The spring classics of 2022 continue this weekend as the peloton takes on the queen of the classics, Paris-Roubaix.
A series of one-day races in Belgium, France, and Italy during March and April will bring four monuments throughout the spring: Milan-San Remo, Tour de Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
This weekend, riders will converge on northern France to take on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femme, two of the major spring races.
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The men's race will start at the traditional starting point of Compiègne, on 95 kilometers of flat asphalt roads and the first sector of 31 cobblestones to the Vélodrome in Roubaix.
Along the way, they will ride a number of famous sections, including Trouet d'Arenberg, Mont-en-Pevere, and Carrefour de l'Arbre, before arriving in Roubaix after 257 km.
The women will run 125 km from Denain to Roubaix with 18 cobblestone sections before reaching the finish. There will be no Allenberg and the peloton will start in Hornen, but the route will include sectors such as Mont en Pevere and Carrefour de l'Arbre.
Men's schedule: Sunday, April 17, 11:00 (10:00 CET, 05:00 EST) - 17:22 (16:22 CET, 15:22 EST)
Women's schedule: Saturday, April 16, 12:25 (11:25 CET, 06:25 EST) 25) - 15:52 (14:52 CST, 09:52 EST)
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The men's and women's races will be broadcast throughout the UK and Europe on Eurosport (opens in new tab) and Discovery+ (opens in new tab); Eurosport Player subscription is £6.99/$9.15/month, 12-month pass is £59.99/ Discovery+" also 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 the live stream is regionally restricted, you can work around this by using a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or phone, or a VPN to simulate being in your home country.
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