Bikes on the Box

Regional variations apply, especially if you don't live in the United Kingdom (though you'll probably be able to get these channels throughout Europe and online elsewhere).

Spotted something coming up in the next week that isn't on here? Email or Tweet and let me know!


...and don't forget, folks - this page is updated weekly (unless I forget). So there's no need to scour the listings in the newspapers, you can just come here and find what you want to watch. :-)

Spot your preferred discipline easily with the amazing, all-new technicolour-coding!
Road/Track  MTB  BMX  Cyclocross  Miscellaneous
Disclaimer: If I get any of these wrong and you miss something, don't bother complaining. I'll only laugh at you.

Don't forget - the clocks go forward one hour at 02:00 on Sunday!


Sunday 31 March

Eurosport
10:45 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Live
17:00 Challenge Wanaka
Triathlon from New Zealand

Eurosport 2
19:00 Challenge Wanaka
Triathlon from New Zealand
20:00 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Highlights of the Monument race, which took place today in Flanders. If there's any mention of the women's race, it'll be a minute's coverage at best

Sky Sports 2
19:00 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Highlights

Extreme Sports
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competiton
05:10 Asian X Games 2010
BMX and skating competition
08:30 Tread BMX
The sport around the world

Quest
00:00 How It's Made
Cycle helmets

Monday 1 April

Eurosport
10:45/13:45 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Highlights
14:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 1 of the the Euskal Herriko txirrindulari itzulia, live from one of the most cycling-obsessed nations on Earth
20:15 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 1 highlights

Eurosport 2
02:00/07:00/17:00 Ronde van Vlaanderen
Highlights
18:00/22:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 1 highlights

Extreme Sports
02:40 Simple Session
BMX and skateboarding action
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competition
06:00 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
Mountain biking from five years ago, for some reason
06:25 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
08:30 Tread BMX
The sport around the world

Tuesday 2 April

Eurosport
09:45/13:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 1 highlights
14:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 2 live
16:30 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon
20:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 2 highlights
21:00 Challenge Wanaka
Triathlon from New Zealand

Eurosport 2
06:00/08:30/12:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 1 highlights
13:00 Challenge Wanaka
Triathlon from New Zealand
22:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 2 highlights

Extreme Sports
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competition
06:00 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
Mountain biking from five years ago, for some reason
06:25 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
08:30 Quest for the Backflip
BMX

Sky Sports 3
23:00 Sports Unlimited
Sometimes includes mountain biking

Wednesday 3 April

Eurosport
08:30/14:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 2 highlights
14:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 3 live
16:30 Challenge Wanaka
Triathlon from New Zealand

Eurosport 2
06:00/08:30/12:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 2 highlights
18:30/22:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 3 highlights

Extreme Sports
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competition
06:00 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
Mountain biking from five years ago, for some reason
06:25 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
08:30 Quest for the Backflip
BMX

Sky Sports 2
23:45 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

Sky Sports 3
05:00 Sports Unlimited
Sometimes includes mountain biking
20:00 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

Yesterday
18:00 Last of the Summer Wine
Foggy invents bicycle polo (which was actually invented in the 19th Century; LOTSW has been around since then too - or it feels tediously so, anyway). Might be worth a look if you like vintage bikes

Thursday 4 April

Eurosport
10:00/13:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 3 highlights
14:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 4 live
16:30 Cape Rouleur
17:00/21:00 Grand Prix Pino Cerami
Eurosport's claim to be "the home of cycling on British TV" sometimes seems a little questionable (when they drop coverage of a stage of a Grand Tour for motor racing, for example) - but when they show little-known events such as South Africa's Cape Rouleur and the Belgian Pino Cerami you have to be impressed
20:00/23:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 4 highlights

Eurosport 2
06:00/08:30/12:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 3 highlights

Extreme Sports
04:15 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competition
06:00 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
Mountain biking from five years ago, for some reason
06:25 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
08:30 Quest for the Backflip
BMX

Sky Sports 2
02:45 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

Sky Sports 3
05:00/13:00 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

History
12:30 American Restoration
The team restores a Maruishi bike, dating to the 1940s

Friday 5 April

Eurosport
00:00/18:30 Grand Prix Pino Cerami
Highlights of the Belgian race
10:40/13:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 4 highlights
14:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 5 live
16:30 ITU Preview
Triathlon
19:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 5 highlights

Eurosport 2
06:00/08:30/11:30 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 4 highlights

Extreme Sports
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competiton
06:00 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
Mountain biking from five years ago, for some reason
06:25 Ride Guide Mountainbike 2008
07:40/16:00 Dew Tour: City
Urban extreme sports action, including BMX
08:30 Quest for the Backflip
BMX

Sky Sports 4
05:00 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

Dave
16:30 The Gadget Show
Jason and Pollyanna (apparently all that remains of the earlier, four-strong team) test bikes and other less important stuff

Saturday 6 April

Eurosport
00:30/09:45/14:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 5 highlights
06:45 Tasmania Challenge
F1 star Mark Webber competes in an event that includes running, canoeing and cycling races
08:45 Grand Prix Pino Cerami
14:45 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 6 live
22:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 6 highlights
23:00 Cape Rouleur

Eurosport 2
01:00/06:00 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 5 highlights
19:15 Tour of the Basque Country
Stage 6 highlights

Extreme Sports
04:20 Summer Dew Tour 2011
BMX, skating and motorcross competition

Sky Sports 3
06:00 Sports Unlimited
Sometimes includes mountain biking
07:00 Trans World Sport
Sometimes includes BMX

Sky Sports 4
14:00 Sports Unlimited
Sometimes includes mountain biking