Fresh off the back of commentating at this year’s Tour de France for ITV4, we’re delighted to reveal that Ned Boulting and David Millar will be the voices of this year’s Tour of Britain.
Fresh off the back of commentating at this year’s Tour de France for ITV4, we’re delighted to reveal that Ned Boulting and David Millar will be the voices of this year’s Tour of Britain.
Few people have seen more of the modern Tour of Britain than Boulting: he presented the race’s ITV4 coverage between 2008 and 2015, before returning last year on commentary duties.
This year’s race, which starts in Aberdeen on Sunday 4 September, will be just Millar’s second appearance at the Tour of Britain. His sole participation in the event during a career that saw him win stages in all three Grand Tours came in 2008.
Together the pair have become the voices of cycling in the UK. Their podcast, Never Strays Far, topped the Sports Podcast charts in the UK during the Tour de France.Boulting will also be back on the road in October with his Retour de Ned one-man show.
Race fans in the UK will be able to watch every moment of the 2022 race on ITV4 as they exclusively broadcast all eight stages live from start to finish for the fifth edition running. A one-hour highlights show will also be shown each evening. Matt Barbet will once again present the coverage, with Pippa York providing analysis and insight into the racing.
ITV4 is available onFreeview(channel 25),Freesat(channel 117),Sky(channel 120),Virgin Media(channel 118) and theITV Hub(online) in the UK.
Click here for the full ITV4 schedule.
FAQs
Matt Barbet presents coverage of the eighth and final stage of the 2023 Tour of Britain from Margam Country Park to Caerphilly - commentary comes from Ned Boulting and David Millar.
Who is commentating on the Tour of Britain? ›
10 Oct 2023
Rediscover the 19th edition of Britain's most prestigious cycle race, which covered 856.4 kilometres and ran from Greater Manchester to South Wales. Presented by Matt Barbet, with commentary from Ned Boulting and David Millar.
Who presents ITV4 Tour de France? ›
ITV Tour de France commentators
Journalist (and Rouleur columnist) Ned Boulting took over the mic along with former British pro and four-time Tour de France stage winner David Millar, and the pair have been working on the Tour for ITV ever since.
Will the Tour of Britain be Cancelled? ›
Tour of Britain Organizer Behind On Payments
The Women's Tour and the domestic Tour Series, both of which are also organized by Sweetspot, were cancelled this year due to a lack of sponsorship and "economic challenges", although both events are scheduled to return in 2024.
Who is Ned Boulting commentating for? ›
Ned has been an integral part of ITV's Tour de France coverage since 2003, forging a position within the cycling world as a respected reporter, presenter and writer.
Why is Chris Boardman not on ITV4 Tour de France? ›
For a number of years, Chris Boardman has spent every July away from the UK commentating on ITV's coverage of the Tour de France. However, he has now given up this prominent punditry role to concentrate on the creation of a network of walking and cycling routes in Greater Manchester.
Who is the leader of Tour of Britain? ›
9 Sep 2023. Race leader Wout van Aert was denied the chance of becoming the Tour of Britain champion-elect as Uno-X Pro Cycling Team's Rasmus Tiller took victory in Gloucester on Saturday.
Is the Tour of Britain being shown on TV? ›
Tour of Britain 2023 TV guide
The Tour of Britain will be broadcast live in the UK on ITV4 and Eurosport with streaming on GCN+ and Discovery+ (with the same coverage).
What happened to Anthony McCrossan? ›
Anthony now hosts all of the UCI World Cups and World Championships for the world television feed across road, track and cyclo cross disciplines.
Is the tour of britain on ITV4? ›
Thanks to ITV4 and OVO Energy fans won't miss any of the action from our Grand Depart in Carmarthenshire to the flat-out finale in London, as the channel have exclusive rights to the full live coverage of every stage.
Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4, starting around 1pm (guide here), before highlights on ITV4 at 7pm each day. It can all be streamed online via ITVX. Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. It is also being shown on Eurosport's Discovery+ streaming service.
Is Tour de France live coverage on ITV4? ›
ITV4 will broadcast daily coverage of all the stages throughout the event. ITVX will also stream the coverage online. Every stage will also be broadcast between the Eurosport 1 and 2 channels with discovery+ encompassing all of their coverage online.
Why was Tour of Britain Cancelled? ›
We have to resolve our differences." The Women's Tour was cancelled in 2023 due to a lack of sponsorship, while the men's race once again went ahead without a title sponsor. Another Sweetspot-run cycling event, the Tour Series, was also cancelled in 2023 due to financial problems.
What is the issue with the Tour of Britain? ›
Both the men's and women's races have faced crises in funding in the past year. British Cycling does not own rights to the Women's Tour (of Britain), but the 2023 race was cancelled due to “increased running costs and a reduced level of commercial support,” according to SweetSpot.
Will there be a Tour of Britain 2024? ›
The 20th edition of the Tour of Britain, the UK's biggest bike race, will take place in September 2024. Our handy online hub page will track all the latest news and announcements relating to next year's race as they happen.
Who is the British cycling announcer? ›
Anthony Hugh McCrossan (born 16 April 1969) is a British sports commentator covering professional cycling.
Will ITV4 show 2024 Tour de France? ›
Tour de France 2024: On TV
The race is expected to be live-streamed on GCN+, Discovery+ and Eurosport, as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe.
Who is commentating with Simon Gerrans? ›
Gerrans is part of that change in a commentary team headed by Matthew Keenan and Bridie O'Donnell, and alongside former riders David McKenzie, Kate Bates, Gracie Elvin and Mark Renshaw. There's plenty for them to do: the TV station will cover more than 810 hours of cycling this year.
Is the cycling Tour of Britain on television? ›
Tour of Britain 2023 TV guide
The Tour of Britain will be broadcast live in the UK on ITV4 and Eurosport with streaming on GCN+ and Discovery+ (with the same coverage).
