Spring Classics 2024

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2024 Spring Classics schedule
DateEventClass2024 WinnerHeader Cell - Column 4
February 24Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women1.WWTMarianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike)
February 24Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Men1.UWTJan Tratnik (Visma-Lease a Bike)
February 25Omloop van het Hageland1.1Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale)
February 25Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne1.ProWout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike)
February 27Le Samyn Women1.1Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ Suez)
February 27Le Samyn Men1.1Laurenz Rex (Intermarché-Wanty)
March 2Strade Bianche Women1.WWTLotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime)
March 2Strade Bianche Men1.UWTTadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)
March 9Ronde van Drenthe1.WWTLorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime)
March 13Nokere Koerse Women1.ProLotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime)
March 13Nokere Koerse Men1.ProTim Merlier (Soudal-Quickstep)
March 13Milano - Torino1.ProAlberto Bettiol (EF-EasyPost)
March 14Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut1.ProJannik Steimle (Q36.5)
March 16Milan-San Remo1.UWTJasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
March 17Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio1.WWTRow 14 - Cell 3
March 20Classic Brugge-De Panne Men1.UWTRow 15 - Cell 3
March 21Classic Brugge-De Panne Women1.WWTRow 16 - Cell 3
March 22E3 Saxo Bank Classic1.UWTRow 17 - Cell 3
March 24Gent-Wevelgem Men1.UWTRow 18 - Cell 3
March 24Gent-Wevelgem Women1.WWTRow 19 - Cell 3
March 27Dwars door Vlaanderen Women1.ProRow 20 - Cell 3
March 27Dwars door Vlaanderen Men1.UWTRow 21 - Cell 3
March 31Tour of Flanders Women1.WWTRow 22 - Cell 3
March 31Tour of Flanders Men1.UWTRow 23 - Cell 3
April 3Scheldeprijs Women1.1Row 24 - Cell 3
April 3Scheldeprijs Men1.ProRow 25 - Cell 3
April 6Paris-Roubaix Women1.WWTRow 26 - Cell 3
April 7Paris-Roubaix Men1.UWTRow 27 - Cell 3
April 10De Brabantse Pijl Women1.ProRow 28 - Cell 3
April 10De Brabantse Pijl Men1.ProRow 29 - Cell 3
April 14Amstel Gold Race Women1.WWTRow 30 - Cell 3
April 14Amstel Gold Race Men1.UWTRow 31 - Cell 3
April 17La Flèche Wallonne Women1..WWTRow 32 - Cell 3
April 17La Flèche Wallonne Men1.UWTRow 33 - Cell 3
April 21Liège-Bastogne-Liège Men1.UWTRow 34 - Cell 3
April 21Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes Women1.WWTRow 35 - Cell 3

The Spring Classics mark the thaw of winter and the end to training rides, coffee stops and team presentations as riders start to dig into the meat of the 2024 season.

The opening weekend is not the first race day of the year but the start of the traditional Belgian Classics, with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne for men and Omloop van het Hageland for women.

Strade Bianche is the next major race after the intervening Le Samyn races and typically provides warmer, more pleasant racing conditions in which to tackle the unique challenge of racing over the 'white roads' of Tuscany.

The Women's WorldTour continues afterward at the Ronde van Drenthe, which has some cobbled sections and the selective and steep VAM Berg, a climb built over a former waste dump.

Next comes Nokere Koerse, a race that is based around the cobbled Nokereberg climb, with the finish coming atop a final ascent.

Milano-Torino is a new addition to the spring calendar in 2022. It used to take place in the autumn but now leads up to Milan-San Remo and uses a flatter course.

An alternative to the Italian semi-classic is the GP de Denain which serves as a small taste of the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix.

The first Monument of the season, Milan-San Remo is a venerable race that dates back to 1907. Also known as La Classicissima (the big classic) and La Primavera (the spring), it is the most important day in Italian cycling. 

There is no women's version of Milan-San Remo. Instead, the Women's WorldTour heads to Cittiglio for the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, which dates back to 1974.

Racing then heads back to Belgium for the Classic Brugge-De Panne. A Women's Classic Brugge-De Panne was added in 2018. Both start in Bruges before heading into the windswept swamp plains of De Moeren, before heading for the finish in De Panne. If the race hasn't been broken apart in the wind, it's a likely bunch sprint.

Another warm-up race, the E3 Saxo Classic, a mini-Tour of Flanders, is exclusively for the men. It leads into Gent-Wevelgem, another historic Flandrien Classic that uses features of Brugge-De Panne and the climbs of West Flanders, along the French border including the iconic and decisive Kemmelberg.

The men's race was first held in 1934 while the Women's Gent-Wevelgem was created in 2012 and now acts as the fifth event on the WorldTour calendar.

Dwars door Vlaanderen occupies the Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders. A Women's Dwars door Vlaanderen was established in 2012.

The calendar culminates with the Tour of Flanders is one of the most iconic days on the cycling calendar.

Since 2004, there has also been a women's Tour of Flanders. The courses have changed over the years but the current iteration uses circuits that include the Oude Kwaremont and super-steep Paterberg, both serving as the grand finale ahead of the 13km run-in.

The sprinters get to shine in the Scheldeprijs, known as the 'world championship for sprinters'. The race takes its name from the Schelde river up near Antwerp in the east of Flanders, and there can be a threat of wind before the races heads to Schoten for laps of a finishing circuit.

The men's race was created in 1907 while a women's Scheldeprijs was introduced in 2021.

The Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix is the only French Classic but it is arguably the most important of the entire spring, with riders fighting across 50+ kilometres of rough cobbled roads to hoist the cobblestone trophy. The men's race was first held back in 1896, while a women's Paris-Roubaix was only introduced in 2021.

Between the cobbled and Ardennes Classics comes De Babantse Pijl which takes place between Flanders and Wallonia. First held in 1961 and the women's Brabantse Pijl since 2016, both races feature a variety of climbs both cobbled and paved.

The Amstel Gold Race, first held in 1966, is one of the three Ardennes Classics, even if it takes place in Limburg, the Netherlands. Named after a beer, it's a snaking and undulating ride through the hills of Limburg, with climbs like the Cauberg make for a chaotic finale.

A women's Amstel Gold Race was added in 2001 and both take place on the same day and start and finish near Valkenburg.

La Flèche Wallonne comes midweek with the annual showdown on the Mur de Huy. The men's race was first held in 1936 and the women's La Flèche Wallonne in 1998, and the winner invariably comes from a large group splintering into pieces on the steep climb in Huy.

The oldest of the Classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège was first held in 1892. The women's Liège-Bastogne-Liège was set up by Tour de France organisers ASO in 2017. 

The races start and finishes in Liège, heading south to Bastogne before returning back. A previous finale in Ans became too predictable so organisers moved the finish back to Liège.

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Most of the Spring Classics will be aired on television during the day across Europe and the rest of the world.

With the end of GCN+, watching cycling via live streaming became more complicated and expensive.

If you're in the UK, or any one of numerous European countries, the race will be aired live and in full on Eurosport. Live streaming will generally be available via Discovery+.

It is unclear which races will be included in the standard subscription, which costs £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £39.99/year and which will be a part of the "premium" tier that includes TNT Sports for an additional £29.99/month.

Some of the races will be broadcast via Warner Bros. Max streaming service via the TNT Sports package, which costs $29.99/month on top of the Max subscription fee of $9.99/month with ads or $19.99/month without.

In the USA, Canada, and Australia, Flobikes is the option for some of the races while Peacock will show Paris-Roubaix, the Amstel Gold races, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. 

A year-long subscription to Flobikes will set you back $150 in the USA and $209.99 in Canada, while Peacock can be had for just $5.99/month or $11.99 for ad-free premium viewing.

Home broadcasters Sporza and RTBF will be airing the races in Flanders and Wallonia if you fancy taking in the action with a Flemish or French soundtrack.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

NINOVE BELGIUM FEBRUARY 24 EDITORS NOTE Alternate crop Jan Tratnik of Slovenia and Team Visma Lease A Bike celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 79th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024 Mens Elite a 2022km one day race from Ghent to Ninove UCIWT on February 24 2024 in Ninove Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Jan Tratnik (Visma-Lease a Bike) took the victory in the men's elite race at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2024 (Image credit: Getty Images)

It was a third year in a row that Visma-Lease a Bike claimed the title at the first European-based WorldTour race of the season, but it was an unexpected candidate, Jan Tratnik, who claimed the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad win from a late two man break.

NINOVE BELGIUM FEBRUARY 24 Race winner Marianne Vos of The Netherlands and Team Visma Lease A Bike celebrates at finish line ahead of Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD WorxProtime L during the 16th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024 Womens Elite a 1271km one day race from Ghent to Ninove UCIWWT on February 24 2024 in Ninove Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) wins the four way sprint at the women's elite race at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Image credit: Getty Images)

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) made it clear that she was back in full force after artery surgery when she lined up for her first Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and then promptly added the Women's WorldTour race victory to her already lengthy palmares by outsprinting the in-form favourite, Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx).

Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

KUURNE BELGIUM FEBRUARY 25 Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease A Bike celebrates at podium as race winner with donkey trophy during the 76th Kuurne Bruxelles Kuurne 2024 a 1964km one day race from Kortrijk to Kuurne on February 25 2024 in Kuurne Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) celebrates the 2024 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne win (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Opening Weekend celebrations continued for Visma-Lease a Bike, this time with Wout van Aert claiming the victory at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, outsprinting Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) and Oier Lazkano (Movistar).

Omloop van het Hageland

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Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Cannondale) on her way to a solo victory at the 2024 Omloop van het Hageland (Image credit: Getty Images)

Kristen Faulkner delivered an emphatic victory for new team EF Education-Cannondale at Tielt-Winge after flying solo for 50km at Omloop van het Hageland and finishing with a gap of 1:41 to second-placed Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime).

Le Samyn Women

The mid-week Le Samyn went to Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-Suez) who out-paced breakaway companions Christina Schweinberger (Fenix-Deceuninck) and Anniina Ahtosalo (Uno-X Mobility). The trio held off the chasing peloton by only a few seconds.

Le Samyn Men

Laurenz Rex (Intermarché-Wanty) claimed his first pro win in a photo finish over neo-pro Antonio Morgado (UAE Team Emirates) after a crash split the peloton on the run-in.

Strade Bianche Women

Strade Bianche 2024

Lotte Kopecky on the Strade Bianche podium (Image credit: Getty Images)

Lotte Kopecky soloed to victory in Strade Bianche after dispatching Elisa Longo Borghini on the final climb.

Strade Bianche Men

Tadej Pogacar wins Strade Bianche

Tadej Pogacar wins Strade Bianche (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar won Strade Bianche, responding to the additional circuit by attacking on the same Santa Maria sector that has been decisive in the past editions, soloing for 80 kilometres to victory, 30 kilometres more than in his 2022 win.

Ronde van Drenthe

DRIJBER NETHERLANDS MARCH 10 LR Elisa Balsamo of Italy and Team Lidl Trek on second place race winner Lorena Wiebes of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx Protime and Puck Pieterse of The Netherlands and Team FenixDeceuninck on third place pose on the podium ceremony after the 17th Miron Womens WorldTour Ronde van Drenthe 2024 a 1581km one day race from Beilen to Drijber UCIWWT on March 10 2024 in Drijber Netherlands Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

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Lorena Wiebes notched up her fourth straight win in the Ronde van Drenthe, riding away from Elisa Balsamo and Puck Pieterse on the VAMberg.

Nokere Koerse Women

Lotte Kopecky wins Nokere Koerse 2024

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Lotte Kopecky repeated her 2023 performance, soloing to the win in Nokere Koerse.

Nokere Koerse Men

NOKERE BELGIUM MARCH 13 Tim Merlier of Belgium and Team Soudal QuickStep celebrates at podium as race winner during the 78th Danilith Nokere Koerse 2024 Mens Elite a 1881km one day race from Deinze to Nokere UCIWT on March 13 2024 in Nokere Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

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Tim Merlier sprinted from the bottom to the top of the Nokereberg to claim his third straight win in Nokere Koerse.

Milano-Torino

SALASSA ITALY MARCH 13 Alberto Bettiol of Italy and Team EF Education EasyPost celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 105th MilanoTorino 2024 a 177km one day race from Rho to Salassa 346m on March 13 2024 in Salassa Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

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Alberto Bettiol (EF-EasyPost) soloed for 30 kilometres to the win in Milano-Torino.

Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut

DENAIN FRANCE MARCH 14 Jannik Steimle of Germany and Q365 Pro Cycling Team celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 65th Grand Prix de Denain Porte du Hainaut 2024 a 1962km one day race from Denain to Denain on March 14 2024 in Denain France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

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Jannik Steimle (Q36.5) won a crash-filled edition of the 'mini-Paris-Roubaix', GP de Denain.

Milan-San Remo

Alpecin-Deceuninck's Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen celebrates after winning the 115th Milan-SanRemo one-day classic cycling race, between Pavia and SanRemo, on March 16, 2024. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Jasper Philipsen won Milan-San Remo (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jasper Philipsen won a thrilling edition of Milan-San Remo, edging out Michael Matthews to snag his first Monument.

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