Spring Classics season continues apace with the E3 Saxo Classic on Friday, March 22. The 207.6km race is billed as a mini-Tour of Flanders and will bring together the cream of the crop of big-name Classic riders from the WorldTour peloton.
The race is set to take in numerous famous Flandrian cobbled climbs, including the Taaienberg, Paterberg, Oude Kwaremont, and more, setting up a huge battle for the win at the latest cobbled Classics appointment.
Two-time winner Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike) heads up the start list, with the Belgian set to do battle with his eternal rival Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) over the famous cobbles.
Dates: March 22
Free streams: VRT
USA: Max
Canada: FloBikes
UK: Discovery+
Australia: N/A
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A host of other top names will turn out for the race, including Dylan van Baarle (Visma-Lease A Bike), Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny), Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty), Oliver Naesen (Decathlon AG2R), Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers), and Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ).
Also watch out for Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost), Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), and Soudal-QuickStep trio Yves Lampaert, Julian Alaphilippe, and Kasper Asgreen.
Cyclingnews will be bringing you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race. Read on to find out how to watch the racing action via live stream, no matter your location, with NordVPN.
How to watch the E3 Saxo Classic for free
If you live Belgium or are visiting on holiday, then you can watch the 2024 E3 Saxo Classic for free via Belgian network VRT
But if you're away from home on holiday during the racing then it's possible to keep up with the racing without resorting to shelling out for a local streaming subscription.
A VPN could solve your problem, and we have all the information on how to watch Classic Brugge-De Panne using a VPN below.
How to watch the E3 Saxo Classic in the USA & Canada
The 2024 E3 Saxo Classic will be aired by Max in the USA. A subscription to the service will set you back $10 per month or $100 per year with ads, $16/$150 for an ad-free experience, or $200 per year for the 'Ultimate' package, which includes additional devices and 4k resolution where available.
In addition to that, you'll need to pay for the B/R Sports add-on, which costs an extra $10 per month.
The race will be aired by FloBikes in Canada, meanwhile. A subscription to the streaming service will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
How to watch the E3 Saxo Classic in the UK
In the UK, live coverage of the 2024 E3 Saxo Classic will continue to be broadcast via Eurosport and Discovery+ – with the same commentators that featured on GCN+.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. 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 £29.99 per month.
How to watch the E3 Saxo Classic in Australia
Annoyingly, there are no official broadcasters of the E3 Saxo Classic in Australia, with SBS not holding the rights to air the stage race.
However, if you're away from home and on holiday Down Under, then it's possible to keep up with the action via your usual Max, FloBikes, or Discovery+ subscriptions using a VPN. Read on for more information on how to do just that.
Watch live cycling on any streams
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.
In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
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