"There will be discussions, of course," he said on Wednesday,
at the announcement of the Grands Départs. "But I do hope - and I do believe - that the stages will be live and free-to-air in 2027 in the UK. There will be discussions and we're optimistic."
As for the remaining 18 men's stages and six women's stages - WBD likely won't support any sort of bargain that would hurt the incomes coming from its exclusive deal with ASO. Therefore the remainder of both Tours is still likely to be paywalled.