L’Équipe extends EWC rights deal

L’Équipe, the French digital-terrestrial television channel, has renewed its agreement for rights to the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Endurance World Championship.

The new agreement, which L’Équipe struck with series promoter Eurosport Events, covers the 2017 season.

L’Équipe will provide live coverage of all FIM EWC races as part of the deal, as well as 45-minute highlights shows after each event.

The next event on the FIM EWC calendar is the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, France on April 15-16.