The 2020 Cobbled Classics season kicks off with Wednesday's Scheldeprijs (open in new tab). [Past winners such as Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) and Mark Cavendish (open in new tab) (Bahrain McLaren) will line up on the shorten.

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Many other top sprinters will be vying for the win in the flat 173-km race that loops along the Schelde River. Sam Bennett (Dečuninck-Quickstep), Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe), and Caleb Yuan (Lotto-Soudal) are among the leading contenders to win the 108th edition.

Trek Segafredo has a fast trio including former world champion Mads Pedersen as well as Edward Zaunce and Jasper Steuben. Brian Coquard leads the B&B Hotels-Vital Concept, while Christophe Laporte (Cofidis), Tim Mellier (Alpecin Phoenix), and 2019 runner-up Max Warscheid (NTT Pro Cycling) will also be looking for results.

Sonny Colbrelli will be at the start with Cavendish of Bahrain McLaren, while Andre Greipel will lead Israel Startup Nation. Cees Bol (Team Sunweb), Nasser Bouhanni (Arkea Samsic), and Luca Medjeck (Mitchelton Scott) will add sprint talent.

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The Classic is broadcast live throughout Europe via Eurosport (opens in new tab) and Eurosport Player, with Eurosport in the UK broadcasting almost all races live.

A subscription to Eurosport Player (opens in new tab) costs £6.99 for a month, £4.99 for a yearly monthly pass, or £39.99 for a 12-month pass. GCN Racing (opens in new tab) also airs some races, though only via its app. via the app only.

In North America, both Fubo.tv (opens in new tab) and FloBikes (opens in new tab) air many classics throughout the spring, but neither service is as comprehensive as Eurosport.

A subscription to FloBikes costs $150 per year and allows you to watch most of the season's big races. Fubo.tv, on the other hand, offers a one-week free trial, and its most popular package offers more than 75 channels for $54.99 per month.

As expected, local broadcasters across Europe, including Sporza (open in new tab), RTBF (open in new tab), France TV (open in new tab), and NOS.nl (open in new tab), carry the majority of the classics live. There are regional restrictions on feeds.

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