The 2020 Cobblestone Classics season peaks on Sunday, when the men's and women's World Tour races at the Tour de Flanders will mostly be held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The best way to watch the races without getting caught up in COVID-19 is to follow the races online or on TV.
We'll be bringing you live coverage, reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race; use ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) to learn how to watch the 2020 Classic finale via live stream.
The Tour of Flanders is the pinnacle of the season's end-of-season classics, with the women's and men's Drydag des Pannes taking place on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the Ronde, respectively. In this strange and upside-down season, this is the last chance for one-day racing glory.
The cobblestone climbs in Flanders don't have the crowds pressing up against the barriers and shouting for the riders to run up the Oude Quaremont or the Paterberg. But the race action is sure to be heated, especially for the two leading contenders, Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu Van Der Pol (Alpecin Phoenix).
The two have been cyclocross rivals since their junior days and each has had great success on the road.
In particular, new world champion Julian Alaphilippe (Elegant Quick-Step), defending champion Alberto Bettiol (EF Pro Cycling), Matteo Trentin (CCC Team), and Ghent-Wevelgem winner Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo).
The men's race is 244 km from Antwerp to Oudenaarde, with 14 cobbled sections and climbs available.
On the women's side, the riders will be doing everything in their power to grab victory in this World Tour race, as the race has yielded so little this season. Series leader Lizzie Deignan won this race in 2016 and will be accompanied by a strong team that includes Ellen van Dijk and Elisa Longo Borghini.
The women's race is 135 km and starts in Oudenaarde with nine cobblestone sections and a finale with the climbs of Katteberg, Edelare, Levelg, Berendries, Valkenberg, Canalieberg, Thienberg, and Kluisberg.
The women's race often devolves into small group sprints, as the run-ins are flat the rest of the way, with only one crossing of the Quaremont and Paterberg. However, her team has been concerned by a positive coronavirus test: 2018 winner and world champion Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans), as well as Annemiek van Fruten (Mitchelton-Scott), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon SRAM) and others will lead the race in Oudenaarde.
For all the details on how to watch all the action from Flanders, check out.
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The race is televised live across Europe via Eurosport (opens in new tab) and Eurosport Player, with Eurosport in the UK showing almost all the classics live.
A subscription to Eurosport Player (opens in new tab) costs £6.99 per month, £4.99 for a one-year monthly pass, or £39.99 for a 12-month pass. broadcasts some races, though only via the app.
In North America, both Fubo.tv (open in new tab) and FloBikes (open in new tab) air the men's and women's races of the Tour of Flanders.
A subscription to FloBikes costs $150 per year and allows one to watch most of the season's biggest races; Fubo. tv offers a one-week free trial, and its most popular package offers more than 75 channels for $54.99 per month.
In Australia, SBS (open in new tab) will air the Tour of Flanders.
As expected, local broadcasters such as Sporza (open in new tab), RTBF (open in new tab), France TV (open in new tab), and NOS.nl (open in new tab) air most of the Spring Classics live. Distribution is restricted to certain regions.
Check below for a full list of races and broadcasters
If you live outside the broadcast zone or are out of the country on vacation and find that the live stream is regionally restricted, you can use a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet or mobile, or VPN to simulate being in your home country to gain access.
TechRadar has tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number one VPN available today as Express VPN. with ExpressVPN (opens in new tab) you can use your Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phones, iPads, tablets, etc., and watch on many devices at once.
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