Australian cycling enthusiasts can gear up for an exciting 2023, as SBS brings live and exclusive coverage of the Giro D’Italia, Tour De France, and Vuelta a España.
With over 800 hours of cycling content, SBS is the number-one destination for Australian fans. The Giro D’Italia commenced over the weekend launching the 2023 Grand Tours season.
SBS and SBS On Demand will also bring the world’s biggest annual sporting event, the Tour De France, and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, to Australian screens starting July 1, followed by the Vuelta a España on August 26.
SBS’ experienced team of presenters and commentators will guide viewers through every stage of these challenging and iconic races.
The Giro d’Italia commentary team includes Australia’s ‘Voice of Cycling’, Matthew Keenan, former Giro d’Italia stage winner David McKenzie, dual-Australian road national champion Gracie Elvin, sprinter and lead-out specialist Mark Renshaw, and Simon Gerrans, the first Australian to win stages in all three Grand Tours.
Dr. Bridie O’Donnell, Australian national time trial champion, will rejoin the team for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes coverage, bringing insights from the heart of the action in France.
Ken Shipp, SBS Director of Sport, expressed the network’s pride in being Australia’s home of cycling and their commitment to delivering exceptional coverage of the world’s most prestigious cycling events.
The 106th Giro d’Italia starts tomorrow, May 6, on the beautiful Trabocchi Coast in eastern Italy, concluding on May 28 in Rome. Australians Jack Haig, Jay Vine, Kaden Groves, Michael Matthews, and Simon Clarke will join last year’s historic Giro d’Italia winner, Jai Hindley, in the quest for victory.
SBS On Demand will cover all 21 stages of the Giro d’Italia live, with nightly television coverage on SBS VICELAND. Stage replays, extended highlights, and analysis videos will be available in the new Giro hub on SBS On Demand.
The Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will be live and free on SBS and SBS On Demand in July.
Jai Hindley will make his Tour de France debut, while Australian contenders Grace Brown, Amanda Spratt, Ruby Roseman Gannon, and Neve Bradbury will compete in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
The 2023 Giro d’Italia will be the 106th edition of the Italian Grand Tour, taking place from 7 May – 28 May. (21 Stages)
Sunday, 7 May at 8.30pm Stage 2: Teramo – San Salvo
The stage alternates between flat drags along the coast and hilly stretches in the hinterland for a total of 201 km. The route takes in a few mild ascents (Bellante, Controguerra and Colonnella) and then follows the Statale Adriatica.
Monday, 8 May at 8.30pm Stage 3: Vasto – Melfi
This stage is divided into two distinct parts adding up to 216 km. It begins flat for 170 km, on wide and mostly fast‑flow roads, with a few mild bends. The route then changes as it reaches the Monti del Vulture.
Tuesday, 9 May at 9.20pm Stage 4: Venosa – Lago Laceno
A stage across the Apennines, taking in two long and manageable ascents up the mountains of Basilicata spanning 175 km. At first, the route runs along a fast road, then it tackles two categorised climbs, twisting continuously both up and downwards.
Wednesday, 10 May at 8.30pm Stage 5: Atripalda – Salerno
The flat finale of this stage will most likely be a sprinter’s thing covering 171 km. The route first crosses the Irpinia, touching many of the places that were affected by the 1980 earthquake, such as Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi.
Thursday, 11 May at 8.45pm Stage 6: Napoli – Napoli
A short and intense stage of 162 km across the regional capital and the Amalfi coast. Starting in Naples, the route passes north of the Vesuvius, crosses the Valico di Chiunzi and enters Amalfi, roughly taking a circuit of the entire Amalfi coast.
Friday, 12 May at 8.30pm Stage 7: Capua – Gran Sasso d’Italia
This is a lengthy and rolling stage totalling 218 km, with a long closing climb. After a long approach, the route takes in climbs to Roccaraso and the Piano delle Cinque Miglia, followed by a lengthy descent to the base of the Gran Sasso.
Saturday, 13 May at 7.40pm Stage 8: Terni – Fossombrone
This stage, too, is divided into two distinct parts adding up to 207 km. The route undulates with no major topographical impediments for the first 150 km, through Spoleto, Foligno, Gualdo Tadino and Cagli, all the way to the Gola del Furlo.
