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How to watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders | Global options for live TV, streaming and highlights

How to catch the women’s and men’s racing in the second monument of the season

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The 2024 men's and women's Tour of Flanders takes place on Sunday 31 March.

The second monument of the season, the Ronde van Vlaanderen is defined by its steep cobbled climbs.

The 270.8km men's race starts in Antwerp and finishes in Oudenaarde, which has hosted the finish since Peter Sagan's win in 2016. The men's route features 17 cobbled climbs in total, including the Koppenberg, Valkenberg, Wolvenberg and others.

The women's race is 163km, starting and finishing in Oudenaarde. The women's route includes 12 bergs, finishing with a double-headed ascent of the Kwaremont and Paterberg.

Here's how to see the action live on TV, streaming online or on catch-up.

2024 Tour of Flanders race schedule

The women’s race starts in Oudenaarde at 1.24pm CEST and is expected to finish around 5.55pm.

The men's race starts at 10am CEST and is due to finish around 4:45pm.

How can I watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders live in the UK?

Eurosport 1 and Discovery+ will show live coverage of the men's and women's editions of the 2024 Tour of Flanders.

Discovery+ coverage of the men's race kicks off at 8.30am UK time, finishing up at 3.45pm. Eurosport 1 starts at 9.45am, wrapping up at 4.45pm.

For a full bumper day of racing viewing, you can tune in at 2pm on Discover+ for the women's race, or 4.45pm on Eurosport 1. Coverage ends at 5.50pm and 6.30pm respectively.

If you fancy a Sunday lie-in, don't forget the clocks change on Sunday 31 March.

A standard Eurosport/Discovery+ subscription costs £6.99 per month and is available on a range of platforms, including tablet, mobile, TV with Chromecast or AirPlay, Android TV and Apple TV.

How can I watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders live in the US?

FloBikes will show the Tour of Flanders in the US. Coverage starts for the men's race at 3.55am EST and the women's race at 9am EST. FloBikes requires a subscription.

How can I watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders live in Australia?

SBS will be covering the women’s and men’s racing live and on-demand. Coverage starts at 9.55am AEDT for the men's race and 3pm AEDT for the women's event.

How else can I watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders?

There’s live terrestrial coverage in many European countries.

Italian national broadcaster RAI will be broadcasting the race live and on-demand. RTBF and VRT will be showing the race in full in Belgium. ESPN will also show the event in many territories outside of Europe.

If you’ve got a VPN, you may be able to register, log in to its website and watch live.

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Tour of Flanders live stream 2024: How to watch Flemish cycling, start time

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It's safe to say that for Belgian cycling fans the Tour of Flanders is bigger than Christmas — way bigger. The climax to the Flemish cycling 'holy week' and the second cycling Monument of 2024 will see the worlds best Classics riders cover an epic 271 kilometers between Antwerp and Oudenaarde, taking in no less than 17 brutal cobbled climbs. 

Read on and we'll show you how to watch Tour of Flanders 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN , and potentially for FREE .

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The build up is over and it’s time for the big one, the ‘Ronde van Vlaanderen’. The hype has been growing since opening weekend in late February and has now reached fever pitch with the whole of Belgium buzzing in anticipation. 

Leaving Antwerp, the first half of the race is predominantly flat. Then, after 136 kilometers, the route arrives at the first of three ascents of the Oude Kwaremont and from here on it's brutal. The climbs and cobbled sectors come in rapid succession, each one hitting the riders hard and testing their strength and skill to the absolute limit.

The Koppenberg, the Mariaborrestraat, Steenbeekdries and Stationsberg will lead the riders to the climbs of the Taaienberg and Oude Kruisberg before hitting the Oude Kwaremont for a second time. Then the final combination of the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg coming just 13 kilometers from the finish line is where the killer blows will almost certainly be dealt.

Last year’s winner Tadej Pogačar has decided to skip the race this year so the role of favorite passes over to Mathieu van der Poel who is in scintillating form having destroyed the field to win the E3 Saxo classic and also take second behind Mads Pederson at Gent Wevelgem. It’s Pederson who will lead the challenge against Van der Poel.

The peloton rolled out under clear skies with everyone wondering just how they can stop Van de Poel winning his third edition to equal the record of three victories. 

Read on to see how to catch the action from wherever you live.

FREE Tour of Flanders live streams

If you live in Belgium then you can look forward to a FREE Tour of Flanders live stream in 2024. Belgium's Sporza is set to serve up a free stream of this one-day UCI World Tour race.

Another great option for those in need of an English language commentary is the Tour of Flanders free live stream on SBS On-Demand in Australia.

But what if you're based in Belgium or Australia but aren't at home to catch that free Tour of Flanders coverage? Maybe you're on holiday and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you'd usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

Tour of Flanders 2024 live streams around the world

It's only natural that you might want to watch a 2024 Tour of Flanders live stream from your home country, but what if you're not there when the race is on?

Look no further than a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN makes it look as if you're surfing the web from your home country, rather than the one you're in. That means you can access the streaming services you already pay for, from anywhere on Earth. Or anywhere that has an internet connection, at least.

They're totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use. We've tested lots of the best VPN services and our favorite right now is NordVPN . It's fast, works on loads of devices and even offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 5,000 servers, across 60 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend.

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice . As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view an Australian service, you'd select Australia from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SBS or another streaming service and watch the action.

How to watch a Tour of Flanders live stream in the U.S.

Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis.

And if you're currently out of the U.S. but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore  NordVPN  set out above.

How to watch a Tour of Flanders live stream in the U.K.

Live coverage of Tour of Flanders will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+.

A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.

A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports ( Premier League , Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £30.99 per month.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch a Tour of Flanders live stream in Canada

Cycling fans in the Canada can watch the 2024 Tour of Flanders on  FloBikes . A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.

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How to Watch the Tour of Flanders

Here’s why you need to tune in for one of the most exciting races on the spring calendar.

This season’s second Monument just might be the best.

Believe it or not, it’s been only six months since the last Tour of Flanders. Originally scheduled to be held in early April, the 2020 Tour of Flanders (or the “Ronde van Vlaanderen” as it’s called in Belgium) was pushed to October due to COVID-19 . Taking place this Sunday, “the Ronde” is now back to its regular spot on the calendar as one of the sport’s most exciting spring Classics .

Here’s everything you need to know about Belgium’s biggest race.

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The men’s race begins in Antwerp and heads southwest toward the hills of the Flemish Ardennes, a region packed with short, steep cobbled climbs , which the locals call bergs . Once the race passes through Oudenaarde, the action centers around two big loops, each featuring the two climbs—the Oude Kwaremont (long, steady, and cobbled) and the Paterberg (short, steep, and cobbled)—that often determine the outcome of the race.

The 264km course is one of the most challenging in pro cycling, with narrow farm roads that seem to wind endlessly around the Flemish countryside. This is why it often takes years for riders to master the nuances of the race, as a rider’s position heading into each of the day’s key climbs can often make the difference between winning and losing. And in April, weather can be a factor as well.

Of the 19 climbs in this year’s men’s race, the Koppenberg (44km from the finish line) is probably the most famous. Super-steep, cobbled, and narrow, this is where the race’s final phase begins. Riders who don’t hit the climb at the front of the peloton are often forced to get off their bikes and walk as the sudden deceleration ripples through the pack. The race is essentially over for anyone who isn’t in the top 25.

After the Koppenberg, five climbs remain, and recent editions of the race have seen race-winning attacks launched on several of them. From the top of the second and final ascent of the Paterberg it’s only 13km to the finish line in Oudenaarde, a distance that several riders have covered alone in recent years. Sprints are rare in the Ronde; the race is too hard to see large groups make it to the finish line in contention for the win.

The 152km women’s race begins and ends in Oudenaarde, with many of the same climbs and cobbled sectors as the men’s event. While the women’s race skips the Koppenberg, the finale is the same as the men’s with the Kruisberg, the Oude Kwaremont, and the Paterberg coming in quick succession before the 13km ride back to the finish in Oudenaarde. As is the case with the men’s race, the strongest rider always wins.

How to Watch

A subscription to FloBikes ($150/year or $12.50/month) is the only legal way to stream the race in the United States and Canada. Both the men’s and women’s events will be available live and on-demand via FloBikes.com, the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV. The FloBikes team will also be providing lots of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with key riders.

What Happened Last Year

Last year’s men’s event was probably the most exciting event of the season with Quick Step’s Julian Alaphilippe, Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert, and Alpecin-Fenix’s Mathieu van der Poel—three of the sport’s biggest superstars right now—breaking away in the final 40km, only for Alaphilippe to crash-out after colliding with a motorcycle .

That left van Aert and van der Poel to add another chapter to what has quickly become one of the most exciting rivalries in the sport’s history, with the Dutchman (van der Poel) defeating the Belgian (van Aert) in a photo finish. For the second year in a row, UAE’s Alexander Kristoff (who won the Ronde in 2015) took the sprint for third, eight seconds later.

Later in the day (the timing of the men’s and women’s races were adjusted so as to maximize TV coverage of both), Boels-Doelmans’ Chantal van den Broek-Blaak attacked on the Oude Kwaremont to win the women’s event. The Dutchwoman took a dramatic solo victory, aided by her teammates who disrupted the efforts of those trying to catch the lone attacker. As if to emphasize the squad’s dominance, Amy Pieters won the sprint for second place, beating Lotto-Soudal’s Lotte Kopecky into third. van den Broek-Blaak’s win was the seventh for the Netherlands, by far the most for any nation in the 17-year history of the event.

Riders to Watch

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)

Despite finishing second to van der Poel last year, van Aert gets the edge over the Dutchman thanks to his win in Sunday’s Ghent-Wevelgem, coupled with van der Poel’s poor showing in Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Belgian seems to have timed his form just right, but he needs to avoid playing his cards too soon and blowing himself up before the final, which cost him a chance to win last Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic. A win for van Aert would make Belgium’s cycling year.

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix)

Van der Poel is probably the most talented rider in cycling, but he’s prone to making mistakes, which means many of his biggest wins have come after monumental efforts to compensate for missing key breakaways or poor positioning. He’s likely less worried about van Aert and more concerned with the depth of the Quick Step squad, which showed at last Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic that it has the collective strength to first isolate and then defeat the Dutchman. Then again, this is Mathieu van der Poel we’re talking about, and if he’s at his best, there might be little anyone can do to stop him.

Julian Alaphippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step)

Before crashing out of last year’s race, the reigning world champion showed he’s got what it takes to win the Tour of Flanders. He’s helped by the fact that his Quick Step squad has several cards to play with men like Kasper Asgreen, Zdenek Stybar, Yves Lampaert, and Florian Sénéchal all capable of winning the race themselves. The Belgian team has made a business of winning this race for decades, and whether it’s with Alaphilippe or one of his teammates, they’re always a good bet to win.

Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo)

The Belgian won Milan-Sanremo two weeks ago with a savvy late-race attack that surprised the favorites. Now he’s a marked man for Flanders, a race more suited to his powerful style. He showed in Dwars door Vlaanderen that he’s still at the top of his game, making him the rider most likely to upset the MVP/WVA/Quick-Step triumvirate at the top of the list of contenders.

Greg van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën)

The 35-year-old has won just about every Classic or semi-Classic on the calendar—except the Ronde. Now riding for a French team, the Belgian has been ever-present at the front of the peloton this spring, but seems to come up short when it matters most. But if he and teammate Oliver Naesen can get their timing right, they could capitalize on their outsider status to take AG2R’s first Monument victory.

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx)

The defending women’s champion is back and ready to defend her title. The 31-year-old, who won the Strade Bianche in early March, rides for the strongest team in the sport with Anna van der Breggan, the reigning world champion and a former Ronde-winner (2018), joining her on Sunday’s starting line.

Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)

Van Vleuten had a relatively quiet spring before winning Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen, a victory that put her near the top of the list for the Flanders, which she won back in 2011. Now riding for Movistar after five years with Mitchelton-Scott, the European champion might have less team support to rely upon, but when she’s in form, there’s little others can do to stop her.

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma)

Vos won her team’s first race ever at last Sunday’s Ghent-Wevelgem, a victory that reminded us all of the Dutchwoman’s immense talent. The win followed her second-place at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda the week before, results that show she’s peaking at just the right time to add another Flanders victory to the win she earned in 2013.

Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo)

Longo Borghini won the Ronde in 2015 and looks ready to add Flanders another victory to her resume after a win in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and second-place finish in Strade Bianche. She failed to impress in Ghent-Wevelgem or Dwars door Vlaanderen, but she leads one of the deeper squads on the women’s World Tour and has the experience to make-up for whatever form she might be lacking. Don’t discount the Italian’s chances.

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The Tour of Flanders brings the northern monuments to warp speed Sunday with arguably the greatest one-day race of the season.

Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky line up in the rainbow bands as the five-star favorites in what will set the tone for two spectacular races.

Perhaps only Paris-Roubaix can surpass De Ronde for pure racing action, ultra-prestige, and high-level competition.

This year’s editions saw some late-hour drama, especially on the men’s side, with Wout van Aert set to miss the big date. On the women’s side, the unfolding contract talks about the future of Demi Vollering could play out on the roads this weekend.

Date : Sunday, March 31, 2024 Editions: 108th men, 21st women Start : Antwerp (men), Oudenaarde (women) Finish : Oudenaarde, both races Distance : 270.8km (men), 163km (women) Weather : 7C for start, 17C for finish. Slight chance of showers in morning, otherwise mostly cloudy. Easterly, southeasterly winds, 7 to 19km/h, with gusts up to 40km/h. Defending champions : Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime)

TV listings: Plenty of options

USA : FloBikes will livestream the Tour of Flanders via its app for paid subscribers. Coverage starts for the men’s race at 03h55 EST and the women’s race at 09h00 EST.

Europe : Eurosport and Discovery+ will broadcast De Ronde via its app for paid subscribers. Some European nations will also pick up the broadcast, including RTBF, NOS, and RAI, and others.

Australia : SBS will be covering both the women’s and men’s races. Check local listings for times.

Favorites men’s race: No Wout, no Pogačar

Two big names are missing, and their collective absences will mark the outcome of the race.

Van Aert crashed so heavily at Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen that the Belgian superstar saw his entire spring campaign, including Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, and Amstel Gold, over in an instant.

Other injuries and illness on the super squad could see Matteo Jorgenson, already on a hot streak this spring, emerging as the leader at Visma-Lease a Bike.

The other missing star is defending champion Tadej Pogačar, who is bypassing Flanders altogether. After ripping across the Volta a Catalunya , he races next at Liège-Bastogne-Liège before heading to the Giro d’Italia.

That puts Van der Poel, already on a tear so far in 2024, firmly in the driver’s seat as the five-star favorite.

The reigning world champion can also match a record. A third win would put him on the same number of wins as Buysse, Magni, Leman, Museeuw, Boonen, and Cancellara.

Right behind him will be banged up Mads Pedersen. The big Dane also crashed Wednesday, but wasn’t nearly as bad as his teammate Jasper Stuyven, who’s out with a broke clavicle.

Other big names include Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education – EasyPost), Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates), Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility), and Matteo Trentin (Tudor Pro Cycling Team).

Who will win? Without Van Aert or Pogačar to complicate things, Van der Poel is the odds-on favorite.

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Favorites women’s race: SD Worx the favorites

Lotte Kopecky currently shares the record of most wins in Flanders’ Finest with Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel, Judith Arndt, and Annemiek van Vleuten

Joining Kopecky in Team SD Worx-Protime in Oudenaarde will be Marlen Reusser, Demi Vollering, and Lorena Wiebes, by far the deepest and strongest team in the race.

Lidl-Trek will be banging on the door, with Elisa Longo Borghini, Elisa Balsamo, Lizzie Deignan and Shirin Van Anrooij.

Marianne Vos is hot off a win at Dwars, with Canyon/SRAM Racing lining up with Katia Niewiadoma and Chloé Dygert bringing on the heat .

Kopecky has nearly been perfect so far this spring, and will be hard to beat.

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A few key course changes for safety

There are a few significant changes for both courses.

After starting in Bruges last year, Antwerp will host the rollout Sunday, and the bunch will plow south straight toward the Flemish Ardennes. The finish of both races remains on the Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde.

The modern classic finales of the Paterberg-Oude Kwaremont combo remains unchanged for both the men’s and women’s races, but there are a few tweaks for safety reasons, with wider and faster roads.

“The changes in the first 100 km are safety-related choices. We have been looking even further for wide roads so that the peloton has more space in which to build up speed,” said race director Scott Sunderland. “The edition from Bruges, where we carried out a similar exercise for the opening hours of the race, showed how these wide roads led to high averages in the opening hours. That speed ultimately helped to determine the shape of the race and the strategic choices of the teams.”

As everyone saw with the tragic consequences in the men’s Dwars door Vlaanderen , the Kanarieberg and Kortekeer have been removed from the route.

“On the way to Kortekeer, the speed is high and the pressure within the peloton is very high,” Sunderland said. “But then we have also seen in the past two years that a few teams decide to quietly ride up the Kortekeer. The question then is: why should we want such a narrow climb on the course so early in the race? Isn’t it better to take out the Kortekeer and keep the race open?”

The organization also took out the Kanarieberg and the high-speed approach that provoked the horrific crash Wednesday that took down Van Aert and a host of others.

“There is a direction along which we have to go to the Kanarieberg. That goes downhill and the peloton reaches a speed of 90 km/h. Whereupon the road narrows from three lanes to one,” he said. “When you talk about safety, you have to look at it seriously.

“We have analyzed the editions of recent years. We looked at whether someone who attacked on the Kanarieberg or the Kortekeer ever stayed ahead. So no one.”

The race really starts to kick off at the Koppenberg, about 45km from the finish.

Unlike in previous years, the men and women will be taking the same route to the Bult van Melden this year.

“We have opted to change the approach for the men and to make it the same as the one for the women,” Sunderland said. “A choice for equality, but above all for reasons of safety. To be specific, this change means that after the first climb of the Paterberg, the riders will cycle on roads where it is easier to keep track of things. We are making the approach to the Koppenberg more straightforward and are taking out the descent and sharp bend just before the climb.”

With this change, the cars in the women’s race can follow the same detour as for the men’s race and team leaders can assist their riders all the way to the foot of the Koppenberg. With this change, the organization is eliminating a few points where the race had threatened to stall in recent years, something that caused a race stoppage in Wednesday’s Dwars race for the women.

“These situations were becoming too dangerous,” Sunderland said. “Safety is our highest priority. Furthermore, we also want to adapt our course to the way in which the peloton races. We want to anticipate and continue to develop the Tour to better serve the riders. And that is what we are doing with this change, but it does mean that both the Kortekeer and the Kanarieberg will not be included in the course this year. But we are adding the Kapelleberg.”

Americans in Flanders: A rare presence

Here’s a good trivia question for your next group ride: name the only U.S. rider to win the Tour of Flanders.

The answer is only one: Coryn Labecki in 2017, when she out-kicked Gracie Elvin and Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak in a reduced bunch sprint with Team DSM.

Kristin Armstrong was twice second (2008 and 2012) as the only other U.S. women to hit the prestigious podium.

On the men’s side, no American has ever won De Ronde, and George Hincapie finished third in the 2006 edition as the only U.S. men’s podium in race history.

Expected U.S. starters Sunday include Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM), Ruth Edwards and Lily Williams (Human Powered Health), Labecki and Kristin Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale), and Heidi Franz (Lifeplus Wahoo).

Men’s starters Sunday include Dwars door Vlaanderen winner Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike), Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers), and Riley Sheehan (Israel Premier Tech). Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), fifth last year in a breakout ride, is sidelined with injury .

Can one of them break through?

All in a day’s fun: Timeline from start to finish

08h15: Men’s team presentation, Antwerp Grote Markt 10h00: Start of the Men Elite, Ernest Van Dijckkaai Antwerp 11h45: Women’s team presentation, Markt Oudenaarde 13h05: Passage of the Men Elite, Markt Oudenaarde 13h25: Start of the Women Elite and first passage, Markt Oudenaarde 15h15: Passage of the Women Elite, Markt Oudenaarde 16h30: Finish of the men’s race, Minderbroedersstraat Oudenaarde 17h45: Finish of the women’s race, Minderbroedersstraat Oudenaarde

Women’s start list: Kopecky tops the charts

Women’s race map and profile

Men’s start list: Van Aert KO’d

Men’s race route and profile

Ranking the favorites: Kopecky and Van der Poel

Women’s race: 4 stars: Kopecky 3 stars: Vollering, Longo Borghini 2 stars: Niewiadoma, Reusser, Persico 1 star: Dygert, Vos, Van Anrooij

Men’s race: 4 stars: Van der Poel 3 stars: Pedersen, Jorgenson, Küng 2 stars: Skujiņš, Wellens, Mohorič, Benoot 1 star: Trentin, Bettiol, Merlier, Alaphilippe

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Tour of Flanders 2024: How to Watch a UCI World Tour Cycling Livestream for Free

The world's best riders take on the second classic Monument of the 2024 season.

Belgium's biggest and arguably toughest race of the UCI World Tour calendar is upon us, as the riders take on the cobbles of the Tour of Flanders this Saturday. 

The men's race follows a scenic 271-kilometer route between Antwerp and Oudenaarde that features 17 calf-shredding climbs. 

The women's race meanwhile includes 12 bergs, culminating with the grueling double whammy of Kwaremont and Paterberg's ascents.

Highly fancied contender Wout van Aert misses the men's race after sustaining injuries in a pile-up during Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen, while last year's champ Tadej Pogacar has opted to skip the Ronde this year to focus on his preparations for the upcoming Giro d'Italia., leaving Mathieu van der Poel as the clear prerace favorite. 

The women's race could meanwhile see reigning world champion Lotte Kopecky aiming to win her third consecutive Flanders title. 

Below, we'll outline the best  live TV streaming services  to use to watch the Tour of Flanders live wherever you are in the world.

Tour of Flanders 2024: Where and when is it?

The 2024 Tour of Flanders takes place on Saturday, March 30. The Men's race starts at 10 a.m. CEST local time in Belgium, which is 9 a.m. GMT in the UK, 5 a.m. ET or 2 a.m. PT in the US and 8 p.m. AEDT in Australia . 

The women's race follows a little later at 1:25 p.m. CEST (2:25 p.m. GMT in the UK, 10:25 a.m. ET /7:25 a.m. PT in the US and 1:25 a.m. AEDT in Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning). 

How to watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 online from anywhere using a VPN

If you find yourself unable to view the race locally, you may need a different way to watch -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. 

With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to what you want to watch. If your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, non-blackout area. Most VPNs, like our  Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN , make it really easy to do this. 

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions. 

Looking for other options? Be sure to check out some of the other great  VPN deals  taking place right now.

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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 a month, and you can sign up for ExpressVPN and save 35% -- the equivalent of $8.32 a month -- if you get an annual subscription. 

Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Livestream the Tour of Flanders 2024 in the US

US cycling fans can watch all the action live from Belgium via dedicated cycling streaming service FloBikes. 

Watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 in the US

A subscription to FloBikes currently costs $150 per year, which works out at $12.50 per month. The service has dedicated apps for Android and Apple devices.

Livestream the Tour of Flanders 2024 in the UK 

Viewers in the UK will need to subscribe to Eurosport or the streaming service Discovery Plus to watch this year's action from Belgium live.

Discovery Plus

Carries the 2024 tour of flanders live in the uk.

A subscription to Discovery Plus in the UK costs £7 per month or £60 for the year.

The service is available on a wide array of devices, and also includes access to all Eurosport TV channels.

Stream the Tour of Flanders 2024 in Australia for free

It's good news for cycling fans Down Under, with the 2024 Tour of Flanders set to be broadcast for free in Australia on SBS .

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Viewers can livestream Tour of Flanders coverage on the free-to-use SBS On Demand service.

The platform has dedicated apps for Android and iOS, and you can also access the service on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV and most smart TVs.

Stream Tour of Flanders 2024 in Canada

As with the US, dedicated cycling streaming service FloBikes is the place to watch live coverage of this year's race in Canada.

Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 in Canada

A subscription to FloBikes currently costs $150 per year (roughly CA$190), which works out at $12.50 per month (roughly CA$16). The service has dedicated apps for Android and Apple devices.

Quick tips for streaming Tour of Flanders 2024 using a VPN 

• With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming the Tour of Flanders live may vary.
• If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.
• If you're having trouble after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs -- like Roku -- don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location. 
• And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend  Brave .

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The 107th Tour of Flanders , also known as Ronde van Vlaanderen, begins on Sunday, April 2 as some of the top cyclists in the world head to Bruges for the 270 kilometer race from Bruges to Oudenaarde. 

The 2023 Tour of Flanders returns to Bruges after six years in Antwerp. This year’s route includes several notable accents and is apart of the Flanders Classic. 

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The race will stream live on  FloBikes and the FloSports app in the United States, Canada and Australia along with all the events in the Flanders Classics. Replays will be available immediately following the live broadcasts.

When Is The Women's Tour Of Flanders?

The women's Tour of Flanders race begins at 9 a.m. Eastern on April 2 

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TV Guide - Where and when to watch Tour of Flanders 2024

The Tour of Flanders , revered as the second monument of the season and the pinnacle of Flandrien classics, stands as one of the most pivotal and exhilarating days in cycling . Here's your guide on where and when to catch this prestigious race.

Estimated time of departure and arrival of Tour of Flanders 2024:

- Sunday, 31st March, 10:20-16:15 CET.

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The race will be broadcast in by the traditional channels, Eurosport Player and Discovery+. Other channels may broadcast the race.

• RTBF & VRT: Belgium
• France Télévisions: France
• RAI: Italy, San Marino, Vatican City
• NOS: Netherlands
• RTVE: Spain
• Czech TV: Czech Republic
• RTVS: Slovakia
• SRG: Switzerland
• TV2 Denmark: Denmark
• TV2 Norway: Norway
• FloBikes: USA, Canada, Australia
• J Sports: Japan
• ESPN: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Eustatius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
• Sky: New Zealand
• SBS: Australia
• Supersport: Angola, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, South Africa, Eswatini, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Helena and Ascension, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Seychelles, Socotra, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia
• Eurosport/Discovery: Pan-Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding China, Australia, and New Zealand), Japan & Indian subcontinent

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Tour of Flanders 2023: TV and live stream details, favourites, route map, Mathieu van der Poel defends title

Updated 29/03/2023 at 15:39 GMT

Tour of Flanders 2023: The second Monument of the season arrives on Sunday as Ronde van Vlaanderen takes centre stage. Both the men’s and women’s fields are stacked with the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, Lotte Kopecky and Annemiek van Vleuten set to take to the Flemish cobbles. So how can you watch on Eurosport and discovery+? Look no further…

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Tour of Flanders live stream 2022: how to watch UCI cycling online and on TV from anywhere

Tadej Pogacar set to make his major cobbles debut at Ronde van Vlaandere

The men’s and women’s peloton hit the Belgian Bergs today for the first major peak of the one-day 2022 Spring Classics. The 2022 Tour of Flanders Grand Tour champion Tadej Pogačar makes his professional debut on the cobbles. The Slovenian sensation battles Mathieu van der Poel and defending champion Kasper Asgreen in what is the 106th edition of the men's race. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Tour of Flanders live stream online and on TV, and watch the UCI cycling online wherever you are.

Date: Sunday, April 3

Men's race start time: 10am CET / 9am BST / 4am ET / 1am PT / 6pm AEST

Women's race start time: 1.25pm CET / 12.25pm BST / 7.25am ET / 4.25am PT / 9.25pm AEDT

Free live stream: Sporza (Belgium)| SBS (AUS)

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Live stream: Eurosport Player (UK) | FloBikes (US and Canada)

Last year Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) pulled off a shock victory by holding off the challenge of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) in the race's climatic sprint in Oudenaarde but he'll have a lot more to contend with this time around.

Defending women's race winner, Annemiek van Vleuten, will have to see off a tough field to hang onto her crown too. Fellow past Flanders champs Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Team SD Worx), Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ), Marianne Vos and Coryn Labecki (both Jumbo-Visma), Elisa Longo Borghini and Ellen van Dijk (both Trek-Segafredo) will all be lining up.

Don't miss a moment of the action today - follow our guide as we explain how to watch a Tour of Flanders live stream and enjoy the UCI World Tour cycling wherever you are.

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How to watch a FREE Tour of Flanders live stream online

Belgium's Sporza and Australia's Viceland channel on the SBS On Demand streaming service will both be showing a 2022 Tour of Flanders free live stream.

Residents of Belgium and Australia currently outside from their country will need to use a VPN to access the Tour of Flanders free live stream on SBS and Sporza from abroad . We recommend ExpressVPN. It comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee in case you change your mind.

How to watch Tour of Flanders 2022 from outside your country

If you're desperate to watch the Ronde van Vlaanderen but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised how simple it is to do.

Use a VPN to get a Tour of Flanders live stream from anywhere

ExpressVPN is the world's top VPN We've put all of the major VPN services to the test and we rate ExpressVPN as the absolute best of the bunch. It's compatible with loads of devices including iOS, Android, Amazon Fire Stick, PlayStation, Apple TV and such, and we found it secure, speedy and simple-to-use. 

Another great perk is the fact that it comes with a 30-day money back guarantee and 3-months FREE , so you can see if it's right for you with no strings attached.

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Once you've downloaded the software, just follow the prompts to install it then select the location you want to relocate your IP address to - it really is that easy.

2022 Tour of Flanders live stream: how to watch online in the UK

For UK residents, Eurosport Player has you covered for live Tour of Flanders coverage. 

The streaming service is affordable, at just £6.99 a month or £39.99 for the year, and it's compatible with a wide array of devices and platforms.

Another option is the GCN+ Race Pass, which also costs £39.99 for a year, but the caveat is that it's mobile-only.

The network's live coverage starts at 8.30am BST on Sunday morning.

And remember, to watch your home coverage from abroad, you can always use a VPN , log back in to a server in your country and watch as if you were there.

How to watch the Tour of Flanders 2022: live stream cycling in Australia for FREE

Aussie cycling fans are a lucky bunch, as there's  free Tour of Flanders coverage  available Down Under thanks to SBS and its Viceland channel.

That means you can live stream all of the action through the  SBS On Demand  service if you're not in front of a TV. As well as apps for Android and iOS, you can access SBS On Demand on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV stick, Apple TV and most smart TVs.

If you've already got a subscription, you can also tune in via GCN+, which costs $12.99 per month or $64.99 for a year.

Coverage starts on the channel at 8.30pm AEDT so be prepared to lose a bit of sleep if you're hoping to watch the closing stages of both races. 

Outside Australia?  Don't worry if you're out of the country and want to catch that SBS broadcast -  just grab a VPN  and you can watch the race as if you were back at home on your laptop, mobile or other TV streaming device. 

How to watch Tour of Flanders 2022: US cycling live stream details

Cycling fans in the US can watch the Tour of Flanders live on FloBikes, with coverage starting at 4am ET / 1am PT  in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A FloBikes subscription costs $150 per year, which works out at $12.50 per month.

And if you're currently out of the US but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore  the VPN route  set out above.

How to watch the 2022 Tour of Flanders: live stream cycling in Canada

It's the same story across the. border, with Canadians also able to tune into the Tour of Flanders live via FloBikes, which US$12.50 per month (roughly CA$14) or US$150 annually (roughly CA$160).

As in the US, be prepared for an early start, with the men's race set to start at 4am ET , while the women's race begins at 7.25am ET.

Not in Canada to catch that FloBikes stream? Well you know the answer by now... using a VPN is the way to make sure you don't miss a moment. 

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How to watch Tour of Flanders 2022: Live stream the first cobbled Monument of the season

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The iconic cobbled Monument of the Tour of Flanders gets underway on Sunday 3 April, and here's how you can watch all the action. 

Featuring both a women's and men's race, some of the biggest names in cycling will be competing in the respective events at the weekend, with Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert and Tadej Pogačar all set to line-up in the men's race. Meanwhile, in the women's race Annemiek van Vleuten will face competition from Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering, among others. 

Fans will once again be in attendance at the 2022 Tour of Flanders too, after the last two editions missed spectators. The men's race covers a 275.5km route, with 18, often cobbled, climbs featuring throughout the race. 

The women's route is 158.6km long, includes eleven hills, six cobbled sectors and a flat finale of 13.3km. 

Coverage for the men's race will begin at 8.20am BST, with the women's race following at 3.30pm BST 

HOW TO WATCH THE TOUR OF FLANDERS 2022 FROM WHERE YOU ARE

GCN and Eurosport will be showing the Tour of Flanders in the UK, while US, Canada and Australia residents can watch the race on FloBikes. Sporza will be showing the racing in Belgium, NOS in the Netherlands and France 3 in France. 

LIVE STREAM THE TOUR OF FLANDERS 2022 IN THE UK

The Tour of Flanders 2022 will be shown in the UK on the usual cycling broadcasters GCN and  Eurosport.

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Both Eurosport Player and  GCN+  will be showing the race live on Sunday, with the men’s race from 8.20am on GCN and 8.40am on Eurosport until 3.30pm.

The women’s race will then take place after the men’s with coverage from around 3.30pm until around 5.30pm.

To gain access to Eurosport coverage you can subscribe to the Eurosport Player app for £39.99 a year or £6.99 per month.

Access to the GCN+ costs £39.99 a year.

Not in the UK for Tour of Flanders 2022? No worries – just  download and install a VPN  and use a UK location to watch live as if you were back home. Full instructions below.

HOW TO LIVE STREAM THE TOUR OF FLANDERS 2022 WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN YOUR COUNTRY

If you’re heading abroad during the racing – whether that be inside the UK or anywhere else – you may find access to your favourite home broadcaster is restricted by location. Luckily there is a way you can keep watching anyway – downloading and installing a VPN, which allows you to trick your computer into thinking it’s back at home. This allows you to find your native broadcaster coverage without having to resort to an illegal steam, as long as you stick to the terms and conditions set out by the broadcaster.

Setting up a VPN is simple –  just download, install , open the app and select your location.

Try out ExpressVPN  for its speed, security and simplicity to use. We also like that it’s compatible with so many devices and streaming services (e.g. Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox, PS4, etc).

There are other great options out there of course, but Express VPN gives you the added benefit of a 30-day money back guarantee and three months free with a yearly plan.

WATCH THE TOUR OF FLANDERS 2022 IN THE US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA

For US cycling fans and those watching from Canada, the Tour of Flanders will be live on  FloBikes , with both the men’s and the women’s editions being broadcast.

Coverage will start with the men’s race from 3.55am EST, while the women's race will start at 9am EST.

In Australia, the Tour of Flanders will be broadcast on SBS OnDemand , from 18:00 AEST and at 20:00 AEST on SBS Viceland. SBS Viceland will broadcast the women's race on Monday 4 April from 00:45 AEST. 

HOW TO WATCH THE TOUR OF FLANDERS IN BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS AND FRANCE

Cycling fans in Belgium can watch their home Monument live on Sporza, while NOS will be showing the racing in the Netherlands, and France 3 will broadcast the action in France. 

FloSports will also stream the event for European viewers, with GCN+ and EuroSport also providing a broadcast to the race. 

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2024 Tour of Flanders: Preview, schedule, how to watch men's and women's cycling classic races live

Who will succeed defending champions Tadej Pogacar and Lotte Kopecky? Find out the routes and the main contenders for this year's 'De Ronde' one-day races, in our preview.

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Sunday 31 March 2024 is a date to mark on the calendar for road cycling fans.

On that day, the Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen), the second classic Monument of the 2024 season, will celebrate its 108th men's and 21st women's editions.

The men's event, which has taken place every year since 1919, will start again from Antwerp, as it did between 2017 and 2022, covering 17 iconic climbs and five cobblestone sectors for a total of 270.8 kilometres. The women will tackle 12 climbs, taking on a 163km traverse through the Flanders region in Belgium.

Who will succeed defending champions Tadej Pogacar and Lotte Kopecky ?

Find out in our preview below.

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The men's route covers 270.8 kilometres.

The organisers have decided to modify the first 100 kilometers for safety reasons, removing the climbs of Kortekeer and the Kanarieberg. A year ago, the start was in Bruges, while this year it will be in Antwerp. The finish will be in Oudenaarde.

The riders will have to tackle 17 climbs:

• Vieux Quaremont (km 136,7)
• Kappelle Berg (km 155,7)
• Wolvenberg (km 158,9)
• Molenberg (km 171,3)
• Marlboroughstraat (km 175,3)
• Berendries (km 179,3)
• Valkenberg (km 184,7)
• Berg Ten Houte (km 197,1)
• Hotond (km 206,6)
• Vieux Quaremont (km 216,5)
• Paterberg (km 219,9)
• Koppenberg (km 226,2)
• Steenbeekdries (km 231,6)
• Taaienberg (km 234,0)
• Kruisberg (km 244,3)
• Vieux Quaremont (km 254,1)
• Paterberg (km 257,6)

The women's route spans 163 kilometres.

Both the start and finish are scheduled in Oudenaarde.

There are 12 climbs to face during the race:

• Wolvenberg (km 72,1)
• Molenberg (km 84,6)
• Marlboroughstraat (km 88,6)
• Berendries (km 92,6)
• Valkenberg (km 97,9)
• Kappelle Berg (km 109,7)
• Koppenberg (km 118,4)
• Steenbeekdries (km 123,7)
• Taaienberg (km 126,2)
• Kruisberg (km 136,5)
• Vieux Quaremont (km 146,3)
• Paterberg (km 149,7)

2024 Tour of Flanders riders to watch

Men's race - 2024 riders to watch.

A mass crash during the Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday ruled out some of his biggest contenders, including Wout van Aert, who suffered fractured collarbone and ribs. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar decided to skip the Ronde this year to focus on the preparation of the Giro d'Italia. The big names who will be competing are:

• Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin Deceuninck): The two-time winner (2020, 2022) is considered the undisputed favourite after dominating the E3 Saxo Classic and finishing second at last week's Gent-Wevelgem, and with archrival van Aert not competing.
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Team Visma | Lease a Bike): The American rider is expected to lead his team following his win at the Dwars door Vlaanderen and the injuries carried by both Tiesji Benoot and Jan Tratnik. This season he also claimed the general classification at the Paris-Nice.
• Alberto Bettiol: The Italian is a former winner of the Ronde and, despite suffering from cramps at the recent Dwars door Vlaanderen, has demonstrated a good form by winning the Milano-Torino and finishing fifth at the Milan-San Remo.

Women's race - 2024 riders to watch

• Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx-Protime): The Belgian superstar and reigning world champion is aiming for a third consecutive Flanders title after her convincing victories at Strade Bianche and Nokere Koerse so far this spring.
• Demi Vollering (NED/SD Worx-Protime): The Tour de France Femmes reigning champion, who finished third at Strade Bianche, is ready to step up as a leader if Kopecky finds herself in difficulty.
• Elisa Balsamo (ITA/Lidl-Trek): Italy's 2021 road world champion has impressed this season, showing that she can both climb and sprint by winning the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and the Brugge-De Panne.

2024 Tour of Flanders: Race schedules

(All times local CEST, approximate after race start. Assumes an average race speed of 44km/h for men and 40km/h for women)

Sunday 31 March 2024

10:00 Start men's race (Antwerp)

13:25 Start women's race (Oudenaarde)

16:29 Estimated men's race finish (Oudenaarde)

17:44 Estimated women's race finish (Oudenaard)

Tour of Flanders: Last five winners

• 2023 Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE Team Emirates)
• 2022: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)
• 2021: Kasper Asgreen (DEN/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
• 2020: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)
• 2019: Alberto Bettiol (ITA/EF Educational First)
• 2023: Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx)
• 2022: Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx)
• 2021: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED/Movistar Team)
• 2020: Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED/Boels-Dolmans)
• 2019: Marta Bastianelli (ITA/Team Virtu Cycling)

How to watch 2024 Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen

List of regional broadcasters (TV / online):

• Belgium – RTBF
• Czechia – Czech TV
• Denmark – TV2
• France – France TV
• Italy – RAI
• Netherlands – NOS
• Norway – TV2
• Slovenia – JOJ
• Spain – Enjoy
• Switzerland – SRG SSR
• Pan-Europe – Eurosport, GCN
• Canada – Flobikes
• United States – Flobikes
• Australia – Flobikes, SBS
• New Zealand – SKY Sport
• Central and South America and the Caribbean – ESPN
• Sub-Saharan Africa – Supersport

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The 2020 cobbled Classics season will reach its peak on Sunday with the Tour of Flanders men's and Women's WorldTour races taking place mostly behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The best way to watch the race while staying clear of COVID-19 is to follow it online or on television, and what better place than right here on Cyclingnews ?

We'll bring you full live coverage, reports, results, news, interviews and analysis throughout the races. Read on to find out how to watch the finale to the 2020 Classics season via live stream, no matter your location, with  ExpressVPN . 

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The Tour of Flanders marks the apex of the late-season Classics campaign with the women's and men's Driedaagse De Panne a denouement on the Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, following the Ronde. It's the last chances for one-day race glory in this odd, upside-down season.

There will be no crowds packed along the cobbled climbs in Flanders – no bodies pressing against barriers shouting the riders up the Oude Kwaremont or Paterberg – but the race action is sure to be heated in particular between the two main favourites, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).

The duo have been rivals in cyclo-cross since their junior days and, with each having their own major successes on the road, have created a steady thrum of drama in the build-up to Sunday after they marked each other out of contention at Gent-Wevelgem .

Should the same happen on the circuits around Oudenaarde, there are plenty of riders keen to take advantage, in particular new world champion Julian Alaphilippe ( Elegant-Quickstep ), defending champion Alberto Bettiol (EF Pro Cycling), Matteo Trentin (CCC Team) and Gent-Wevelgem winner Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo).

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The men face a lonely 244km from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, with empty stands on the 14 cobbled sectors and climbs.

On the women's side, the race pickings have been so slim this season that riders are sure to be pushing all their chips in to nab a victory in this WorldTour race. Series leader Lizzie Deignan, a winner in the race in 2016, will have a strong team at her service, including Ellen van Dijk and Elisa Longo Borghini.

The women's race is 135km long, starting and ending in Oudenaarde with nine cobbled sectors and climbs of the Katteberg, Edelare, Leberg, Berendries, Valkenberg, Kanarieberg, Taaienberg and Kruisberg before the finale.

With just one trip over the Kwaremont and Paterberg before a flat run-in, the women's race often comes down to a small bunch sprint, as in last year's race where Marta Bastianelli (Alé Cipollini) won. Her team is in doubt after a coronavirus positive, however. Look for world champion Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) – the 2018 winner – as well as Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) and Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) to be at the head of the race in Oudenaarde.

Check below for all the details of how to watch all the action from Flanders.

Follow Cyclingnews on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram for alerts on important stories and action during the Tour of Flanders. Meanwhile, ExpressVPN can help you watch the Tour of Flanders, no matter your location.

The races are being aired live across Europe via Eurosport and on the Eurosport Player, with British Eurosport having been showing almost every Classic live.

You can  sign up for a subscription  to Eurosport Player for £6.99 for a month, £4.99 for a year-long monthly pass, or £39.99 for a 12-month pass. GCN Racing has also been showing select races, though only via app.

In North America, both Fubo.tv and FloBikes are airing the Tour of Flanders men and women's races.

Subscribing to FloBikes cost $150 for the year and gives you access to watch most of the season's biggest races. Fubo.tv, meanwhile is available for a week's free trial, while their most popular package costs $54.99 per month for over 75 channels.

In Australia, SBS will show the Tour of Flanders.

As you might expect, local broadcasters such as Sporza , RTBF , France TV and NOS.nl are showing the bulk of the spring Classics live. Feeds will be geo-restricted, mind.

Check below for a full list of races and broadcasters airing them

If you live outside a broadcast zone or are on holiday outside your country and find that the live streams to be geo-restricted, you can get around this by getting access to them by simulating being back in your home country via a 'virtual private network', or VPN, for your laptop, tablet or mobile.

TechRadar tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number-one VPN currently available as Express VPN. With  ExpressVPN , you can watch on many devices at once including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc. 

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