Cycling gets its own ‘Top Gear’-style TV show; launches tonight

 

You know something special is happening to the sport of cycling when it lands its own new TV chat show.

Just one day after Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to the win the Tour de France, ITV4 is launching a new chat show dedicated to the sport; ‘Cycle Show’

It will feature some big names from the world of cycling and we believe will take a relaxed form similar to the motoring show Top Gear.

It is being broadcast from the Look Mum No Hands cycling café in London.

Its first season will be see eight shows run over as many weeks with the first of those episodes going out on ITV4 this evening, Monday, at 8pm.

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Sponsored by ChainReactionCycles, the show will feature news items and interviews with some of the sports biggest names, past and present. As well as racing, it will also focus on some of the non-competitive elements of bike culture.

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The maiden episode tonight features former world hour record holder Graham Obree, mountain biking pioneer Gary Fisher and former Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell, who these days owns the Team UK Youth cycling team.

The show’s host is Northern Ireland’s Graham Little. He will be supported by Rob Hayles and Anna Glowinski.

All eight episodes will be broadcast every Monday at 8pm for the next eight weeks and will also be repeated on Saturdays at 5:30pm and on Sunday mornings. It will be available on ITV4+1 as well as the ITV Player.