The European road racing season continues on Sunday with the Clásica de Almería, the second day of racing in Spain and the second Pro-category race of 2021 so far.
The one-day race, with a classification just one slot under WorldTour level, is held in the coastal town of Almería in the east of Andalusia in southern Spain and has been won the past two years by Bora-Hansgrohe sprinter Pascal Ackermann. The German will not, however, be back to defend his title on February 14.
There will be plenty of competition to take over where the German left off in the sprinter's classic, with Qhubeka Assos' Giacomo Nizzolo also among the favourites, along with Mark Cavendish, who makes his second Deceuninck-QuickStep debut after returning to the team following a five-year absence.
Read on to find out how to watch the Clásica de Almería via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN.
The contenders list doesn't end there, though. Fernando Gaviria will line up alongside teammate Kristoff, forming the strongest sprint partnership in the 183.3-kilometre race. Meanwhile, Danny Van Poppel will lead Intermarché-Wanty Gobert after taking third place in 2020.
Matteo Moschetti is Trek-Segafredo's sprinter, while compatriots Fabio Sabatini and Simone Consonni take the reins for Cofidis. Luka Mezgec, who took third in Almería in 2019, is set to lead Team BikeExchange.
Marc Sarreau leads AG2R Citroën and Timothy Dupont leads Bingoal-Wallonie Bruxelles. Home favourites include Mikel Aristi (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Jon Aberasturi (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA).
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The Clásica de Almería will be aired in the UK and around Europe live on the Eurosport Player, with a subscription costing £6.99 for a month, £4.99 for a year-long monthly pass, or £39.99 for a 12-month pass. GCN Race Pass will also show the race – that also costs £6.99 per month or £39.99 per year.
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 getting access to them 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.
Race schedule
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Date
Start/Finish
Distance
Start (CET
Finish (CET)
February 14
Almería – Almería
183.3km
13:05
17:33
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