SBS Sport sizzles in January with Dakar, Kooyong and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Sports fans are in for a feast with SBS’s summer schedule, which includes exclusive broadcasts of the legendary Dakar Rally, Kooyong Classic tennis action, the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and the Westbridge Funds Road National Championships.

The place to watch a world of sport is on SBS On Demand, the online hub to find all the catch-up replays and highlights from the biggest events.

The new year kicks off with the Dakar Rally, to be held in Saudi Arabia from 3-18 January, with extended highlights broadcast daily on both SBS and SBS On Demand from 4 January, as Australian Daniel Sanders defends his motorcycle title.

SBS will begin coverage by broadcasting the documentary Seeing Double: Daniel 'Chucky’ Sanders at 5.30pm AEDT on Saturday, 3 January on SBS VICELAND. The documentary will also be available on SBS On Demand from 18 December.

Returning to Australia, SBS will broadcast the Westbridge Funds Road National Championships from Perth, 9-11 January, showing the Elite and U23 Men’s and Women’s Road Races live across SBS/SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.

SBS will then turn the spotlight to Melbourne, when tennis returns to its traditional home for the Kooyong Classic, 13-15 January. The exhibition tournament, which leads directly into the Australian Open, will be broadcast live on SBS and SBS On Demand, with the mercurial Nick Kyrgios among the stars on show.

Road cycling resumes as the SBS coverage of the 2026 ProVelo Super League launches with the SA Kick It on 25 January. The national series, broadcast live on SBS, SBS VICELAND and SBS on Demand, continues through February and March, showcasing Australia’s emerging riders.

SBS is delighted to announce it will also broadcast the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race from 28 January to 1 February – taking in the women’s and men’s Surf Coast Classic races and the Elite races live and exclusively on SBS and SBS On Demand.

SBS Director of Sport Ken Shipp said: “SBS is Australia’s home of cycling and we are excited to bring the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race to a national audience of passionate cycling fans this summer, along with the Road Nationals and the ProVelo Super League.

"More widely, we have put together a sensational January schedule of unique and varied sports events, which is certain to intrigue and entertain sports fans during the summer holiday season.

"We’ll be taking our audience on a fantastic journey from the desert sands of Saudi Arabia to the streets of Perth, to Melbourne’s most storied tennis courts and through some of Australia’s most stunning scenery.”

SBS will also be bringing you a full round of the SailGP live from Perth on 17-18 January across SBS and SBS On Demand, as well as live ISU Figure Skating action, with the European Championships from 14-19 January and Australians in action at the Four Continents Championships from 22-25 January on SBS On Demand.

The five stages of the AlUla Tour from 27-31 January round out a mouth-watering line-up of live cycling for the month on SBS On Demand.

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Saturday, January 3

Motorsport: Dakar Rally Prologue

6pm - 9pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand

Friday, January 9

Cycling: Australian Road National Championships - Elite Women, U23 Women and Men's Criteriums

6:30pm - 9:45pm (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Saturday, January 10

Cycling: Australian Road National Championships - Men's U23 Road Race

4pm - 7:30pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand

Sunday, January 11

Cycling: Australian Road National Championships - Elite and U23 Women's Road Race

1:30pm - 5pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Cycling: Australian Road National Championships - Elite Men's Road Race

6pm - 10pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand

Tuesday, January 13

Tennis: Kooyong Classic - Day 1

10:30am - 5pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Wednesday, January 14

Tennis: Kooyong Classic - Day 2

10:30am - 5pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships - Day 1

11:50pm - 9:04am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Thursday, January 15

Tennis: Kooyong Classic - Day 3

10:30am - 5pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships - Day 2

11:55pm - 9:15am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Friday, January 16

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships - Day 3

10:55pm - 9:20am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Saturday, January 17

Sailing: SailGP Perth - Day 1

4pm - 5:30pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships - Day 4

11:55pm - 9:20am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Sunday, January 18

Sailing: SailGP Perth - Day 2

4pm - 5:30pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Monday, January 19

Figure Skating: ISU European Championships - Day 5

1:55am - 4:05am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Thursday, January 22

Figure Skating: ISU Four Continents Championships - Day 1

3:10pm - 12:55am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Friday, January 23

Figure Skating: ISU Four Continents Championships - Day 2

Part 1: 2:55pm - 6:15pm (AEDT)

Part 2: 8:55pm - 1:15am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Saturday, January 24

Figure Skating: ISU Four Continents Championships - Day 3

Part 1: 3:05pm - 7pm (AEDT)

Part 2: 10:40pm - 1:20am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Sunday, January 25

Cycling: ProVelo Super League - Round 1, SA Kick It (Stage 2)

5:30pm - 8:30pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand

Figure Skating: ISU Four Continents Championships - Day 4

Part 1: 2:55pm - 7:15pm (AEDT)

Part 2: 8:55pm - 11:05pm (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Tuesday, January 27

Cycling: AlUla Tour - Stage 1

10:30pm - 12:30am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Wednesday, January 28

Cycling: AlUla Tour - Stage 2

10:30pm - 12:30am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Cycling: Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Surf Coast Classic Women

1pm - 2pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Thursday, January 29

Cycling: AlUla Tour - Stage 3

10:30pm - 12:30am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Cycling: Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Surf Coast Classic Men

1:30pm - 2:30pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Friday, January 30

Cycling: AlUla Tour - Stage 4

10:30pm - 12:30am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Saturday, January 31

Cycling: AlUla Tour - Stage 5

10:45pm - 12:45am (AEDT)

LIVE via SBS On Demand

Cycling: Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Women's Race

12:30pm - 5pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand

Sunday, February 1

Cycling: Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Elite Men's Race

11am - 4pm (AEDT)

LIVE on SBS and SBS On Demand