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Sunday 31 March 2024 is a date to mark on the calendar for road cycling fans.

On that day, the Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen), the second classic Monument of the 2024 season, will celebrate its 108th men's and 21st women's editions.

The men's event, which has taken place every year since 1919, will start again from Antwerp, as it did between 2017 and 2022, covering 17 iconic climbs and five cobblestone sectors for a total of 270.8 kilometres. The women will tackle 12 climbs, taking on a 163km traverse through the Flanders region in Belgium.

Who will succeed defending champions Tadej Pogacar and Lotte Kopecky?

Find out in our preview below.

2024 Tour of Flanders course routes

Men

The men's route covers 270.8 kilometres.

The organisers have decided to modify the first 100 kilometers for safety reasons, removing the climbs of Kortekeer and the Kanarieberg. A year ago, the start was in Bruges, while this year it will be in Antwerp. The finish will be in Oudenaarde.

The riders will have to tackle 17 climbs:

Vieux Quaremont (km 136,7)

Kappelle Berg (km 155,7)

Wolvenberg (km 158,9)

Molenberg (km 171,3)

Marlboroughstraat (km 175,3)

Berendries (km 179,3)

Valkenberg (km 184,7)

Berg Ten Houte (km 197,1)

Hotond (km 206,6)

Vieux Quaremont (km 216,5)

Paterberg (km 219,9)

Koppenberg (km 226,2)

Steenbeekdries (km 231,6)

Taaienberg (km 234,0)

Kruisberg (km 244,3)

Vieux Quaremont (km 254,1)

Paterberg (km 257,6)

Women

The women's route spans 163 kilometres.

Both the start and finish are scheduled in Oudenaarde.

There are 12 climbs to face during the race:

Wolvenberg (km 72,1)

Molenberg (km 84,6)

Marlboroughstraat (km 88,6)

Berendries (km 92,6)

Valkenberg (km 97,9)

Kappelle Berg (km 109,7)

Koppenberg (km 118,4)

Steenbeekdries (km 123,7)

Taaienberg (km 126,2)

Kruisberg (km 136,5)

Vieux Quaremont (km 146,3)

Paterberg (km 149,7)

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2024 Tour of Flanders riders to watch

Men's race - 2024 riders to watch

A mass crash during the Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday ruled out some of his biggest contenders, including Wout van Aert, who suffered fractured collarbone and ribs. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar decided to skip the Ronde this year to focus on the preparation of the Giro d'Italia. The big names who will be competing are:

Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin Deceuninck): The two-time winner (2020, 2022) is considered the undisputed favourite after dominating the E3 Saxo Classic and finishing second at last week's Gent-Wevelgem, and with archrival van Aert not competing.

Matteo Jorgenson (USA/Team Visma | Lease a Bike): The American rider is expected to lead his team following his win at the Dwars door Vlaanderen and the injuries carried by both Tiesji Benoot and Jan Tratnik. This season he also claimed the general classification at the Paris-Nice.

Alberto Bettiol: The Italian is a former winner of the Ronde and, despite suffering from cramps at the recent Dwars door Vlaanderen, has demonstrated a good form by winning the Milano-Torino and finishing fifth at the Milan-San Remo.

2024 Tour of Flanders: Race schedules

(All times local CEST, approximate after race start. Assumes an average race speed of 44km/h for men and 40km/h for women)

Sunday 31 March 2024

10:00 Start men's race (Antwerp)

13:25 Start women's race (Oudenaarde)

16:29 Estimated men's race finish (Oudenaarde)

17:44 Estimated women's race finish (Oudenaard)

Tour of Flanders: Last five winners

Men

2023 Tadej Pogacar (SLO/UAE Team Emirates)

2022: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)

2021: Kasper Asgreen (DEN/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)

2020: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)

2019: Alberto Bettiol (ITA/EF Educational First)

Women

2023: Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx)

2022: Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx)

2021: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED/Movistar Team)

2020: Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED/Boels-Dolmans)

2019: Marta Bastianelli (ITA/Team Virtu Cycling)

How to watch 2024 Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen

List of regional broadcasters (TV / online):

Belgium – RTBF

Czechia – Czech TV

Denmark – TV2

France – France TV

Italy – RAI

Netherlands – NOS

Norway – TV2

Slovenia – JOJ

Spain – Enjoy

Switzerland – SRG SSR

Pan-Europe – Eurosport, GCN

Canada – Flobikes

United States – Flobikes

Australia – Flobikes, SBS

New Zealand – SKY Sport

Central and South America and the Caribbean – ESPN

Sub-Saharan Africa – Supersport

Of the five races that make up cycling’s established ‘Monument’ Classics, the Tour of Flanders is arguably the most open and unpredictable. It’s the only one that no rider has ever won more than three times, and the last ten editions has only seen one repeat winner.

That sole rider is Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who has a chance to join the six riders on the record list with three career wins here. At last week’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic he looked untouchable, making a strong case for outright favourites status for this Sunday’s big race, but the build-up this spring has been full of twists and ever-developing narratives.

At opening weekend, Visma-Lease a Bike looked capable of battering all other teams into submission through sheer strength of numbers, winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with Jan Tratnik and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne with Wout van Aert. But then injury and fitness problems ravaged the team, clearing the way for Alpecin-Deceuninck to dominate, with Jasper Philipsen taking Milan-Sanremo and Brugge-De Panne, and Van der Poel at E3 Saxo Bank; only for Van der Poel’s unbeatable status to be immediately demolished two days later at Gent-Wevelgem by a resurgent Lidl-Trek, who worked him over to set their Mads Pedersen up for victory at Gent-Wevelgem.

A crash yesterday at Dwars Doors Vlaanderen provided another dramatic, and unwanted, twist in the pre-Flanders build-up, ruling out star rider and home favourite Wout van Aert from competing in the race he has spent all spring building up towards. That crash has thrown many other teams’ plans up in the air, too, with several of the riders who had established themselves over the course of the spring as among the top favourites for Flanders all also falling: Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché–Wanty) and Jasper Stuyven, the latter. Stuyven is, like Van Aert, out for sure and the others’ participation is in doubt, but there will still be plenty of big names on the startlist worthy of the biggest Belgian race of the year.

Belgium's biggest and arguably toughest race of the UCI World Tour calendar is upon us, as the riders take on the cobbles of the Tour of Flanders this Saturday.

The men's race follows a scenic 271-kilometer route between Antwerp and Oudenaarde that features 17 calf-shredding climbs.

The women's race meanwhile includes 12 bergs, culminating with the grueling double whammy of Kwaremont and Paterberg's ascents.

Highly fancied contender Wout van Aert misses the men's race after sustaining injuries in a pile-up during Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen, while last year's champ Tadej Pogacar has opted to skip the Ronde this year to focus on his preparations for the upcoming Giro d'Italia., leaving Mathieu van der Poel as the clear prerace favorite.

The women's race could meanwhile see reigning world champion Lotte Kopecky aiming to win her third consecutive Flanders title.

Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the Tour of Flanders live wherever you are in the world.

Tour of Flanders 2024: Where and when is it?

The 2024 Tour of Flanders takes place on Saturday, March 30. The Men's race starts at 10 a.m. CEST local time in Belgium, which is 9 a.m. GMT in the UK, 5 a.m. ET or 2 a.m. PT in the US and 8 p.m. AEDT in Australia.

The women's race follows a little later at 1:25 p.m. CEST (2:25 p.m. GMT in the UK, 10:25 a.m. ET /7:25 a.m. PT in the US and 1:25 a.m. AEDT in Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning).

How to watch the Tour of Flanders 2024 online from anywhere using a VPN

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