NBC Extends Tour de France Deal

NEW YORK: NBC Sports Group will continue as the exclusive U.S. home of the Tour de France, announcing a new multiplatform deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) that runs from 2014 to 2023.

The ten-year pact covers the exclusive U.S. television, digital and mobile rights for the Tour de France through 2023, as well as coverage of several other ASO properties, including the Dakar Rally and the Paris Marathon, among others.

"The Tour de France has long been one of the tent pole events on the NBC Sports Network schedule, and now will be an integral part of our NBC broadcast schedule, with live coverage each year," said Jon Miller, the president of programming for NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network. "We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the ASO on all of its properties for another decade."

"We are very happy to see the Tour de France exposure growing in the United States," added Yann le Moenner, the managing director of ASO. "Our long-term agreement will give us the opportunity to work with the skilled storytellers at NBC to build a beautiful sports story during the next ten years. Beyond the Tour de France, this agreement continues NBC Sports Network’s coverage of all other ASO sporting events such as Paris-Roubaix, Dakar Rally and Paris Marathon, which will benefit from a large exposure on NBC Sports Group platforms."

This year’s coverage will encompass 295 hours on NBC and NBC Sports Network.