The new cycling season is well underway and the spring Classics are back with Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne the second race of the Opening Weekend double-header to kick off a spring of Belgian racing action.
The sprinter-friendly race comes up on Sunday, February 25 and will bring together top sprint and Classics specialists to do battle on the Flandrian roads and cobblestones.
Cyclingnews will bring you full live coverage, reports, results, news, interviews and analysis of the 2023 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Read on to find out how to watch the race via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN.
Tiesj Benoot is back to lead Visma-Lease A Bike after he rounded out a dominant Opening Weekend for the team last year. He'll be joined by Wout van Aert, Christophe Laporte and Matteo Jorgenson.
Yves Lampaert and Kasper Asgreen head up the Soudal-QuickStep selection, while US neo-pro is the Belgian team's option for a bunch sprint. Over at Lidl-Trek, they'll turn to Jasper Stuyven, while Biniam Girmay heads up Intermarché-Wanty.
Jasper Philipsen is set to lead Alpecin-Deceuninck, while Ben Turner is the top Classics name starting for Ineos Grenadiers. Elsewhere, look out for Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates), Matej Mohorič and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility), John Degenkolb (DSM-Firmenich PostNL), and Florian Sénéchal (Arkéa-B&B Hotels).
Check below for the full 2024 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne start list.
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How to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in the USA & Canada
The 2024 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne will be aired by FloBikes in both the USA and in Canada.
A subscription to the streaming service will set you back US$149.99 / CAN$150 for the year or US$29.99 / CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
How to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in the UK
In the UK, live coverage of the race will continue to be broadcast via Eurosport and Discovery+ – with the same commentators that featured on GCN+.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, the Paris Olympic Games, and more.
A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £29.99 per month.
How to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne around the world
If you fancy a local flavour to the action, then you can find the 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad will be aired live and in full in Belgium via Sporza/VRT. The stream is free-to-air in Belgium, though geo-blocked for those outside the country.
Best VPN for streaming live cycling
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.
In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
Our colleagues at TechRadarthoroughly tested several VPN services and came up with a few great recommendations below.
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There are a couple other very good options that are safe, reliable and offer good bandwidth for streaming sports. Check out the best two options below - NordVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.
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Tour Down Under schedule
2024 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne schedule
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Date
Location
Times (CET)
February 25
Kuurne - Kuurne
12:05 - 16:37
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel, Demi Vollering, and Anna van der Breggen.
As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix
