- Bob Roll – He has been a member of the veteran cable television broadcasting team (along with Phil Liggett, MBE and Paul Sherwen) who served as road cycling expert-commentators for the NBC Sports Network cable network's coverage of the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Giro d'Italia, Paris–Roubaix, Tour of California, and other international cycling road races.
- Steve Schlanger
- Paul Sherwen – Up until the conclusion of the 2016 Tour de France, Sherwen provided the commentary broadcast internationally for many television networks including Australia's SBS Network[52][53] and the United States' NBC Sports with Phil Liggett.
- John Tesh
- Al Trautwig – He co-anchored coverage of the Tour de France from 2004 to 2007 on Versus (formerly OLN). Despite his years of experience as a broadcaster, he was sometimes criticized by cycling fans, for his occasionally uninformed commentary, and his tendency to compare the Tour to various mainstream sports he has covered.
- Christian Vande Velde – He has been a cycling analyst for NBC Sports since 2014.[54]
- Jens Voigt – After his career, he worked as a TV presenter in Germany and in the USA.[55] In the US he has been part of the NBC Sports coverage team which was initially led by Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, and was later led by Liggett and Bob Roll with added commentary from Voigt, Steve Porino, Christian Vande Velde, Paul Burmeister and Chris Horner.
- Laura Winter – She is the NBC reporter and commentator for the Tour of California women's race.[56]
Summer Olympics
| Year | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Field reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Gary Gerould[57] | Brian Drebber[58] and Davis Phinney[59] | |
| 1992 | John Tesh[60] (road cycling) Phil Liggett (track cycling) |
Phil Liggett and Mark Gorski (road cycling) Mark Gorski (track cycling) |
Al Trautwig (road cycling) |
| 1996 | Al Trautwig[61] | Phil Liggett[62] and Paul Sherwen[63] | |
| 2000 | Al Trautwig[64] (road cycling) Phil Liggett[65] (track cycling and mountain biking) |
Paul Sherwen (road cycling) Jessica Grieco[66] (track cycling) |
|
| 2004 | Pat Parnell Steve Podborski[67] |
Paul Sherwen[68] | Robbie Floyd |
| 2008 | Pat Parnell[69] Craig Hummer |
Kenan Harkin[70] Paul Sherwen[71] |
Marty Snider |
| 2012 | Steve Schlanger[72] (road) Todd Harris[73] (track & BMX) |
Paul Sherwen[74] (road & track) Jamie Bestwick[75] (BMX) |
Todd Harris[76] |
| 2016 | Paul Sherwen |
Bob Roll and Christian Vande Velde[77] Chris Doyle (BMX) |
Steve Porino[78] |
| 2020 | Steve Schlanger[79] Todd Harris (BMX) |
Bob Roll[80] and Christian Vande Velde Chris Doyle (BMX) |
Steve Porino |
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