Watching live professional sports with a simple click of a television remote control is a thing of the past, vanishing like land line telephones and the loud buzzing of a facsimile machine. For a US audience looking for a way to watch bike races in other countries, it's a tedious task to locate live race broadcasts in English across various streaming services, social media channels and apps.
The bulk of high-profile events across cyclo-cross, road, mountain bike and track disciplines take place in Europe, and it continues to be an evolving landscape for broadcast rights among networks and streaming platforms. Some of the premier gravel races around the globe now offer their own live streaming on YouTube or social media channels, retaining rights and keeping the process open without subscriptions.
While streaming has brought convenience to individuals with handheld devices and smart TVs, it's a Rubik's cube for piecing together who covers what, even with three main players in the US market. And monthly or yearly subscription fees also change periodically.
In general, FloBikes has the rights to Flanders Classic races (Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race, UCI Cyclo-cross World Cups), Peacock is the exclusive US home for ASO races (Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Tour de France, Vuelta a España), and HBO Max offers RCS Sport races (Strade Bianche, Milano-San Remo, Giro d'Italia).
The one-day Spring Classics have arrived and racing can be found largely with HBO Max in March and FloSports in April. The eight-day Paris-Nice stage race can be seen only at Peacock, running March 8-15.
Two of the Grand Tours are covered for US viewers by Peacock: Tour de France/Tour de France Femmes and Vuelta a España/Vuelta España Femenina. That's easy enough.
However, RCS Sport has not confirmed an international rights deal for streaming the Giro d'Italia for 2026, so stay tuned.
Cyclingnews provides a recap of subscriber plans, a summary of monthly races available with each service (which are subject to change) and if there are any specials to entice your selection.
FloBikes
FloBikes began live and on-demand coverage for professional cycling in 2017, a vertical streaming channel under the FloSports umbrella. In the US this past year, programming included UCI Cyclo-cross World Cups and World Championships and USA Cycling national championships events.
A bonus with FloBikes is that subscribers receive access to other FloSports programming, such as motor sports, college sports and other amateur and pro events, with access to more than 100,000 events. A single subscription offers access with multiple devices sharing the same network.
New in 2026, FloBikes has updated its calendar listings for programming based on the country, so it is now clear what races US subscribers can watch versus Canadian subscribers, which can be different.
FloBikes offers the first cobble Classic of the year on February 28, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, then Gent-Wevelgem at the end of March, both men's and women's races. They will have a full schedule of one-day races in April plus Tour of the Alps and Tour de Romandie.
There is just one type of plan, which can be paid for monthly or for one year. The biggest change involves rates this spring for US subscribers, FloBikes increasing the monthly subscriber rate from $29.99 to $39.99 but slashing the annual rate to $155.88 for a 67% discount.
Monthly plan - $39.99
Annual plan - $155.88 (67% discount)
Date |
Discipline |
Event |
|---|---|---|
March 8–10 |
BMX |
USA BMX Lone Star Nationals |
March 29 |
road |
Gent-Wevelgem (m/w) |
April 1 |
road |
Dwars Door Vlaanderen (m/w) |
April 5 |
road |
Tour of Flanders (m/w) |
April 15 |
road |
Ronde van Limburg (men) |
April 17 |
road |
De Brabantse Pijl (w/m) |
April 19 |
road |
Amstel Gold Race (m/w) |
April 20–24 |
road |
Tour of the Alps (men) |
April 26–May 5 |
road |
Tour of Turkey (men) |
April 28–May 3 |
road |
Tour de Romandie (men) |
HBO Max
HBO Max integrated live sports from Discovery Channel and new TNT and TBS affiliations three years ago to create a broad array of programming including US pro leagues (MLB, NHL), NCAA basketball, US soccer national matches, NASCAR and other sports. They promoted an offering of 1,700 sports events in 2025.
Multiple disciplines on the cycling lineup include road, cyclo-cross, MTB, track and BMX. Their calendar is updated monthly, so look before for March offering for US subscribers.
HBO Max offers two plans with live sports. The Standard plan at $18.49 per month or $184.99 for one year, which includes streaming on two devices and 30 downloads to watch on the go. The Premium plan is $22.99 per month or $229.99 for one year, with 100 downloads allowed but still just streaming on two devices for sports.
Standard - $18.49/month or $184.99/year (16% savings)
Premium - $22.99/month or $229.99/year (16% savings)
Date |
Discipline |
Event |
|---|---|---|
March 1 |
road |
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (men) |
March 1 |
road |
Faun Drôme Classic (men) |
March 1 |
road |
Giro di Sardegna, stage 5 (men) |
March 2 |
road |
Le Samyn des Dames (women) |
March 3 |
road |
Ename Samyn Classic (men) |
March 7 |
road |
Strade Bianche (w/m) – women 5:45 a.m.; men 8:20 a.m. |
March 9–15 |
road |
Tirreno-Adriatico (men) |
March 18 |
road |
Nokere Koerse (men) |
March 19 |
road |
Grand Prix Denain (men) |
March 20 |
road |
Bredene Koksijde Classic (men) |
March 21 |
road |
Milano-Sanremo (men) |
Peacock
NBC Sports and NBCUniversal's streaming platform Peacock launched a six-year extension with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) in 2024 to remain the exclusive US media rights holders for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes. Peacock offers live start-to-finish coverage for every stage through 2029.
This network remains the home for Vuelta a España and Vuelta España Femenina, as well as stage races Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné, which is now renamed to Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Prominent one-day races include Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix Femmes, La Flèche Wallone, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Paris-Tours.
Following a busy February with the Olympic Winter Games, Peacock returns to road race coverage in March with the eight-day Paris-Nice, March 8-15. In April tune in to watch Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Roubaix Femmes.
The Select plan is just $7.99 each month and $79.99 for one year, but excludes most sports coverage. The Peacock Premium plan is $10.99 per month or $109.99 for one year. And features live sports with ads. The Premium Plus plan is $16.99 per month or $169.99 for one year, and differs by offering no ads (with limited exclusions for sports, events and other programs).
Going with Premium also provides download capabilities for mobile devices. For either plan, when you subscribe for a full year the savings gives you 12 months for the price of 10.
Select (with ads) - $10.99/month or $109.99/year (16.5% savings)
Premium (no ads) - $16.99/month or $169.99/year (16.5% savings)
Date |
Discipline |
Event |
|---|---|---|
March 8–15 |
road |
Paris-Nice (men) |
March 23–29 |
road |
Volta a Catalunya (men) |
April 12 |
road |
Paris-Roubaix (m/w) |
How to use your US streaming subscription wherever you are
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. But that doesn't mean you can't watch the races.
In this case, a VPN will come in handy. A Virtual Private Network – to give it its full name – allows your computer to pretend it's in a different country, letting you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
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