SRF brings the "Veloclub" back to television
The "Veloclub" program delighted cycling fans in the mid-1990s with talks, analyses and stories about the Tour de Suisse. This year, the TV magazine show about the Tour of Switzerland returns to the screen.
Immediately after the live broadcasts from the race track, Olivier Borer welcomes SRF expert Sven Montgomery and a prominent guest from the world of cycling to the "Veloclub" magazine show. In Gansingen, Olympic silver medal winner and two-time track world champion Franco Marvulli enriches the discussion round, while in Frauenfeld, two-time overall mountain bike world cup winner and multiple world champion Jolanda Neff is a guest. And in Gommiswald, Olympic silver medal winner and three-time overall mountain bike World Cup winner Thomas Frischknecht visits the SRF studio in the finish area of the stage town.
Together, Olivier Borer and his guests talk about the day's stage and provide analysis of the race. Every day, a prominent sportsman from the region also rides a section of the respective stage on the bicycle ergometer - and thus competes with the professional cyclists on the road. The 30-minute Tour de Suisse magazine is rounded off with background information from everyday life on the Tour and cycling sections.
Swiss Radio and Television will broadcast the Tour de Suisse live daily on SRF zwei from Saturday, June 9, 2018, and on SRF info from the start of the World Cup on June 14. Marco Felder and SRF cycling expert Sven Montgomery will commentate on the nine daily stages from the start of the Tour in Frauenfeld TG through all parts of Switzerland to the final time trial stage in Bellinzona TI.
Roland Mägerle, Head of SRF Sport, in a statement: "Our direct broadcasts of the Tour de Suisse have been a tradition since 1991. With the return of the 'Veloclub' magazine, we are once again strengthening our TV coverage of the Tour of Switzerland after last year's expansion of live coverage. Even in the year of the World Cup, we are offering cycling fans a reliable and varied service for Switzerland's most important stage race."
