How to watch the 2025 UEC Road European Championships: TV guide, streaming options, broadcasters

Watch the 2025 UEC Road European Championships as the world’s best cyclists compete for the European white-and-blue jerseys in France, with all the information on TV coverage and live streaming right here in this guide.

The 2025 UEC Road European Championships take place in France, starting on Wednesday, October 1, and finishing later in the week on Sunday, October 5.

There will be a total of 14 events, with time trials and road races across the men’s and women’s categories in the Elite, U23, and Junior age groups, plus the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay for Elite racers and Juniors.

A host of the sport's top names will head to France to take part. Among the men's competitors are Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia), Remco Evenepoel (Belgium), Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark), Juan Ayuso (Spain) and João Almeida (Portugal).

The women's peloton will feature Demi Vollering (Netherlands), Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy), Elise Chabbey (Switzerland), Juliette Labous (France) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Poland).

Wondering how you can tune in? Read on for all the information on how to watch the UEC Road European Championships online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Can I watch the Road European Championships for free?

The 2025 UEC Road European Championships are free to watch in Italy via RAI, but elsewhere around Europe, the action will be aired on pay TV and satellite channels

Watch the Road European Championships from anywhere

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Watch the 2025 Road European Championships in the UK

Fans in the UK will be able to watch the European Championships on TNT Sports via Discovery+.

Watch the Road Worlds on TNT / Discovery+

The 2025 World Championships are also being shown by TNT Sports and its streaming platform, Discovery+, which are hold the lion’s share of pro cycling rights in the UK, so will be a familiar port of call for many. Much of the action will make it to one of TNT Sports’ four main linear TV channels, but all events are streaming live on Discovery+, where plans start from £30.99 per month.

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Watch the 2025 Road European Championships in the US

The Road European Championships will have live coverage in the USA on the streaming service HBO Max, which costs $16.99 a month, or $169.99/year, for the standard plan.

Watch the 2025 Road European Championships in Canada

North American fans in Canada will find the cycling Road Worlds action live on FloBikes.

In Canada, a monthly sub is CA$39.99, while an annual pass costs $203.88 and includes most races you could want to watch through the season.

Watch the 2025 Road World Championships in Australia

Stan Sport will be broadcasting all the UCI Road European Championships action in Australia.

Standard plans start at AU$12/month, but you will need the AU$20 sports add-on to watch the cycling.