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SBS Viceland gets the Beach Volleyball World Championship at the end of the year
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Liege-Bastogne-Liege Race 2025
Sunday, 27 April at 8.30pm SBS Viceland
Men’s Race (Sunday, 27 April at 8.30pm AEST)
The 2025 Liege-Bastogne-Liege will be a fierce showdown through the Ardennes, with top riders battling on steep climbs and unpredictable conditions for cycling’s prestigious one-day title.Women’s Race (Monday, 28 April at 12.55am AEST)
The 2025 Liege-Bastogne-Liege Women’s race will challenge top riders on the tough Ardennes climbs, with fierce competition and unpredictable weather in this iconic one-day classic.
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McAvaney takes the lead for SBS’ Coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September
The doyen of sports commentators Bruce McAvaney will lead SBS’ broadcast of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, which is shaping as an historic event for an exceptional Australian athletics team.
McAvaney has been the voice of athletics in Australia for more than three decades, and has made some of the most revered calls of the sport in history, going back to the 1991 World Championships 100m final in Tokyo when Carl Lewis broke the world record, and topped by his iconic call of Cathy Freeman’s 400m triumph at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
His ability to put viewers in the stadium is legendary, the result of his unparalleled knowledge of the sport, famous attention to detail and unbridled enthusiasm for the performance of the athletes. Over the years he has brought major athletics competition, from Olympic and Commonwealth Games to world and national championships, vividly to life for generations of Australians.
McAvaney said he was delighted to be guiding Australian audiences through this year’s World Athletics Championships (September 13-21), which is regarded as the third-biggest sports event in the world in global reach (over one billion) behind the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cupᵀᴹ.
“We’ll be bringing the best in the world to an Australian audience, and highlighting our great Australian athletes,’’ McAvaney said. “I’ve never been more excited by the prospects of the Australian athletics team, not even before the Sydney Olympics. This team has everything – established champions, great young sprinters and incredible middle distance talent.
“And then there’s Gout Gout – a generational talent who has become a global phenomenon in the last year. I can’t wait to see how he goes, racing against the big names of world sprinting for the first time. He’s just at the start of a fantastic journey, which seems destined to go all the way to the summit of his sport. I urge all Australians to get on board now and be part of what will be an amazing ride towards the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.’’
“It’s a privilege and an honour to commentate on the World Championships and I’d like to thank SBS for giving me that opportunity, and the Seven Network for their support. You might have heard me say this before, but this is going to be special.’’
SBS Director of Sport Ken Shipp said: “SBS has broadcast ten editions of the World Athletics Championships since 2001 and we’re thrilled to have a commentator of Bruce’s stature join us for this year’s historic championships in Tokyo. We have a well-earned reputation for broadcasting outstanding global events, including the FIFA World Cupᵀᴹ and the Tour de France, and we’re looking forward to adding the McAvaney magic to our comprehensive coverage of this year’s World Championships.’’
Every session of the nine-day World Athletics Championships (14 sessions of arena and road events) will be broadcast live and free across SBS VICELAND, and the World Athletics Championships Hub via SBS On Demand, which will also feature daily extended highlights, short clips and full replays of each session. There will also be extensive coverage across SBS’ social media platforms.
The magnificent 67,000-seat Japan National Stadium, which was built for the pandemic-affected Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will finally come alive with a full house for athletics, as originally planned before Covid-19 intervened. Such is the interest in the event internationally, that several of the evening sessions have already sold out.
The quality of the likely Australian team for Tokyo, taking on the best from 200-plus nations, will make this event compelling viewing for Australian sports fans.
With seven medals (one gold, two silver, four bronze) won in Paris last year, the Australian athletics team is coming off its most successful Olympic Games since Melbourne in 1956, and appears to have found another level this year.
The emergence of an exciting generation of sprinters, led by 17-year-old Gout and 21-year-old Lachie Kennedy, who won Australia’s first ever 60m medal (silver) at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing last month, missing gold by just 0.01sec, has added an extra layer of intrigue to what was already a highly successful group.
They will join the likes of Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy, Olympic silver medallist Jess Hull, world indoor high jump champion Nicola Olyslagers, discus maestro Matt Denny, recent national 800m record-breaker Peter Bol and teenaged middle distance tyros Cameron Myers and Claudia Hollingsworth in a national team that exudes class across the range of disciplines.
See the full schedule for SBS’ broadcast of the World Athletics Championships here
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I wonder if he’ll be calling from the stadium or off tube in a studio here.
Wherever he is presenting it from, he’ll make it…“special”.
Good get for SBS.
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Probably off tube
Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2025
Stage 1 (Friday, 9 May at 9.00pm AEST)
All the live action from the opening stage of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the race begins in Albania with a 160km route starting in Durres and finishing in Tirane.
Stage 2 (Saturday, 10 May at 9.20pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 2 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, a 13.7km Individual Time Trial starting and finishing in Tirane, Albania.
Stage 3 (Sunday, 11 May at 9.05pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 3 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 160km route starting and finishing in Vlore, Albania.
Stage 4 (Tuesday, 13 May at 8.50pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 4 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the race crosses into Italy with a 187km route starting in Alberobello and finishing in Lecce..
Stage 5 (Wednesday, 14 May at 9.30pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 5 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 145km route starting in Ceglie Messapica and finishing in Matera.
Stage 6 (Thursday, 15 May at 7.20pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 6 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 226km route starting in Potenza and finishing in Napoli.
Stage 7 (Friday, 16 May at 8.40pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 7 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 168km route starting in Castel di Sangro and finishing in Tagliacozzo.
Stage 8 (Saturday, 17 May at 8.05pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 8 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 197km route starting in Giulianova and finishing in Castelraimondo.
Stage 9 (Sunday, 18 May at 8.50pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 9 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 181km route starting in Gubbio and finishing in Siena.
Stage 10 (Tuesday, 20 May at 9.15pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 10 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, a 28.7km Individual Time Trial starting in Lucca and finishing in Pisa.
Stage 11 (Wednesday, 21 May at 9.15pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 11 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 185km route starting in Viareggio and finishing in Castelnovo ne’ Monti.
Stage 12 (Thursday, 22 May at 9.10pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 12 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 172km route starting in Modena and finishing in Viadana.
Stage 13 (Friday, 23 May at 8.45pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 13 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 180km route starting in Rovigo and finishing in Vicenza.
Stage 14 (Saturday, 24 May at 8.50pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 14 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 186km route starting in Treviso and finishing in Nova Gorica.
Stage 15 (Sunday, 25 May at 7.15pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 15 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 214km route starting in Fiume Veneto and finishing in Asiago.
Stage 16 (Tuesday, 27 May at 7.15pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 16 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 199km route starting in Piazzola sul Brenta and finishing in San Valentino.
Stage 17 (Wednesday, 28 May at 8.40pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 17 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 154km route starting in San Michele all’Adige and finishing in Bormio.
Stage 18 (Thursday, 29 May at 9.40pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 18 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 144km route starting in Morbegno and finishing in Cesano Maderno.
Stage 19 (Friday, 30 May at 8.10pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 19 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 166km route starting in Biella and finishing in Champoluc.
Stage 20 (Saturday, 31 May at 6.40pm AEST)
All the live action from Stage 20 of the 2025 Giro d’Italia, as the peloton takes on a 203km route starting in Verres and finishing in Sestriere.
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Good to see cycling on free TV with SBS airing all Spring Classics and all 3 Grand Tours
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And They’re Off! The Pure Drama of the Cycling Grand Tours Continues on SBS, Australia’s Home of Cycling
As Australia’s Home of Cycling, SBS will once again broadcast all three of the Cycling Grand Tours – the 2025 Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and La Vuelta, as well as the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift – live and free on SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand,
SBS’ exclusive rolling coverage of these prestigious international sporting events gets underway this Friday May 9 with the Giro d’Italia, followed by the Tour De France from July 5, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift from July 26, and the Vuelta a España, from 23 August.
With more than 300 hours of live cycling content, SBS will deliver all the action from the cycling Grand Tours, as well as giving viewers catch-up replays, short and extended highlights via SBS On Demand, and a podcast offering. The 2025 SBS Cycling commentary team will bring viewers trusted analysis and expert commentary from every stage of each momentous race, drawn from a wealth of experience. Taking viewers inside the peloton of every stage of the Giro d’Italia will be Australia’s ‘voice of cycling’ Matthew Keenan. He will be joined by former Giro stage winner David McKenzie, dual-Australian road national champion Gracie Elvin, former professional Australian road racing cyclists Mitch Docker and Matilda Raynolds, and the first Australian to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours, Simon Gerrans.
Rounding out the SBS Cycling commentary team in time for the Tour de France, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, and the Vuelta will be Dr Bridie O’Donnell, Christophe Mallet, and recently retired Australian Olympic and World champion **Grace Brown.**With the finest minds in the commentary box and exclusive access to Australian riders, SBS will give cycling fans a front row seat to all the action from the world’s greatest cycling events.
SBS Director of Sport, Ken Shipp, said: “SBS is proud to remain Australia’s undisputed Home of Cycling. The 2025 Grand Tours promise some of the most electrifying competition and compelling rivalries we’ve seen in years, and our expert team is primed to bring every moment to life. Few sports spark a shared passion like cycling – and at SBS, we’re proud to bring Australians together through every moment of the Grand Tours.”
G iro d’Italia reigning champion Tadej Pogacar has confirmed he will not be defending his title when the Giro gets underway this Friday May 9, so a new winner will wear the maglia rosa, the pink jersey, in 2025. A stellar line-up of general classification contenders will headline the Italian Grand Tour as it traverses the notoriously steep slopes of the Alps, Dolomites and Apennines, with Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe’s two-pronged attack of previous Giro d’Italia champions Primoz Roglic and Australian Jai Hindley set to feature in May.
2019 maglia rosa winner Richard Carapaz, and fellow GC hopefuls Adam Yates and Juan Ayuso are also tipped to take to the start line, while Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Laureus Action Sportsperson of the Year, Tom Pidcock are among the other big names set to ride the roads of Italy. Aside from Hindley, eight-time Grand Tour stage winner Kaden Groves, as well as Jay Vine, Luke Plapp and Chris Harper are the other Aussies in the mix for positions on the start line.
This year, the Giro route features two time trials, four flat, and seven mountain stages after its start in Albania – with tough climbs in the south of Italy and the steep San Pellegrino in Alpe in the Tuscan Apennines. Stage 15 will include the dreaded Montegrappa climb, Stage 16 includes five climbs to the west of Lake Garda, while Stage 17 finishes in Bormio after climbing the Mortirolo (12.6km with an average gradient of 7.6%).The winner of the maglia rosa will be decided in the Alps, with over 9,000 metres of climbing packed into two days. Stage 19 features four major climbs over 166km, before Stage 20 climbs the mighty Colle delle Finestre, where Chris Froome attacked solo to snatch victory from Tom Dumoulin in 2018.
Mythical by nature, the Giro is purely cycling, refined and raw. All 21 stages of the Giro d’Italia will be shown LIVE on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. There will also be a daily hour-long highlights broadcast on SBS from 7am and 5pm on weekdays, 7am and 4.30pm on weekends (all AEST).
The Cycling Grand Tours continue from July 5 when the Tour de France, theultimate challenge for male cyclists and the biggest race of cycling season, sets off from Lille. For the first time since the 2020 edition, all racing this year will take place entirely in France, culminating in the final stage on the Champs-Elysees on July 27.
Hot on the wheels of the Tour de France is the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift from July 26 until August 3. As the Tour de France finishes in Paris, the women’s departure will have already taken place the day prior in Vannes. SBS will be continuing the high broadcast standards of race coverage in 2025, with every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes live in full on SBS and SBS On Demand.
The Vuelta a España, the third and final Grand Tour of the 2025 men’s road cycling season, will take place in Italy, France and Spain in 2025. It will cover a total distance of 3,151 kilometres from 23 August to 14 September, starting in Turin, and finishing in Madrid, and will be shown live on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.
For more information, visit the SBS Sport website: www.sbs.com.au/sport
SBS CYCLING COMMENTARY TEAM BIOS
MATTHEW KEENAN
2025 will be Matt’s 19th year commentating on cycling’s biggest event, the Tour de France, where he has worked alongside some of the greats of the sport, including Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Bridie O’Donnell and Simon Gerrans. Known for his supreme cycling knowledge, somewhat of a cycling nerd, Matt is recognised internationally as one of cycling’s leading commentators.
DR BRIDIE O’DONNELL
Dr Bridie O’Donnell graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School. Between 1995 and 2006 she competed in Olympic distance and Ironman triathlon, finishing the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006. In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced in the Australian National Team, and then Professional Italian teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships between 2008-2012. From 2013-2017, Bridie managed and raced for Rush Women’s Team in the Cycling Australia National Road Series and in 2016, she broke the UCI Women’s Hour World Record at the Adelaide Superdrome. In 2017, she was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in 2018, her cycling memoir: “Life and Death” was published, detailing her experiences as a professional cyclist in Europe. When she’s not commentating cycling, she works in the Community and Public Health Division of the Victorian Department of Health.
SIMON GERRANS
Simon Gerrans holds the unique position of being the first Australian to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours – the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. He found competitive cycling as a teenager on the suggestion of Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson, who then lived on a property nearby Gerrans’ parents farm in country Victoria. Anderson, who saw Gerrans cycling as rehabilitation from a serious knee injury after a motor bike racing crash, encouraged him to take up the sport competitively. Simon has been a proud ambassador and active fundraiser of the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation since 2010 and was the founder of the Victorian Inter-School Cycling Series.
DAVID MCKENZIE
David McKenzie brings 18 years of Tour de France coverage and expert race analysis to SBS, backed by a decade as an elite and professional cyclist. Starting on the track, he represented Australia internationally at just 16, later earning a place at the Australian Institute of Sport. Turning professional in 1997, David raced for teams across Australia and Europe, claiming victories on four continents, including a stage win at the Giro d’Italia, as well as triumphs at the Tour of Japan and the Tour Down Under. In 1998, he secured the Australian National Road Championship title. David’s deep experience on the bike and behind the microphone provides viewers with unparalleled insights into the world of road cycling.
GRACIE ELVIN
Gracie is a two-time national road cycling champion. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, has been to two Commonwealth Games, and competed in eight separate world championships in road cycling and mountain biking. Gracie was a member of the GreenEDGE professional team for eight years. She won UCI races in Europe, took second at the Tour of Flanders, and was team captain at many team victories. She was also a co-founder of the first ever international women’s cycling union – The Cyclists’ Alliance – and cares deeply about gender equality and making sure she left the sport in a better place than when she started it.
CHRISTOPHE MALLET
Christophe is a television presenter, long-time Executive Producer of SBS Radio’s French program, and host of the award-winning SBS Cycling Podcast which he hosts with David McKenzie and Grace Brown. Recently celebrating 500 episodes, the podcast won the Australian Sports Podcast of the Year award in 2019. In 2017 he was awarded a National Order of Merit and was incredibly honoured to be introduced as a Knight of the Order of Merit in France. Over the course of his 10+ years at SBS, Christophe has been involved in many projects including hosting the Tour de France highlights show, Bonjour le Tour, alongside David McKenzie. He is heavily involved in SBS’s coverage of the Dakar Rally where he was on the ground for this year’s event in a first for SBS, and he has also been responsible for producing more than 6,000+ radio shows across the SBS network.
MITCH DOCKER
Mitch Docker is a former World Tour cyclist, podcast host and cycling media producer, who has become a prominent voice in global cycling media. Over a 13-year professional career, Mitch raced for elite teams including Skil-Shimano, Orica-GreenEDGE, and EF Education First, competing in nine Grand Tours and more than 20 Classics. Known for his versatility and team-first approach, he developed a particular love for the cobbled Classics, where grit, endurance, and tactical skill take centre stage. Since retiring from racing in 2021, Mitch has expanded Life in the Peloton podcast into a full content platform, and he is the founder of Dirty Docker, a grassroots cycling and running festival held in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges.
MATILDA RAYNOLDS
Matilda Raynolds came to cycling later than most but quickly made her mark, showing considerable strength on the Australian scene and internationally. In 2019, she finished third behind WorldTour riders on the opening stage of the Tour Down Under. Raynolds has multiple National Road Series victories to her name and is a two-time winner of the women’s category at the brutal 267km Melbourne to Warrnambool. In 2023, she started her season with a stage win at the Bay Crits, Australia’s summer racing opener. She has raced for Australia’s Team BridgeLane and for European squads Keukens Redant and Restore, and in 2021, she took the overall win at the prestigious Tour of America’s Dairyland series in Wisconsin, USA, Over the past few years, she has balanced road racing with racing on gravel around the world at some of the biggest events like Unbound in the USA and Traka in Spain.
GRACE BROWN
Grace Brown OAM is Australia’s most successful female road cyclist. She recently retired from the sport as Olympic and World Champion in the Individual time trial. Brown’s rise to the top of professional cycling began in 2019 when she signed with Mitchelton-Scott, winning the National Time Trial Championship and a stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in her first season. In 2020, she had a breakthrough year, securing a World Tour podium at Liège–Bastogne–Liège and claiming victory at Brabantse Pijl. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, she finished fourth in the Individual Time Trial, just shy of the podium. In 2022, she moved to FDJ-SUEZ, where she continued to build an impressive palmarès. She won Commonwealth Games gold, earned two silver medals at the World Championships ITT, and dominated the National ITT Championships for multiple years. In 2024, she reached the pinnacle of her career, winning Olympic gold in Paris, becoming World Champion in the Individual Time Trial, and claiming victory in the prestigious Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Brown is now part of the SBS commentary and podcast team, and president of the board of The Cyclists’ Alliance.
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Motorsport: Hi-Tec Oils Super Series, Sydney Motorsport Park, Rnd 2, Day 1
Live Event/Saturday, 31 May at 5.00pm SBS Viceland
Round 2 of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series heads to the iconic Sydney Motorsport Park, where the venue lights up for thrilling day and night racing, headlined by the TA2 Muscle Car Series.
FIFA World Cup 2026™ Qualifiers
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest competition in world football and, in 2026, 48 of the best national teams from the men’s game will come together for a tournament watched by over five billion people.
With the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico already guaranteed qualification as hosts, the remaining 45 spots have been divided amongst the six member considerations. SBS and SBS On Demand will provide live coverage of 54 qualifying matches from the South American confederation, in what is an early taste of elite football action for Australian audiences.
World champions Argentina are among the national teams vying for a place in the World Cup, as are arch-rivals Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia.
Thursday, 5 June at 8.50am, Ecuador vs Brazil - main channel coverage
Full June schedule
Thursday June 5, 2025
Ecuador v Brazil - Matchday 15
8:50am - 11am (AEST)
LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand
Paraguay v Uruguay - Matchday 15
8:50am - 11am (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Chile v Argentina - Matchday 15
10:50am - 1pm (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Saturday, June 7
Colombia v Peru - Matchday 15
6:20am - 8:30am (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Venezuela v Bolivia - Matchday 15
7:50am - 10am (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Wednesday June 11, 2025
Uruguay v Venezuela - Matchday 16
8:50am - 11am (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Argentina v Colombia - Matchday 16
9:50am - 12pm (AEST)
LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand
Brazil v Paraguay - Matchday 16
10:35am - 12:45pm (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Peru v Ecuador - Matchday 16
11:20am - 1:30pm (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
It was originally scheduled then bumped for another story but then added back in to make a 2 hour program.
Edit:
Ecuador vs Brazil match is playing Friday June 6 at 8.50am
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Criterium Du Dauphine 2025
Sunday, 8 June at 9.25pm (8 parts)
Watch all eight stages from the 77th edition of the Criterium du Dauphine as the peloton travel through the Dauphine region of France.
Stage One: Sunday, 8 June at 9.25pm
Stage Two: Monday, 9 June at 11.35pm
Stage Three: Tuesday, 10 June at 11.25pm
Stage Four: Wednesday, 11 June at 11.30pm
Stage Five: Thursday, 12 June at 11.35pm
Stage Six: Friday, 13 June at 11.25pm
Stage Seven: Saturday, 14 June at 10.35pm
Criterium du Dauphine - Stage 8 Final
Sunday, June 15
11:25pm - 1:25am (AEST)
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For all of the 13 fans out there, tonight’s edition of The Weekly Football Wrap has a special edition - celebrating SBS 50 years.
SBS’s rich legacy of broadcasting football to a nation of ‘non-soccer lovers’ since the 80s is celebrated with a special episode of The Weekly Football Wrap that looks at the pioneers that championed the game and how far Australia has come in embracing the World Game (Monday 2 June at 10.20-11.20pm, VICELAND and SBS On Demand).
The tribute just aired.
Host Claudio Fabiano interviewed former SBS presenter Andy Paschalidis. They talked about the golden time of World Football on SBS. Particularly Sundays - from soccer shows On The Ball to The World Game, to various games from overseas (like the Italian League), to the NSL Match of the Round. Etc. And of course talked about working with Les Murray and Johnny Warren.
A great insight.
Note: tonight’s episode was the season final. I hope it returns in the near future.
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Pure Drama and Fierce Rivalries set to dominate the world’s most iconic sporting event
Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
LIVE and FREE on SBS and SBS On Demand
Exclusively from Saturday 5 July
Renowned chef Guillaume Brahimi’s Plat du Tour, the ultimate Tour de France side dish, returns on Saturday 5 July
Professional road cycling’s modern gladiators are in the slipstream to the 2025 Tour de France and the Tour de France avec Zwift, with the pure drama and intense rivalry of the world’s biggest cycling showdown available live and free on SBS and SBS On Demand from Saturday 5 July.
As Australia’s Home of Cycling, SBS will bring audiences all the action from every stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France from July 5-27, and the fourth edition of the Tou r de France Femmes avec Zwift , from July 26-August 3.
From the peloton roll-out in Lille on July 5 to its finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, all 21 stages of this year’s Tour de France will take place in France for the first time in five years. The 2025 route will feature 184 riders and will traverse 3,338,8 kilometres, beginning with 10 flat and hilly stages before the latter half takes the peloton into the mountains. There will be five summit finishes, including Col de la Loze and Mont Ventoux, where relentless climbs are met with the most spectacular scenery.
The SBS Cycling commentary team will be on the ground in France taking viewers into the very heart of the peloton, bringing a wealth of personal experience, trusted analysis and expert commentary from every stage.
Helming the Tour de France race coverage will be Matthew Keenan, Simon Gerrans, Dr Bridie O’Donnell, David McKenzie and Christophe Mallet.
The Tour de France Femmes will also feature Matthew Keenan, Dr Bridie O’Donnell, David McKenzie, and Christophe Mallet, with Gracie Elvin, and the new addition of our most successful female cyclist, recently retired Australian Olympic and World champion Grace Brown.
SBS Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said: “SBS is proud to be the home of cycling in Australia, delivering every moment of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift to audiences nationwide. These events are more than a race, they’re epic stories of resilience, rivalry and raw emotion. We are deeply invested in bringing that to life, with world-class coverage and a true passion for the sport. As our Aussie stars line up on the world stage, SBS is right there, bringing audiences every moment that makes the Tour unforgettable.”
Australian viewers can watch every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift broadcast live on SBS. Both events will be available to stream live, in full, on SBS On Demand. SBS also offers the Tour de France Hubfor a variety of Tour content including extended highlights, full stage catch-ups and mini stage recaps. Live coverage of the Tour will also include cultural and historical segments to enrich the audience experience. The SBS Sport website is a one-stop shop for the official Race Centre – which features statistics, results and live tracking of the riders, alongside the latest news, opinions and expert analysis, The Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift broadcast times vary (full schedule here).
The daily SBS Cycling Podcast hosted on location by Christophe Mallet and David McKenzie, with guest co-host Grace Brown, returns in 2025, thanks to partner Tanarra. As the only Australian podcast officially embedded in the Tour, the SBS Cycling Podcast, provides a comprehensive exploration of both races, delivering an episode for every stage of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. With in-depth race analysis, exclusive rider interviews, and behind-the-scenes insights, it’s the ultimate companion, giving listeners the chance to chase the race from the inside. More than cycling commentary, it’s a roving newsroom and a morning coffee companion, direct from France overnight and available on all your favourite podcast apps.
This year’s race narrative for the Tour de France has intensified with a star-studded line-up of general classification contenders to contest the French Grand Tour. Denmark’s two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is determined to reclaim his overall title against his greatest rival, and 2024 reigning Giro and Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, who is at the peak of his powers chasing not just wins, but legacy. Pogacar is fresh off dominating the Spring Classics with wins at the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. He enters the Tour as the world champion and overwhelming favourite. Belgian Remco Evenepoel would love to rise in pursuit of glory and remains a serious contender despite his training crash in December, especially with two individual time trials on this year’s route. Aussie Ben O’Connor will lead the General Classification charge for Australia after claiming 2nd place on last year’s Vuelta a España.
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is now in its fourth year and is firmly established as the biggest race in the women’s calendar. This year’s 9-day race, set entirely in France, will follow the longest route in the women’s race revival. It also takes the women to new heights, with a 1,165km route across four regions, with a total elevation gain of 17,240 metres. Following a Grand Départ in Brittany on July 26, there will be two flat stages, three hilly stages and two medium-mountain stages, before the race finishes with two back-to-back high mountain stages involving major climbs over the Col de Madeleine (the highest mountain of this Tour de France Femmes at 2,000 metres of elevation), Col de Joux Plane, and a mountaintop finale at Châtel Les Portes du Soleil. In 2024, Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma edged out Dutchwoman Demi Vollering by a mere four seconds—the narrowest winning margin in Tour de France history. Now, Vollering returns in 2025 as the race favourite, determined to reclaim the yellow jersey.
As a delectable side dish to this year’s Tour de France, celebrated French-Australian chef Guillaume Brahimi returns with his signature series Plat Du Tour from Saturday 5 July. In each nightly bite-sized episode, the sixth season sees Guillaume once again honouring the authentic culinary style of the 21 stages and regions of this year’s Tour De France, but with a twist. Featuring a different dish for every night of SBS’ coverage, Guillaume will this year celebrate Australia’s incredible local produce by creating race-inspired dishes right here, with the help of some of our greatest chefs and industry experts. Joining Guillaume will be guests including Ross Lusted of Woodcut, Alessandro Pavoni of Amare, restaurateur Grant Smillie of Marmont and consultant Jane Meadowcroft from Fremantle Octopus.
As well as the daily episodes, Plat du Tour will be available on SBS On Demand and will air on SBS Food as two special half-hour episodes from Monday 28 July at 8:00pm. Plat du Tour is produced by Beyond for SBS.
Fans will also have access to a new mobile-optimised Race Center on the SBS Sport website. The Race Center comes directly from the race organisers and will provide the key statistical features, including live tracking of riders, to help fans follow the race. This facility will replace the Skoda Tour Tracker app of past Tour de France editions.
For more information, visit the SBS Sport website: www.sbs.com.au/sport
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SBS TOUR DE FRANCE FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| STAGE | DATE | SBS TV LIVE | SBS On Demand LIVE STAGES IN FULL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 5 July | 21:30 – 02:15 AEST | 21:00 – 02:15 AEST |
| 2 | Sunday 6 July | 20:30 – 02:10 AEST | 20:05 – 02:10 AEST |
| 3 | Monday 7 July | 21: 15 – 02:00 AEST | 21:00 – 02:00 AEST |
| 4 | Tuesday 8 July | 21:30 – 2:00 AEST | 21:05 – 2:00 AEST |
| 5 | Wednesday 9 July | 21:30 – 02:10 AEST | 21:00 – 02:10 AEST |
| 6 | Thursday 10 July | 20:30 – 01:55 AEST | 20:30 – 01:55 AEST |
| 7 | Friday 11 July | 20:30 – 01:30 AEST | 20:00 – 01:30 AEST |
| 8 | Saturday 12 July | 21:30 – 01:45 AEST | 21:00 – 01:45 AEST |
| 9 | Sunday 13 July | 21:15 – 01:45 AEST | 21:15 – 01:45 AEST |
| 10 | Monday 14 July | 21:30 – 02:05 AEST | 21:00 – 02:05 AEST |
| REST DAY | Tuesday 15 July | ||
| 11 | Wednesday 16 July | 21:30 – 01:40 AEST | 21:05 – 01:40AEST |
| 12 | Thursday 17 July | 21:30 – 02:25 AEST | 21:00 – 02:25AEST |
| 13 | Friday 18 July | 21:30 – 02:00 AEST | 21:00 – 02:00 AEST |
| 14 | Saturday 19 July | 20:30 – 02:00 AEST | 19:45 – 02:00 AEST |
| 15 | Sunday 20 July | 21:30 – 01:45 AEST | 21:05 – 01:45 AEST |
| REST DAY | Monday 21 July | ||
| 16 | Tuesday 22 July | 20:30 – 01:30 AEST | 20:00 – 01:30 AEST |
| 17 | Wednesday 23 July | 21:30 – 01:50 AEST | 21:25 – 01:50 AEST |
| 18 | Thursday 24 July | 20:30 – 02:05 AEST | 20:00 – 02:05 AEST |
| 19 | Friday 25 July | 20:30 – 02:00 AEST | 21:30 – 02:00 AEST |
| 20 | Saturday 26 July | 20:30 – 00:50 AEST | 19:55 – 00:50 AEST |
| 21 | Sunday 27 July | 24:00 – 28:25 AEST | 24:00 – 28:25 AEST |
SBS TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
| STAGE | DATE | SBS VICELAND TV LIVE | SBS On Demand LIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 26 July | 25:20 – 27:50 AEST | 25:20 – 27:50 AEST |
| 2 | Sunday 27 July | 21:30 – 23:30 AEST | 21:00 – 23:30 AEST |
| 3 | Monday 28 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 4 | Tuesday 29 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 5 | Wednesday 30 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 6 | Thursday 31 July | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST |
| 7 | Friday 1 August | 23:35 – 02:05 AEST | 21:55 – 02:05 AEST |
| 9 | Sunday 3 August | 23:25 – 03:50 AEST | 23:25 – 03:50 AEST |
SBS CYCLING COMMENTARY TEAM BIOS
MATTHEW KEENAN
2025 will be Matt’s 19th year commentating on cycling’s biggest event, the Tour de France, where he has worked alongside some of the greats of the sport, including Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Bridie O’Donnell and Simon Gerrans. Known for his supreme cycling knowledge, somewhat of a cycling nerd, Matt is recognised internationally as one of cycling’s leading commentator.
DR BRIDIE O’DONNELL
Dr Bridie O’Donnell graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School. Between 1995 and 2006 she competed in Olympic distance and Ironman triathlon, finishing the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006. In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced in the Australian National Team, and then Professional Italian teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships between 2008-2012. From 2013-2017, Bridie managed and raced for Rush Women’s Team in the Cycling Australia National Road Series and in 2016, she broke the UCI Women’s Hour World Record at the Adelaide Superdrome. In 2017, she was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in 2018, her cycling memoir: “Life and Death” was published, detailing her experiences as a professional cyclist in Europe. When she’s not commentating cycling, she works in the Community and Public Health Division of the Victorian Department of Health.
SIMON GERRANS
Simon Gerrans holds the unique position of being the first Australian to have won a stage in all three Grand Tours – the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. He found competitive cycling as a teenager on the suggestion of Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson, who then lived on a property near the Gerrans family farm in country Victoria. Anderson, who saw Gerrans cycling as rehabilitation from a serious knee injury after a motor bike racing crash, encouraged him to take up the sport competitively. Simon has been a proud ambassador and active fundraiser of the Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation since 2010 and was the founder of the Victorian Inter-School Cycling Series.
DAVID MCKENZIE
David McKenzie brings 18 years of Tour de France coverage and expert race analysis to SBS, backed by a decade as an elite and professional cyclist. Starting on the track, he represented Australia internationally at just 16, later earning a place at the Australian Institute of Sport. Turning professional in 1997, David raced for teams across Australia and Europe, claiming victories on four continents, including a stage win at the Giro d’Italia, as well as triumphs at the Tour of Japan and the Tour Down Under. In 1998, he secured the Australian National Road Championship title. David’s deep experience on the bike and behind the microphone provides viewers with unparalleled insights into the world of road cycling.
GRACIE ELVIN
Gracie is a two-time national road cycling champion. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, has been to two Commonwealth Games, and competed in eight separate world championships in road cycling and mountain biking. Gracie was a member of the GreenEDGE professional team for eight years. She won UCI races in Europe, took second at the Tour of Flanders, and was team captain at many team victories. She was also a co-founder of the first ever international women’s cycling union – The Cyclists’ Alliance – and cares deeply about gender equality and making sure she leaves the sport in a better place than when she started it.
CHRISTOPHE MALLET
Christophe is a television presenter, long-time Executive Producer of SBS Radio’s French program, and host of the award-winning SBS Cycling Podcast which he hosts with David McKenzie and Grace Brown. Recently celebrating 500 episodes, the podcast won the Australian Sports Podcast of the Year award in 2019. In 2017 he was awarded a National Order of Merit and was incredibly honoured to be introduced as a Knight of the Order of Merit in France. Over the course of his 10+ years at SBS, Christophe has been involved in many projects including hosting the Tour de France highlights show, Bonjour le Tour, alongside David McKenzie. He is heavily involved in SBS’s coverage of the Dakar Rally where he was on the ground for this year’s event in a first for SBS, and he has also been responsible for producing more than 6,000+ radio shows across the SBS network.
GRACE BROWN
Grace Brown OAM is Australia’s most successful female road cyclist. She recently retired from the sport as Olympic and World Champion in the Individual time trial. Brown’s rise to the top of professional cycling began in 2019 when she signed with Mitchelton-Scott, winning the National Time Trial Championship and a stage of the Santos Tour Down Under in her first season. In 2020, she had a breakthrough year, securing a World Tour podium at Liège–Bastogne–Liège and claiming victory at Brabantse Pijl. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, she finished fourth in the Individual Time Trial, just shy of the podium. In 2022, she moved to FDJ-SUEZ, where she continued to build an impressive palmarès. She won Commonwealth Games gold, earned two silver medals at the World Championships ITT, and dominated the National ITT Championships for multiple years. In 2024, she reached the pinnacle of her career, winning Olympic gold in Paris, becoming World Champion in the Individual Time Trial, and claiming victory in the prestigious Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Brown is now part of the SBS commentary and podcast team, and president of the board of The Cyclists’ Alliance.
GUILLAUME BRAHIMI – PLAT DU TOUR HOST
French-born Guillaume Brahimi is one of Australia’s most popular and acclaimed chefs. He moved to Sydney in the 1990s and in 2001, he won the prestigious contract to take over the flagship restaurant at the Sydney Opera House and launched Guillaume at Bennelong. He’s since opened Bistro Guillaume at Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth, and in Sydney’s CBD. In 2014, Guillaume was a recipient of the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite (Knight of the National Order), a prestigious honour endowed by the French government for outstanding services rendered to France in Foreign Affairs and International Development and was named Chef of the Year at the 2015 GQ Men Of The Year Awards. Guillaume has published several books including Guillaume: Food for Friends, French Food Safari, and Guillaume: Food for Family. Guillaume is the host of three SBS food series: Plat du Tour which airs during the coverage of the Tour de France. Guillaume takes viewers on a tour of great French cooking, preparing 21 recipes that originate from different regions of France and correlate to the different Tour de France stages. Guillaume’s Paris, an immersive series discovering the very best in Parisian cuisine and lifestyle, arrondissement by arrondissement. And Guillaume’s French Atlantic, an unforgettable journey from Normandy to the Spanish border in search of the most stunning cuisine and spectacular scenery on the west coast of France.
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Nine has announced that it will cover the championships as well. I wonder what has happened? It’s not often two broadcasters from the same country cover the World Athletics Championships in the same year.
UPDATE: SBS has told TV Blackbox that it will broadcast the championships as previously announced (see Nine Sports Broadcasting thread).
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