German cycling scene mourns loss of Tour de France television coverage

Packing it: ZDF and ARD, the public German channels, stopped their broadcasts starting with stage 10, following the positive control of Patrik Sinkewitz.

Packing it: ZDF and ARD, the public German channels, stopped their broadcasts starting with stage 10, following the positive control of Patrik Sinkewitz. (Image credit: AFP Photo)

Team NetApp hopes to ride the Tour de France in the future but it looks doubtful that the race will appear on German television. The two main public broadcasters, ARD and ZDF announced this week that they will not carry the race.