The cycling season is well underway, with the spring classics returning with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to kick off the 2023 Belgian racing season. [The men's and women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad will take place on Saturday, February 25, with the peloton's classic riders competing in Flanders.

Cycling News will bring you live coverage, reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis of the 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad; see how to watch the race via live stream using ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).

Reigning champion Wout Van Aert and longtime rival Mathieu Van Der Pol may not line up at the starting line on Saturday, but don't fret.

In Van Aert's absence, his Jumbo Visma team will consist of Tiesj Benoot, Christophe Laporte, and Dylan van Baarle.

Sourdal Quickstep, which specializes in classics, also has a strong lineup, including Yves Lampert, Davide Ballerini, Kasper Asgreen, and Florian Senechal; AG2R Citroen duo Greg Van Avermaert and Oliver Naessen are also named, while Tom Pidcock, Magnus Sheffield, and Ben Turner represent Ineos Grenadiers

Other notable names include Stefan Kühn (Groupama-FDJ), Matej Mohorich, and Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Soren Krag Andersen (Team DSM), Alexander Kristof (Uno X), Zdenek Stybar (Jayco Aroura), Yasper Styven (Trek-Segafredo), Victor Kampenaerts, Arnaud de Lier (Lot Dostony), Sepp Vanmarcke (Israel Premier Tech), Peter Sagan (Total Energies).

For the women, defending champion Annemiek Van Vleuten will be on the start list, backed up by a strong Movistar team including Arlenis Sierra, Emma Norsgaard, and Liane Lippert. Van Vleuten will be looking to defend her title and will face SD Works' Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, and Lorena Wiebes.

Grace Brown and Marta Cavalli will join Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and the strong FDJ-Suez team. Elisa Balsamo and Elisa Longo Borghini will lead Trek-Segafredo, while UAE team ADQ will rely on Marta Bastianelli and Silvia Persico.

Elsewhere, Zoe Backstedt (EF Education-Tibco-SVB), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram), Pfeifer Georgi (Team DSM), Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Uno-X), Julie de Wilde ( Phoenix-Deseuninck), among others.

Men: Saturday, February 25, 10:55 CET start, 15:59 CET finish

Women: Saturday, February 25, 13:30 CET start, 17:25 CET finish

Men's Omloop Het Niusbrod course and women's Omloop Het Niusbrod Course details.

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Both races will be televised in Europe and around the world during the day.

If you are in the UK or much of Europe, the races are broadcast live and in full on GCN+ (open in new tab) and Eurosport - Discovery+ (open in new tab).

Discovery+ subscriptions cost £6.99/$9.15/month; a 12-month pass costs £59.99/$78.51; a one-year pass for GCN+ costs £39.99; a 12-month pass costs £59.99/$78.51.

In the US, Canada, and Australia, Flobikes (opens in new tab) will provide live coverage of both races; a one-year subscription costs $150 in the US and $209.99 in Canada, with monthly fees higher.

If you want to watch the Flemish or Walloon races with Flemish or French audio, home broadcasters Sporza (open in new tab) and RTBF (open in new tab) will broadcast the races.

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 simulate being in your home country via a "virtual private network" for your laptop, tablet, or mobile, or via a VPN to access, this can be circumvented.

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