Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome (Team Ineos), Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo), world champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo), and other world-class riders will compete this weekend in the BKool platform, will compete in a unique head-to-head virtual race called "Challenge of Stars."

The race, organized by RCS Sport in cooperation with BKOOL and its partners Tissot and Enel, will be broadcast live on VRT Sporza, which will be available in Italy, Portugal, Poland, Israel, Brazil, Colombia, USA, Canada, China, and South Africa, as well as on It will also be streamed on The Challenge of Stars' official social channels (Facebook and YouTube).

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"It's great to be able to use technology to bring events like 'Challenge of the Stars' and entertainment to cycling fans at a time like this when racing is not possible," Froome said in a press release.

"I look forward to taking on this new type of challenge against some of the sport's top riders.

The race will be held on Saturday, May 23 at 16:30 (CET) with four heats of eight sprinters racing over a 1.2km course in the Tuscan countryside with an average gradient of 0.97% and a maximum gradient of 2.53%.

Then on May 24, climbers will tackle the 2.9 km Stelvio climb with an average gradient of 8.69% and a maximum of 12.75%.

"The Challenge of Stars format of a one-on-one knockout match is one of the most innovative and unpredictable virtual races ever," said Vincenzo Nibali.

"While we wait for the actual race, I think this format is a good way to give the fans a show and create a challenge between two great champions.

Several channels are available on popular cord-cutting TV streaming services: Sling TV (opens in new tab) offers $10 off the first month, and Hulu (opens in new tab) offers a 7-day free trial.

If you live outside the broadcast area or are out of the country on vacation and find that the live stream is regionally restricted, you can access it via a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or mobile, or via VPN to simulate being in your home country. This can be circumvented by.

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