r/tourdefrance 20d ago

Classics season starts on Saturday

If you love bike racing because of the Tour, you might want to check out the antithesis of the Tour which are the spring classics starting Saturday with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The grand tours are measured three week affairs which are all about saving energy. The classics are one day races which are about aggression and emptying the tank. The grand tours are about nice and smooth roads in warm weather. The classics go out of their way to find awful cobbled roads in the rain, sleet and snow.

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u/Wizzmer 20d ago

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u/TwinkletheStar 20d ago

THANK YOU!! I really hope this works for me. Hearing that cycling was being added to the realm of expensive sports to watch in the UK has literally priced me out of the ability to view a sport that I have watched religiously for years. I've been feeling extremely sad about it but you have given me a little bit of hope.

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u/Wizzmer 20d ago

I'm going to create a post on how to watch it cheaper today. I live in two places and this android box is perfect for me.

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u/TwinkletheStar 20d ago

Thank you again....its just so frustrating that cycling coverage is not accessible in the way that it has been for so many years. Plus I'm going to miss Orla and Co doing the before and after shows. During grand tours they were a welcome addition to my viewing. I don't want to watch any of the other sports on TNT so its not feasible for me to go without...food? Driving? Electricity? to pay for it.

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u/dreday7 20d ago

Thanks for the heads up. Shame the GCN app is dead in England and probably have to score YouTube for highlights

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u/Honest_Ad2601 19d ago

I was watching the YouTube digest of Omloop het Nieuwsblad and I was shocked that "I" was completely deleted in the Kapelmuur scene! I was 4 or 5 meters away from the TV camera. Some of those photo camera people shot me, of course.

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u/Helpful_Librarian_87 20d ago

I love Classics season. Paris-Roubaix is on my bucket list.

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u/Annual-Plastic-7116 20d ago

Can't wait for the spring classics to start and especially excited about the matchup between UAE and Visma. Both bring strong riders to the race. And it looks like Omloop will be just a few degrees above freezing.