Tour de France cycles over to Sportsnet in 6-year deal

TORONTO - Sportsnet has cemented it foothold in cycling by securing a six-year agreement for the Canadian multimedia rights to the Tour de France, beginning in 2014 and continuing through to 2019. The new deal includes exclusive Canadian rights for television, digital and mobile, providing an all-access pass to all 21 stages of the world’s most popular cycling race. With today’s announcement, Sportsnet becomes the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of cycling’s esteemed Grand Tours, made up of the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. But the Tour de France is still recovering from the aftermath of the International Cycling...