{"id":819153,"date":"2026-10-30T23:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/819153\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T23:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:20:13","slug":"cycling-union-calls-for-more-live-coverage-of-womens-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/819153\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling union calls for more live coverage of women\u2019s races"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cyclists\u2019 Alliance <\/a>(TCA), an independent union that represents the women\u2019s peloton, has called for full live coverage of the biggest women\u2019s races on the calendar.<\/p>\n

The union published its ninth annual survey report<\/a> today, listing broadcast visibility as one of its top priorities, alongside better race safety and financial security for lower-tier riders.<\/p>\n

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According to TCA\u2019s survey of 127 riders, including 118 road riders from across the women\u2019s Continental, ProTour and WorldTour tiers, 49% want greater visibility for races. This number grows to 60% when responses are limited to WorldTour riders only.<\/p>\n

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TCA singled out the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift<\/a>, Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/a> and the women\u2019s Tour of Flanders<\/a> as \u201cpinnacle\u201d races that should have start-to-finish television coverage, and called on their organisers and host broadcasters to commit to full broadcasts.<\/p>\n

This spring, only the final third of Paris-Roubaix Femmes<\/a> was broadcast live, a decision TCA described at the time as a \u201cmassive affront to women\u2019s cycling<\/a>\u201d. Three of the nine stages of August\u2019s Tour de France Femmes were granted full broadcasts.<\/p>\n

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There have, however, been positive signs; Tour de France Femmes <\/a>race director Marion Rousse told Cycling Weekly there would be a \u201creal discussion<\/a>\u201d about full coverage in the future, while the Santos Tour Down Under, the calendar\u2019s opening WorldTour stage event, has committed to full coverage of the women\u2019s race<\/a> in 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans are asking to see the whole race, and the 2027 Santos Tour Down Under proves it can be done,\u201d said Lexi Brown, TCA\u2019s board director. \u201cFull start-to-finish coverage should no longer be the exception in women\u2019s cycling, particularly at the sport\u2019s biggest tentpole events.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TCA\u2019s ninth annual rider survey received responses from 42 Women\u2019s WorldTour riders, a number the union acknowledges is a \u201csmall base\u201d.<\/p>\n

The largest group of respondents were third-tier Continental riders, 52 of whom filled out the survey. Their biggest concern was financial instability; 75% of Continental-level respondents said they receive no salary from their team and 79% are on one-year contracts. The UCI does not mandate a minimum salary for Continental riders.<\/p>\n

WorldTour respondents named race safety as their top priority. This includes concerns regarding road conditions and course design.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUnfortunately in road cycling, danger will always be a part of the equation,\u201d said FDJ United-Suez<\/a> rider Ally Wollaston, who is also part of TCA’s rider council.<\/p>\n

\u201cRider safety can never be guaranteed, but it can be prioritised. The reality is, neglecting road safety is not just gambling with the riders\u2019 careers, it\u2019s gambling with their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we want longevity in the sport, road safety needs to be a non-negotiable priority at every race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full 43-page 2026 Annual Rider Survey can be found on TCA’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Cyclists\u2019 Alliance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-819153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}