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The 110th edition of the Tour of Flanders takes place in April, with a stellar line-up including Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) all set to feature at the start line. The one-day classic, which covers 270km of Flanders cobbles and climbs, is this season’s second Monument, following Milano-Sanremo.Pogacar will be targeting further glory ahead of this year’s event, with the Slovenian having won with a solo attack over Van der Poel in both 2023 and 2025. 

Meanwhile, Van der Poel is part of a select group of six riders to have won the Monument on three occasions, having famously attacked 45km from the finish to complete a hat-trick of solo victories in 2024. 

Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the 2026 Tour of Flanders. 

When is the Tour of Flanders? 

The 2026 Tour of Flanders men’s and women’s race will take place on Sunday, April 5.

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How to watch the Tour of Flanders?The men’s race will be live on TNT Sports 3 and HBO Max. Coverage begins at 08:30 UK time, with the action getting underway half an hour later. Coverage of the women’s race begins at 14:00 on TNT Sports 4 and HBO Max. 

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.

You can subscribe to TNT Sports through HBO Max, BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.Who is racing at the Tour of Flanders?

The men’s race will be headlined by Van der Poel, who could claim a record-breaking fourth victory in Oudenaarde, and Pogacar, chasing a third win in four starts at the iconic race.

Van Aert, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Dylan van Baarle (Soudal Quick-Step) and Romain Gregoire (Groupama-FDJ United) will also harbour hopes of claiming victory in Flanders.

The women’s race will also feature the world’s best, including Tour de France Femmes champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) and defending champion Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime).

Demi Vollering (FDJ United) and Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) are also in the field.