The 2022 Spring Classics draw to a close this week as the men's and women's pelotons head to Wallonia to take on the Ardennes Classics.
The series of one-day races in Belgium, France, and Italy packing the calendar through March and April bring four Monuments throughout the spring: Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
On Sunday, the men's and women's peloton will be in Liège to conclude the run of cobbled and hilly Classics of the past month with Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes.
Cyclingnews will bring you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the races. Read on to find out how to watch the spring Classics via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN.
The men's peloton will take on a mammoth 257km from Liège down south to Bastogne and then back up to Liège once more for a flat finish in the city centre.
Along the way they'll tackle climbs such as the Côte de Saint-Roch (1km at 9.9 per cent), Côte de Wanne (3.5km at 5 per cent), Côte de Stockeu (1km at 12.8 per cent), Col du Rosier (4.4km at 5.7 per cent), Côte de La Redoute (2km at 8.6 per cent) before the final one-two punch of the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons (1.3km at 10.5 per cent) and Boncelles (1.2km at 6.3 per cent).
The women's race will take them 142km straight north from Bastogne, with the Wanne, Stockeu, Rosier, La Redoute, Roche-aux-Faucons, and Boncelles among the numerous climbs lying between them and glory.
Reigning champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won't be at the start, though world champion Julian Alaphilippe (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl), and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) headline the men's race, while stars such as Dylan Teuns, Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), and Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) are also competing.
In the women's race, reigning champion Demi Vollering (SD Worx), Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), and Amstel/Flèche champion Marta Cavalli (FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope) are among the favourites. Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (SD Worx), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram), and Mavi Garcia ( UAE Team ADQ) are among the other big names racing.
Live Stream
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The men's and women's races will be broadcast in the United Kingdom and around Europe on Eurosport and Discovery+. A subscription to Eurosport Player costs £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass. Discovery+ offers the same coverage for the same prices, too.
The races will be aired in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and in select other territories on GCN+, with a year’s subscription costing £39.99.
In the USA, coverage will be provided by NBC Sports via Peacock Premium ($4.99 per month in the US).
If you don't have cable TV, then NBC Sports can also be accessed over IP, via smart TV, or any other smart device, via SlingTV ($35 per month with the first month discounted by $10) or FuboTV ($64.99 per month) – both services offer free trials, too.
Local Dutch and Belgian broadcasters Nos, RTBF and Sporza will also air the races.
We'll keep you updated with out 'How to Watch' guides throughout the spring Classics season, with other broadcasters to keep in mind during the coming weeks including Flobikes. A year's subscription costs $150 in the US and $209.99 in Canada)
Spring Classics broadcasting options around Europe include Rai Sport (Italy), France TV, L'Equipe TV (France), NOS (Netherlands), EITB (Basque Country), and RTVE (Spain).
If you live outside a broadcast zone or are on holiday outside your country and find that the live streams to be geo-restricted, you can get around this by simulating being back in your home country via a 'virtual private network', or VPN, for your laptop, tablet or mobile.
Our sister site TechRadar tested hundreds of VPNs and recommends the number-one VPN currently available as Express VPN. With ExpressVPN, you can watch on many devices at once including Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.
Men's spring schedule
| Date | Race | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| April 24 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège | Flobikes, Eurosport/Discovery, GCN |
Women's spring schedule
| Date | Race | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| April 24 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes | Flobikes, Eurosport/Discovery, GCN |