Tour of Flanders Live Stream: How to Watch the Cycling Classic

The 2026 Tour of Flanders, one of the most prestigious events in the spring Classics season, took place on April 5, 2026. Known as the second Monument of the season, the race brought together the top tier of the professional cycling world to compete on the challenging cobbles and bergs of Belgium.

The event featured both men’s and women’s races, providing a significant broadcasting spectacle across multiple international streaming platforms and television networks. For viewers in the United States and Canada, FloBikes served as the primary broadcaster, while UK audiences accessed the coverage via TNT Sports and HBO Max.

Men’s Race Details and Competition

The men’s race covered a distance of 278 kilometers, starting in Antwerp and finishing in Oudenaarde. The course was designed to test endurance and technical skill, featuring 16 cobbled climbs, known as hellingen, and seven flat cobbled sections.

Tadej Pogačar, representing UAE Team Emirates-XRG, entered the race as the defending champion after securing his second victory in 2025. Pogačar’s previous win involved soloing ahead of competitors Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel.

The 2026 field included several high-profile rivals aiming to prevent Pogačar from claiming a third title. These included Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Premier Tech, Wout van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike, and Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek. Remco Evenepoel, racing for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, made his debut at this home race.

Women’s Race and Key Contenders

The Tour of Flanders Women featured a shorter course of 164 kilometers, also finishing in Oudenaarde. The race began approximately one hour after the men’s event.

Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx-Protime entered the event as the defending champion and a three-time winner of the race. Kopecky aimed for a record fourth victory in the Belgian classic.

Kopecky faced competition from a strong field of elite riders, including Demi Vollering of FDJ United-Suez and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of Visma-Lease a Bike. Other notable contenders included two-time race winner Elisa Longo Borghini of UAE Team ADQ, Marlen Reusser of Movistar, Kim Le Court-Pienaar of AG Insurance-Soudal, and Kopecky’s teammate Lorena Wiebes.

Global Broadcasting and Schedules

The event was broadcast globally, with various regional options available for fans to stream the action live. In addition to the paid subscriptions in North America and the UK, free coverage was provided by SBS in Australia, Sporza in Belgium, and NOS in the Netherlands.

The scheduling for the April 5, 2026, events was as follows:

• Men’s Race: Approximately 10:00 CET to 16:30 CET.
• Women’s Race: Approximately 13:25 CET to 17:30 CET.
• US Broadcast (FloBikes): Men’s race started at 03:30 EST, and the women’s race began at 09:00 EST.

The race is often referred to by several names, including The Ronde, Flanders’ Finest, and Ronde van Vlaanderen. The 2026 edition marked the 110th edition of the cobbled one-day race, continuing its legacy as a centerpiece of the professional cycling calendar.