The first Grand Tour of the season starts on 8 May in Bulgaria. Warner Bros. Discovery Sports will follow the race for the pink jersey until the finish in Rome on 31 May. The Giro d'Italia will be broadcast in parallel on free-to-air TV and on streaming platforms.
Giro d'Italia on three platforms
Eurosport 1 is broadcasting more than 80 hours of the 21 stages of the Giro d'Italia live on free-to-air TV. HBO Max and discovery+ show every second of the race live and make the stages available on demand. Karsten Migels comments on the stages, Birgit Hasselbusch does features and reports on the country and its people. During the first week of the race, Jens Voigt rides along on the bike as a reporter and provides impressions directly from the peloton. After each stage, the "Velo Club" analyses the day's events. Presenter Holger Speckhahn welcomes viewers live from the virtual studio in Munich to the 30-minute show. Cycling experts Rolf Aldag, Robert Bengsch and Jens Voigt analyse the decisive scenes in the programme.
Giro d'Italia on Eurosport 1 on TV:
- Friday, 8 May 2026 | 12:30 p.m. | 1st stage
- Saturday, 9 May 2026 | 10:45 a.m. | 2nd stage
- Sunday, 10 May 2026 | 12:00 noon | 3rd stage
- Monday, 11 May 2026 | Day off
- Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 13:30 | 4th stage
- Wednesday, 13 May 2026 | 12:00 noon | 5th stage
- Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 13:45 | 6th stage
- Friday, 15 May 2026 | 10:30 a.m. | 7th stage
- Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 13:00 hrs | 8th stage
- Sunday, 17 May 2026 | 12:30 p.m. | 9th stage
- Monday, 18 May 2026 | Rest day Giro d'Italia
- Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 13:00 | 10th stage
- Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | 12:15 p.m. | 11th stage
- Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 12:45 p.m. | 12th stage
- Friday, 22 May 2026 | 12:30 p.m. | 13th stage
- Saturday, 23 May 2026 | 12:45 p.m. | 14th stage
- Sunday, 24 May 2026 | 15:00 hrs | 15th stage
- Monday, 25 May 2026 | Rest day Giro d'Italia
- Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 15:00 | 16th stage
- Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | 15:00 | 17th stage
- Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 15:00 | 18th stage
- Friday, 29 May 2026 | 15:00 hrs | 19th stage
- Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 13:15 | 20th stage
- Sunday, 31 May 2026 | 16:00 hrs | 21st stage
Documentation and additional formats
HBO Max and discovery+ show accompanying documentaries on cycling. "Paris-Roubaix, Duels in Hell" celebrated its premiere in Europe last Friday. The 102-minute documentary covers the history of the classic and the duel between Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel.
"The Cycling Show" is broadcast weekly on Tuesday evenings on Eurosport 1 on free-to-air TV and on streaming platforms. The programme provides insights into the training, tactics, nutrition and equipment of the UCI World Tour teams. "Giro d'Italia: Dreaming in Pink" starts at the end of April with four episodes about the landscape, culture and formative riders of the Tour of Italy.
"The Least Expected Day" follows the Movistar men's and women's teams through a period of upheaval with new riders and goals. "The Cycle: Becoming a Pro Rider" follows five pros at different stages of their careers and shows the mental and physical pressure in cycling. The second season of "Race Bikes" is dedicated to the stories and technology of downhill and cross-country mountain bikes.
Giro d'Italia also on YouTube
Eurosport.de supplements the TV coverage with live tickers, results and rankings. The website offers route maps, profiles, race reports and video highlights of all stages. In 2025, the Giro d'Italia reached record numbers on Warner Bros. Discovery's digital platforms.
Eurosport Germany's YouTube channel recorded more than four million video views during the Giro. More than 25 million video starts were added on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The linear TV broadcasts also achieved record figures.
Kristian Bauer
Editor
