If you want to watch the finals of the Cross Country and Downhill World Cup and the Short Track race live, you now need a GNC+ or Eurosport/Discovery+ subscription. And if you want full mountain bike coverage, there is no getting around the GCN+ subscription, as the Eurosport/Discovery channel only offers a limited mountain bike program.

On GCN+ (an abbreviation for Global Cycling Network) there is not only mountain bike content to watch. But also road bike broadcasts such as the Giro d'Italia or Tour de France as well as numerous cycling films and documentaries. GCN+ has this effect on your wallet: you can either take out a subscription for CHF 8.99 per month or an annual subscription for CHF 49.99.

What is GCN?

GCN was founded in 2012 and began publishing clips on cycling topics exclusively on Youtube the following year. Since 2017, GCN has been owned by Discovery, a US global media and entertainment company. Discovery is in turn owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a media group that includes the news channel CNN, the film and television studio Warner Bros. Entertainment, the pay-TV channel HBO and the comic publisher DC, the home of Superman and Batman.

Free mountain bike content

Red Bull, by the way, remains a weighty and interesting place for mountain bike content. With broadcasts of Rampage, Crankworx and the ÖKK Bike Revolution, the drinks manufacturer remains a relevant player with its publishing formats.

And: The Mountain Bike World Series-Youtube channel of the UCI also offers free content. For example, you can watch the U23 cross country races of the upcoming World Cup in Nove Mesto here.