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- Videos: Tour of Flanders videos . (men's and women's races)

- Art: 2023 Tour of Flanders men's race art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour of Flanders women's race art . (Greig Leach)

- Art: 2022 Tour of Flanders men's race art . (Greig Leach)

- Ticker LIVE here . ( auto-translated ) (men's race)

- Ticker LIVE here . ( auto-translated ) (women's race)

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- Men's Race at 9:45am CET, 3:45am U.S. Eastern

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- Women's Race at 3:00pm CET, 9:00am U.S. Eastern

- Expected LIVE video here .  (France 3, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (NOS, geo-restricted)   - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rai2, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (Rtbf, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SBS, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here and here . (Sporza, geo-restricted) - Expected LIVE video here .  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2/Sport.dk, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here .  (TV2 Sumo, geo-restricted)

- This page will be updated throughout the race.

- Photos:   Tour of Flanders Photos .

- Art: Tour of Flanders art .

- Men's race Start List here . (final)  Women's race Start List here . (final)

- Art: 2021 Tour of Flanders women's race art . (Greig Leach)

- Photos:   2021 Tour of Flanders Photos - Women's Race .

- Photos:   2021 Tour of Flanders Photos - Men's Race .

- Art: 2020 Tour of Flanders men's race art .

- Photos:   2021 Tour of Flanders Recon Photos - Part 2 . (Julian Alaphilippe, Quickstep teammates and a drone + Greg Van Avermaet and teammates recon the cobbles ahead of Sunday's race.)

- Photos:   2021 Tour of Flanders Recon Photos - Part 1 . (Wout Van Aert and Jumbo-Visma, Peter Sagan and Bora-Hansgrohe recon the cobblestones of the Ronde ahead of Sunday's race.)

- Women's race details here .

- Route map, profile and info here .

- Photos:   Tour of Flanders Photos . (2019 Day 2 recon photos)

- Photos:   Tour of Flanders Photos . (2019 recon photos)

- Photos:   2018 Women's Tour of Flanders Photos . (a look back at the 2018 edition of the women's race)

- Soudal Quick-Step lineup for the 2024 Tour of Flanders:

Kasper Asgreen Julian Alaphilippe Yves Lampaert Tim Merlier Casper Pedersen Gianni Moscon Bert Van Lerberghe

- Soudal Quick-Step sports director Tom Steels: "De Ronde is a race that never lies, a race where only the strong riders have prevailed. We have a good team for Sunday, featuring a Flanders winner, and we are going to the start with a lot of confidence. It’s true that we have suffered a bit in the previous races, but things can change quite quickly and we hope for a strong race."

- 2024 Tour of Flanders schedule/times:

Men's race Start at 10:00 CET, 4:00am ET Finish at 16:29 CET, 10:29am ET

Women's race Start at 13:25 CET, 7:25am ET Finish at 17:44 CET, 11:44am ET

- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) won the men's 2023 Tour of Flanders.  Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) won the 2023 Tour of Flanders for Women.

- The 2024 Tour of Flanders is being held Sunday, March 31.

- Photos: Tour of Flanders photos in Hi-Res .

- Results: Tour of Flanders results .

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2024 Tour of Flanders LIVE March 31, Belgium Official Website Men's Start List (final) Women's Start List (final)  

Men's race starts at 10:00am CET (4:00am U.S. Eastern)

Finish at around 4:29pm CET (10:29am U.S. Eastern)

Men's race live video from 9:45am CET (3:45am U.S. Eastern)

Women's race starts at 1:25pm CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern)

Women's race finish at around 5:44pm CET (11:44am U.S. Eastern)

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How to watch Tour of Flanders 2023: Everything you need to live stream the first cobbled Monument of the season

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What to expect at Tour of Flanders

The Tour of Flanders marks the second monument of the season, and the first to take place in the cycling heartland of Belgium. 

Now in its 107th edition, the event is one of the oldest on the calendar, and always makes for thrilling racing. 

This year, the men's race will begin in Bruges, where the riders will roll out on a 270km route, punctuated by challenging cobbled climbs, en route to the finish in Oudenaarde. The women's peloton will tackle the same series of hellingen , but on a shorter course of 158km, starting and ending in Oudenaarde. 

As is customary at the Tour of Flanders, the finale will likely play out on the iconic climbs of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. These two ascents, which both come in the final 20 kilometres, have long been the launchpad of choice for the ultimate race winners. 

Should Mathieu van der Poel defend his title in this year's men's event, the Dutchman will join an exclusive group of riders who have won the race three times, joining the likes of Tom Boonen, Fabian Cancellara and Johan Museeuw. 

The women's race, first held in 2004, has crowned an array of different champions, with Annemiek van Vleuten one of just three riders to have triumphed on two occasions. 

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Route breakdown: Men's race | Women's race

How to watch Tour of Flanders in Australia

 In Australia, the Tour of Flanders will be broadcast live, for free, on SBS . You can head to the SBS On Demand streaming service and watch the action, as well as replays and highlights.

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How to watch Tour of Flanders in the US

In the USA, FloBikes has the rights to Tour of Flanders, streaming both the men's and women's race throughout the day. The TV app is available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV, as well as on iOS and Android. Subscriptions cost $150 a year.

Watch Tour of Flanders live stream on FloBikes from $30 FloBikes brings live access to a healthy assortment of races over the season including the Tour de France, Giro, Tour de Suisse, LBL and plenty more including the Tour of Flanders. A monthly subscription will cost you $30 while a yearly account will set you back $150 ($12.50 per month).

How to watch Tour of Flanders in the UK

In the UK, the race will be shown live on Eurosport, with live streams available on the Eurosport player, Discovery+ website and GCN+. Buying a pass for either of the first two options costs just £6.99 a month, and will auto-renew until you cancel. 

Year-long passes are available for £59.99, equating to a saving of £23.89.

If you only want the cycling, and not the other things that Eurosport offers, you can get a GCN+ subscription at a cost of £39.99 for the year, or you can buy a race pass for £6.99 per month. This will also give you access to the full racing calendar on the platform, as well as its documentaries, which are created and produced in-house.

If you happen to be abroad when the Tour of Flanders is on, you can watch the race hassle-free with a VPN. Simply download a VPN, set the country to your home location and stream as usual. 

There are several VPN options out there, but we think going with Express VPN is the best. Express VPN will also give you a 30-day money-back guarantee .  

UK coverage of the men's race will begin on GCN+ and Eurosport at 8:55 GMT . The women's event will then start five hours later, at 14:00 GMT . 

In the US , the men's race will be on from 4:55 ET on FloBikes, with coverage of the women's race beginning at 10:00 ET . 

Australian audiences will be able to watch the men's race from 18:25 ACT . The women's race will be on from 23:30 ACT . 

Sadly, if you're an Australian or US GCN+ subscriber, you don't get the Tour of Flanders included in your package. You can find the full list of races that GCN will be broadcasting in your country over on their helpful racing schedule .

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2023 Tour of Flanders: Preview, schedule, how to watch both men's and women's classic races live

Mathieu van der Poel is favourite to defend his title at the iconic one-day men's classic race on the Belgian cobbles, while Annemiek van Vleuten chases a third women's crown in her final season.

The second road cycling one-day classic monument of the 2023 season is here.

On Sunday (2 April), the  Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen; Tour des Flandres) will celebrate its 107th men's and 20th women's editions as the first of two back-to-back cobbled monuments (Paris–Roubaix follows next week).

Men have raced 'De Ronde' annually uninterrupted since 1919. This year, for the first time since 2016, the race begins in Bruges/Brugge – the first year of an agreement that will see Bruges/Brugge and Antwerp alternate start-line duties. The race will end in Oudenaarde, as it has done every year since 2012, after 273.4km (169.9mi).

The women, meanwhile, face a 156.6km (97.3mi) course set around Oudenaarde but also encompassing swathes of the men's route.

Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands and Belgium's own  Lotte Kopecky are the respective defending champions. Van der Poel is looking for his third title in four races, having also triumphed in 2020.

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2023 tour of flanders course routes.

Welcome back to Bruges/Brugge. That's the main headline from this year's men's Ronde van Vlaanderen course , as the race returns to the same UNESCO World Heritage Site start town it had from 1998 through 2016.

The Grote Markt in Bruges/Brugge is where the peloton will start from; the change in start city from Antwerp means the route south to Oudenaard is also changing.

While the daunting Oude Kwaremont – Paterberg finale will still take pride of place, the course for the first 136km (84.5 miles) to the first ascent of the Oude Kwaremont looks a little less heavy on the legs compared to last year, with only a single cobbled sector (down from two) at Huisepontweg and a generally flatter parcours, albeit with an additional côte.

However, the traditional loop around Oudenaard will again test the riders, with 18 climbs from the first ascent of the Oude Kwaremont to the finish. Once more, the Paterberg is the last climb of the day with 13 km to go before a fast, flat finish. Across the day's 19 classified hills, the riders will climb 3,227m (10,587ft).

The women will ride a course very similar to the ones they are used to – a loop around Oudenaard, beginning at the Markt and ending on Minderbroedersstraat as the men do.

As with the men's race, Huisepontweg at 49.6km is the first cobbled sector; unlike the men, the women's peloton will already have had to climb their first test – the Tiegemberg.

Twelve further climbs await the women, who will face the same final 45km as the men, starting with the notoriously difficult cobbled climb up the Kopperberg (113.4km) and concluding with the Oude Kwaremont – Paterberg one-two to finish. A total elevation gain of 2,682m (8,799ft) awaits the peloton.

2023 Tour of Flanders riders to watch

Men's race - 2023 riders to watch.

• Mathieu van der Poel – the defending champion from the Netherlands. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider also triumphed in 2020 and was beaten into second place in 2021. He will aim for a fourth straight podium finish on the back of winning Milano-Sanremo two weeks ago.
• Tadej Pogacar – the all-round phenomenon from Slovenia is looking for his fourth career monument win (2 at Il Lombardia, 1 at Liège-Bastogne-Liège). This is just his second appearance in De Ronde, having finished agonisingly off the podium in fourth last year.
• Kasper Asgreen – the Dane was the surprise winner in 2021, knocking van der Poel into second place. His Soudal–Quick Step team can also count on…
• Julian Alaphilippe – the two-time road race world champion, who looked set to challenge for the 2020 race before crashing into a motorcycle while in the winning breakaway.
• Wout van Aert – Jumbo-Visma's leader in Flanders, who was forced to miss last year's race after catching Covid. Widely considered the biggest rival to Van der Poel, Van Aert will be hoping to upgrade his 2020 second place to the top step of the podium. Enters off the back of a second place at Gent-Wevelgem.
• Greg van Avermaet – even aged 37, don't rule out the Belgian on his home roads. The 2016 Olympic road race champion is a specialist in the one-day classics, and has finished on the podium in Oudenaarde four times without ever winning the race.
• Tom Pidcock – the Briton is, like Van der Poel and Van Aert, used to riding on different terrain as a cyclo-cross, mountain bike, and road rider. Pidcock claimed his first major one-day win earlier this year at Strade Bianche and has experience of winning on cobbles, triumphing in the 2021 Brabantse Pijl and 2019 Paris–Roubaix Espoirs junior race.

Women's race - 2023 riders to watch

• Annemiek van Vleuten – the Dutch women's cycling legend has announced that 2023 will be her final season. A two-time winner of the women's Tour of Flanders (2011, 2021), Van Vleuten is no stranger to success in all forms of road cycling, from long stage races to one-day classics, and will hope to sign off from Oudenaarde with a third victory.
• Lotte Kopecky – defending champion from 2022, Kopecky will have the home support behind her. A two-time national road race champion, she already has a pair of one-day classic race wins under her belt this season and will be one of the favourites for a third.
• Marianne Vos – the London 2012 Olympic road race champion hasn't won in a one-day race since Gent-Wevelgem in 2021, but count Vos out at your peril. The vastly experienced Dutchwoman is still a force to be reckoned with on her day.
• Elisa Longo Borghini – the Trek-Segafredo team leader, who won bronze in the last two Olympic road races, is a previous winner of the event (2015) and will be supported by fellow Italian and 2021 world champion Elisa Balsamo.

2023 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)

• 10:00 – Men's race unofficial start in Bruges/Brugge (-8.3km)
• 10:16 – Men's race official start in Beernem (0.0km)
• 12:45 – Men's race reaches first cobbled sector at Huisepontweg (109.0km)
• 13:22 – Men's race reaches first ascent of Oude Kwaremont (climb 2, 136.8km)
• 13:30 – Women's race unofficial start in Oudenaarde (-2.7km)
• 13:35 – Women's race official start in Oudenaarde (0.0km)
• 13:50 – Women's race reaches first climb at Tiegemberg (climb 1, 10.0km)
• 14:49 – Women's race reaches first cobbled sector at Huisepontweg (49.5km)
• 15:14 – Men's race reaches second ascent of Oude Kwaremont (climb 12, 218.8km)
• 15:19 – Men's race reaches first ascent of Paterberg (climb 13, 222.3km)
• 15:28 – Men's race reaches Koppenberg (climb 14, 228.8km)
• 16:06 – Men's race reaches third ascent of Oude Kwaremont (climb 18, 256.7km)
• 16:11 – Men's race reaches second ascent of Paterberg (climb 19, 260.1km)
• 16:23 – Women's race reaches Koppenberg (climb 8, 112.0km)
• 16:29 – Men's leaders arrive at finish line in Oudenaarde (273.4km)
• 17:05 – Women's race reaches Oude Kwaremont (climb 12, 139.9km)
• 17:10 – Women's race reaches Paterberg (climb 13, 143.3km)
• 17:30 – Women's leaders arrive at finish line in Oudenaarde (156.6km)

Tour of Flanders: Last five winners

• 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)
• 2018: Niki Terpstra (NED/Quick-Step Floors)
• 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)
• 2018: Anna van der Breggen (NED/Boels-Dolmans)

How to watch 2023 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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Tour of Flanders 2023 men’s race – Tadej Pogacar makes history after getting the better of Mathieu van der Poel

Updated 02/04/2023 at 15:14 GMT

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Results and Highlights from the Tour of Flanders

Tadej Pogačar and Lotte Kopecky captured the wins at another thrilling edition of the Tour of Flanders.

The Tour of Flanders is always one of the most thrilling of the Monuments and this year’s edition was no different. Both the men’s and women’s races brought some great excitement to the Belgian cobbles.

Men’s Race Recap

At 273.4 kilometers with six cobble segments and 19 climbs, the men’s Tour of Flanders—the second Monument race of the season—runs from Brugge to Oudenaarde in Belgium. This year was the fastest iteration of the race ever run, with strong tailwinds (and headwinds) breaking up the peloton from the start. The race was marred by many crashes, and the racing was some of the most exciting we’ve seen all season.

As usual, with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in the mix, those were the riders to watch, but there were quite a few other contenders on the start line. Teams like Ineos-Grenadiers and Movistar made some early attacks, trying to test the peloton, but the early kilometers of the race were marked by small attacks that the peloton swallowed up. The wind also played a part, splitting the peloton and forcing top riders like Van der Poel to work at the front.

At 70 kilometers into the race, a crash took out several riders and split the newly-reformed peloton—but that wouldn’t be the only crash of the day. At 140 kilometers to go, a huge crash in the peloton took out many riders including Peter Sagan—racing his last Tour of Flanders before his upcoming retirement—and Tim Wellens. The crash was caused by a Bahrain rider who went onto the grass, then swung back onto the road into the peloton. Wellens was unfortunately forced to pull out of the race, as was Sagan. The Bahrain Victorious rider Filip Maciejuk was disqualified for causing the crash. (Sadly, another Bahrain rider caused other crash a while later, though with less catastrophic results—all bad news for another race favorite, Bahrain’s Matej Mohorič.)

You can watch the domino effect of the crash here:

Meanwhile, the crashes allowed a group of eight to continue to grow their advantage in a breakaway. Jasper De Buyst, Guillaume Van Keirsbulck, Daan Hoole, Elmar Reinders, Filippo Colombo, Jonas Rutsch, Tim Merlier and Hugo Houle. The group didn’t contain riders from Van der Poel, Van Aert or Pogacar’s teams—which means there was a lot of firepower in the peloton working to close that gap, though with eight big teams including Loton Dsny, Trek Segafredo and EF up in the lead, there were also plenty of teams who had no reason to work. The leaders grew their advantage to four minutes, but by 100 kilometers to go, the gap was closing, down to two minutes.

A smaller attack group with Mads Peterson and dark horse race favorite Stephan Küng along with seven others went after the leaders, splitting from the peloton and closing the gap to under a minute with 90 kilometers to go—a minute ahead of the peloton. By 77 kilometers to go, the chase group made contact with the breakaway, creating a 19-rider strong lead group, nearly two minutes ahead of the peloton containing many of the race favorites.

Another huge crash in the peloton at 70 kilometers to go took out Mohorič as well as Binian Girmay and Aime De Gendt.

With 55 kilometers to go, attacks began to bring the big three—Van der Poel, Van Aert or Pogačar—back to the front of the race. UAE launched the attack, with Pogačar riding up the steep cobbled climb, riding Tom Pidcock off his wheel as Van Aert gritted his way up the hill, chasing hard. Pidcock and teammate Magnus Sheffield led Van Aert up the climb as Pogacar appeared to pretty much sprint away from the peloton, looking entirely unbothered by his monumental effort. As the climbs came fast and furious, he seemed comfortable attacking the narrow climbs alone.

Behind them, Van Aert and Pidcock were joined by Van der Poel, essentially creating a cyclocross superstar chase group. It wasn’t a surprise when they caught Pogačar and LaPorte, who had eased up slightly.

The lead groups hit the famed Koppenburg climb—but the real camera view was Pogačar, Van Aert and Van der Poel smashing the pedals together surging up the classic climb. Ahead of them, the lead group of 11 worked hard to maintain their lead on the three superpowers of cycling, with Neilson Powless, one of the few Americans in the race, in the mix in the lead group. The lead group continued to dwindle as the ‘big three’ powered up the climbs, picking up riders who’d been dropped from the lead group as they went. At 28 kilometers to go, Van der Poel attacked hard and Pogačar just barely made it on his wheel as Van Aert struggled to hang on and began to fall behind as more climbs loomed ahead.

Pogačar surged again, catching and riding through Pederson, who was caught by a chasing Van der Poel. With 17 kilometers to go, Pogačar was finally in the lead, opening a 13 second gap, though Van der Poel refused to give up while Pederson tried to hang on. A chase group with many of the original attackers along with Van Aert followed 40 seconds back.

While Pogačar was utterly uncatchable, Van der Poel never gave up the chase, stretching to 30 second behind Pogačar. Behind him, the large chase group with Van Aert, Pederson, Kasper Asgreen, Neilson Poless, Kung, Matteo Jorgensen and Fred Wright were a minute back, all in contention for the final spot on the podium.

It was no surprise when Pogačar sailed in for the win—in the fastest race time ever recorded—with Van der Poel smoothly coming in for second place. The real sprint came under a minute later, led out by Pederson, with Van Aert right on his wheel. The two finished in a photo finish, with Pederson just inching out Van Aert for third place.

“I could retire after today and be proud of my career, ” Pogačar said after the race. But thankfully, the young rider has no intention of retiring anytime soon.

Tour of Flanders Results - Men’s Top 10

• Tadej Pogačar (Team UAE Emirates)
• Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafedo)
• Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
• Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost
• Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ)
• Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick-Step)
• Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious)
• Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar)
• Matteo Trentin (Team UAE Emirates)

Women’s Race Recap

The women’s iteration of the Tour of Flanders is slightly shorter, with only five cobbled sections and 13 climbs over 156 kilometers. Favorites included last year’s winner Lotte Kopecky along with two of her other SD Worx teammates, Demi Vollering and Marlyn Reusser. But it was Trek Segafredo that kept the race interesting, as did the Movistar squad led by Annemiek van Vleuten.

Unlike the men’s version of the Tour, the climbs start early on the women’s route, but the peloton managed to stay together early on. For the first 60 kilometers, the peloton largely stayed together, and was relatively calm. But similar to the men’s race, a big crash as riders came into Oudenaarde took out quite a few riders in the main peloton.

At around the halfway mark, Ally Wollaston of AG Insurance made the first effective attack of the day, creating a gap of 30 seconds. After another crash for the peloton, though, the SD Worx team started making moves towards the front of the race in order to protect their riders and start to lead the race. UAE Team ADQ and Trek Segafredo also started moving riders towards the front, anticipating SD Worx going on the attack.

With two-thirds of the race completed, Elise Chabbey went on the attack, and Van Vleuten unfortunately had a crash from the back of the peloton. She got back up, but had to fix her chain and chase back on. Meanwhile, SD Worx, Trek Segafredo and UAE all sent riders up the road to chase the leaders.

Hitting the steep cobbled Koppenburg climb, the leaders were absorbed by the chasers, and the groups all shattered on the climb. Only two riders were able to get over the climb without dismounting—race favorite Marlyn Reusser along with UAE’s Silvia Persico—while Lorena Wiebes and Lotte Kopecky had to remount and run. Leanne Lipert dropped a chain and had to stop to fix it, forcing her to mount an inspired chase.

But by the top of the climb, only four riders remained at the front, all race favorites: SD Worx’ Wiebes, Reusser and Kopecky with Persico hanging on. Trek Segafredo, UAE, Canyon SRAM, Jumbo Visma, and SD Worx all had riders in the chase group, just 22 seconds down. The peloton behind them was shattered on the climb, and small groups were strung out across the course.

Wiebes was the first rider to drop from the lead group as they hit one of the several climbs left in the race. Reusser also dropped off the back, and Persico hung onto Kopecky’s wheel, avoiding her time at the front. Behind them, Kopecky’s teammates Vollering and Reuser with Shirin van Anrooij of Trek Segafredo and Kasia Niewiadoma of Canyon SRAM chased at 20 seconds down with 27 kilometers to go. They were joined by Juliette Labous and Elisa Longo-Borghini.

On the muddy, slippery climb at 18 kilometers to go, Kopecky attacked and dropped Persico, while the now seven-woman chase group fought their way up the slippery cobbles. From there, she was unstoppable, growing her gap quickly as she worked her way up the final climbs of the day. The chase group surged behind Persico, struggling to catch her on the climb, reabsorbing her on the tight cobbled ascent.

As the kilometers clicked down, the chasers became more chaotic. In the chase group, the SD Worx riders clearly irritated the small chase group by refusing to do any work in order to protect the lead Kopecky had, while riders like Labous tried to close the gap.

Kopecky powered to the finish line as the six-woman chase group 45 seconds back started to set up for the sprint for the final two podium positions.

It has to be said: There’s something kind of awesome about hearing a remixed version of All I Do Is Win from a bystander as Kopecky sailed by just meters from the finish. And she had plenty of time to celebrate her win.

Behind her, the chase group began the long sprint to the finish line, led out by Vollering. Longo-Borghini came up the side, but it was Vollering who snapped up second place with Longo-Borghini in third.

It’s worth noting: The women’s Tour of Flanders race overlapped with the men’s race if you were trying to watch live, so if you did miss it while you were watching the men’s, definitely go back and watch the replay!

Tour of Flanders Results - Women’s Top 10

• Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx)
• Demi Vollering (SD Worx)
• Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo)
• Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ)
• Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM)
• Juliette Labous (Team DSM)
• Marlen Reusser (SD Worx)
• Shirin van Anrooij (Trek-Segafredo)
• Anna Henderson (Jumbo-Visma)
• Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Movistar)

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How to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 Online: Live Stream UCI World Tour Cycling from Anywhere

The 2024 Tour of Flanders is finally upon us, so tune in and watch pulsating cycling action live on Sunday, March 31, 2024, from 4 am ET . Those in the United Kingdom can tune in to Eurosport and Discovery+ to watch the cycling action. The Tour of Flanders will air live in the United States and Canada on FloBikes . Fans in Australia can watch the cycling live stream on SBS on Demand.

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You can connect to a VPN and watch the Tour of Flanders live stream from anywhere . A VPN set to a UK server will hide your location and make it seem that you are accessing the live stream from the UK.

In this guide, you will find all the details on where and when to watch the Tour of Flanders live stream from anywhere. We will also share information on why you need a VPN and everything you need to know about this race.

• How to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 Online With a VPN

You can watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 online on Discovery+ with a VPN connected to a UK server. Follow our step-by-step instructions:

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If you try to watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 online from outside the UK without a VPN, you will receive an error message that states, “ Soon... But Not Quite Yet. Discovery+ is not available in this location. We can’t wait to bring discovery+ to your part of the world! "

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• Where to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024

The 2024 Tour of Flanders will be held on Sunday, March 31, 2024 . The action will start at 4 am ET . Eurosport and Discovery+ will broadcast this race in the United Kingdom. Cycling fans in the United States and Canada can watch the event live on FloBikes . The Tour of Flanders live stream in Australia will be available on SBS on Demand.

Here’s where to stream the Tour of Flanders 2024 live from anywhere:

• How to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 in the UK

Eurosport will broadcast the Tour of Flanders live in the United Kingdom on Sunday, March 31, 2024. The live coverage will also be available on Discovery+ . A subscription costs £6.99 per month and includes access to live sports, documentaries, and more.

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If you are traveling away from the United Kingdom, you will need a fast VPN set to a UK server to watch the Tour of Flanders online. A VPN will help you bypass geo-restrictions, ensuring uninterrupted access to the cycling action from anywhere.

• How to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 in the US and Canada

Cycling fans in the United States and Canada can stream the Tour of Flanders 2024 on FloBikes on Sunday, March 31, 2024 , at 4 am ET . If you get the annual plan, you can subscribe to the platform for US $29.99 / CA $40 per month or US $12.50 per month / CA $16.90 per month. This platform airs hundreds of live cycling events yearly, making it a must-have for all sports fans. 

If you are flying away from the United States or Canada, you will need a capable VPN set to a US / Canadian server to watch the Tour of Flanders live stream without cable. A VPN will provide a US or Canadian IP address, ensuring the cycling live stream is not geo-blocked.

• How to Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 in Australia

The Tour of Flanders will be broadcast on the free-to-air platform SBS on Demand for fans in Australia. You can stream the event on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at 8 pm AEDT .

Not in Australia? We recommend using a trustworthy VPN set to an Australian server to watch live cycling online. 

• Can You Watch Tour of Flanders 2024 Online Free?

Yes , you can watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 online for free by tuning in to SBS on Demand, an Australian free-to-air streaming service.

• Tour of Flanders 2024 Preview

One of the most iconic cycling races in the world is all set to take center stage, and the best riders will be battling it out at the Tour of Flanders. Also known as De Ronde, this race has a storied past and continues to be ever so popular among riders and fans.

Regarded as one of the five monuments in cycling, the Tour of Flanders consists of an elite men's race and an elite women's race. This race is considered one of the hardest one-day races on the UCI World Tour calendar, and this year's event will test riders to their limits.

Reigning champion Tadej Pogačar has decided against competing at this year's Tour of Flanders, while Wout van Aert is sidelined after breaking his collarbone in a recent event. 

However, several talented riders, including Jasper Philipsen, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, and Mads Pedersen, will still compete in Belgium. 

Meanwhile, the women's Tour of Flanders will feature reigning champion Lotte Kopecky, who wants to make history over 163 km.

The Tour of Flanders is the crescendo of the Belgian cycling races and is one of the must-watch events of the year. So get ready to tune in and follow the action live wherever you are.

• Tour of Flanders 2024 Teams

UCI WorldTeams

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkea-B&B Hotels
• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Bahrain Victorious
• Bora - hansgrohe
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, 
• EF Education - EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• INEOS Grenadiers
• Intermarché - Wanty
• Movistar Team
• Soudal Quick-Step
• Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL
• Team Jayco AlUla
• Team Visma | Lease a Bike
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

• Israel - Premier Tech
• Lotto Dstny
• Uno-X Mobility
• Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
• Team Flanders - Baloise
• Tudor Pro Cycling Team

Women Elite

UCI Women's WorldTeams

• AG Insurance - Soudal Team
• Canyon//SRAM Racing
• Ceratizit - WNT Pro Cycling Team
• Fenix-Deceuninck 
• Human Powered Health
• Lidl - Trek
• Liv-AlUla-Jayco
• Team SD Worx
• UAE Team ADQ

UCI Women's Continental Team

• Cofidis Women Team
• Arkea - B&B Hotels Women
• Chevalmeire
• EF Education - Cannondale
• Lifeplus Wahoo
• Lotto Dstny Ladies
• Proximus - Cyclis CT
• Team Coop-Repsol
• Volkerwessels Women's Pro Cycling Team
• Final Thoughts

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Tour of Britain Women 2024 route

Four-day race set to conclude in Manchester

The newly-named 2024 Tour of Britain Women, formerly Women's Tour, has been reduced from six stages to four and will be held from June 6-9, 2024. Each stage offers the peloton one intermediate sprint and two main climbs.

Stage 1: Welshpool to Llandudno, 142.5km

The opening stage takes the peloton from Welshpool to Llandudno on a 142.5km stage that includes 2,276m of climbing.

The stage will also feature one intermediate sprint and two main climbs; Pencraig and then the Llangynog climb at the 65km mark, known locally as the Berwyn Pass, which is 6km in length with an average gradient of 5.4%. 

A series of punchy climbs with 10km to go is likely to whittle down the bunch as it enters Llandudno, passing Conwy Castle before a finish on the promenade. 

Stage 2: Wrexham to Wrexham, 140.2km

Stage 2's 140.2km race will start and finish in Wrexham’s city centre and race along breathtaking scenery in Denbighshire, West Cheshire and Chester. 

The race will include one intermediate sprint and two main climbs, including the Eyton Hill and Horseshoe Pass, which arrives at a pivotal point of the stage with around 30km to go and then a descent and fast run-in to the finish line.

Stage 3: Warrington to Warrington, 106.8km

Stage 3's 106.8km race will begin in front of the Golden Gates of Warrington Town Hall.

The peloton will tackle a counter-clockwise route that will gradually start to ramp up from around the 25km mark, before facing the two main climbs.

The first climb is the 5.66km-long Pexhill Road to Broken Cross and then the route ramps back up to Pott Shrigley in the foothills of the Peak District for the next set of QOM points.

The peloton will descend and remark of a fast run-in to the finish line in Warrington.

Stage 4: Manchester to Manchester, 99km

The Tour of Britain Women will conclude with stage 4's 99km race in the Manchester area. It will begin at the National Cycling Centre, the home of British Cycling, and will conclude at Leigh Sports Village. It offers one intermediate sprint and two categorised climbs.

The counter-clockwise route heads northeast to Oldham shortly before riders face the first climb of the day; a 2.72km long ascent with an average gradient of 5.5% called the Delph to Grains Bar climb.

The second climb of the day is at Ramsbottom Rake; a 0.97km short but steep with an average gradient of 9.9%, the climb known locally as “The Rake”.

A fast, flat run into Leigh will set the stage for what is expected to be a spectacular finish to the race where spectators will witness history in action as the overall race winner will be crowned.

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