''Cycling Central'' is an Australian sports program, that talks about the various cycling competitions in Australia and around the world. It is the only free-to-air program in Australia that is dedicated to the sport.

Broadcast history

The first series began in 2003 over 13 weeks, as a magazine-style program, continuing until 2007 when it was axed. The show returned to a one-hour format on 1 August 2010 and has screened every week for 52 weeks of the year ever since. Taking the show on the road is not uncommon. Cycling Central has been screened live on location at the

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, the Jayco Herald-Sun Tour, the

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Road National Championships from

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and the

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held in Melbourne in April 2012. It currently airs on

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on Sunday afternoons at 5pm, and runs for an hour.

Presenter

Since the start, it had been hosted by Mike Tomalaris, but since Mike left SBS in 2022, a replacement has yet to be advised.

References

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* {{SBS Television programming Special Broadcasting Service original programming 2003 Australian television series debuts 2007 Australian television series endings 2010 Australian television series debuts Australian English-language television shows Australian sports television series SBS Sport

Broadcast history

Presenter

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