The Spring 2022 Classics continue this weekend, with the Amstel Gold Race and Paris-Roubaix swapping places due to the French presidential election. If you're looking for a way to watch the action on the cobbles and in the Ardennes, we've put together a handy Classics live stream guide.
A series of one-day races in Belgium, France, and Italy in March and April bring four monuments throughout the spring: the Milan-San Remo, Tour de Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Following the bulk of the cobbled classics, the Ardennes Classics begin this Sunday with the only major spring classic in the Netherlands, the men's and women's Amstel Gold Race.
Cycling News will bring you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race, and you can read about how to use ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) to watch the Spring Classics via live stream.
The Ardennes Classic means hills, and as a result, the Amstel Gold Race route is filled with 33 hills for the men and 19 for the women.
The men's race is a 254.1 km route from Maastricht to Valkenburg, with an almost non-stop hill climb. There are three passes before the finish, and the famous Cauberg hill is climbed three times. The final will challenge the Bemelerberg on the way to the flat finish in Valkenburg.
The women will tackle a 128.5 km route with three passes before the finish, with the Cauberg being the final challenge before the downhill before the finish.
Men's Schedule Start - 10:20 (09:20 BST, 04:20 EST), Finish - 16:47 (15:47 BST, 10:47 EST) on Sunday, April 10
Women's Schedule: Start - 10:35 (09:35 BST , 04:35 EST), Finish - 14:07 (13:07 BST, 08:07 EST) on Sunday, April 10
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The men's and women's Amstel Gold Races will be held in the UK and around Europe with Eurosport (Eurosport Player subscription is £6.99/$9.15/month or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass; Discovery+ offers the same coverage for the same price.
In the UK, Europe, and some other regions, the race is broadcast on GCN+ (opens in new tab), with a one-year subscription fee of £39.99.
In the United States, Australia, and Canada, races are broadcast on Flobikes (opens in new tab); a one-year subscription costs $150 in the United States and $209.99 in Canada)
In the Netherlands and Belgium, local broadcasters Nos, RTBF (opens in new tab) Sporza (open in new tab) will also broadcast the race.
We will continue to update our "How to Watch" guide throughout the Spring Classics season with other broadcasters to remember over the next month, including NBC Sports (opens in new tab) via Peacock ($4.99/month in the US).
If you don't have cable, Smart TV with SlingTV (opens in new tab) ($35/month, $10 off first month) or FuboTV (opens in new tab) ($64.99/month) (both services offer free trials), or other smart devices to access NBC Sports over IP.
European spring classic broadcasts include Rai Sport (open in new tab) (Italy), France TV (open in new tab), L'Equipe TV (open in new tab) (France), NOS (Netherlands), EITB (open in new tab) (Basque Country), RTVE (open in new tab) (Spain).
If you live outside the broadcast area or are out of the country on vacation and find that your live stream is regionally restricted, you can simulate being in your home country via a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or mobile, or via VPN can work around this.
Our sister site TechRadar has tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number one VPN currently available as Express VPN.With ExpressVPN (opens in new tab), you can use your Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, tablet, and many other devices at once.
Men's champion Wout Van Art will miss the race due to COVID-19, but runner-up Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will be racing with teammate and past winner Michał Kwiatkowski.
Jumbo Visma has a strong lineup, including Tom Dumoulin, Thiesj Benoot, and Christophe Laporte. Meanwhile, the overall favorite will likely be 2019 winner Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin Phoenix).
Other teams include Kasper Asgreen and Andrea Bazioli (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl), Philippe Gilbert and Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal), Dylan Theuns and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), Juan Ayuso and Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) are a strong duo.
Others to watch include Alberto Bettiol (EF Education Easy Post), Benoit Kosnefrois (AG2R Citroen), Seren Cragg Andersen (Team DSM), and Michael Matthews (Bike Exchange Jayco).
On the women's side, Marianne Voss will be absent for her title defense. In her place, Jumbo Wisma will send Colin Labecki and Anna Henderson.
SD Walks sends Demi Volering, Blanca Vas, Ashley Moolman Pasio, and Chantal van den Broeck-Blaak; Trek Segafredo sends Elisa Balsamo, Ellen van Dyk, and Elisa Longo Borghini, Lucinda Bland are sent.
Annemiek van Fruten leads Movistar and Kasia Niewiadoma leads Canyon Slam. Elsewhere, look for Amanda Spratt (BikeExchange-Jayco), Juliette Labouse (Team DSM), Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ), and Marta Cavalli (FDJ-Nouvelle Acquitaine-Futuroscope).
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