How to watch pro cycling in Canada in 2019
Here are the different ways Canadian cycling road cycling fans can tune into their favourite WorldTour races in 2019
The cycling season is long and packed full of exciting races. As a Canadian cycling fan, you will want to make sure to catch all of your favourite events from one-day classics to week-long stage races and the Grand Tours.
While most cycling fans have dabbled in the world of illegal streams on sites full of aggressive pop-ups that reliably cut out just as things are getting exciting, there is an increasing number of high-quality reliable service providers who offer cycling events.
Apart from offering high-quality cycling coverage, the likes of FloBikes and FuboTV can be streamed live on your mobile device, laptop and through Apple TV or Roku onto your big screen. They also offer highlight packages and replay options so you don’t miss any of your favourite races. Following the international cycling calendar has never been so easy.
While not every event on the calendar is being broadcast in Canada, most of the biggest races will be available for you to watch or stream.
Here is where Canadian cycling fans can watch the biggest races in 2019 (This list will be updated as broadcasting schedules become available):
UCI WorldTour
Feb. 24 to Mar. 2 – UAE Tour – FloBikes
Mar. 2 – Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite – FloBikes, FuboTV
Mar. 9 – Strade Bianche – FloBikes, FuboTV
Mar. 10 to 17 – Paris – Nice
Mar. 13 to 19 – Tirreno-Adriatico – FloBikes, FuboTV
Mar. 23 – Milan-San Remo – FloBikes, FuboTV
Mar. 25 to 31 – Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
Mar. 27 – Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne
Mar. 29 – E3 Harelbeke
Mar. 31 – Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields – FloBikes, FuboTV
Apr. 3 – Dwars door Vlaanderen – A travers la Flandre – FloBikes, FuboTV
Apr. 7 – Ronde van Vlaanderen – Tour des Flandres – FloBikes, FuboTV
Apr. 8 to 13 – Itzulia Basque Country
Apr. 14 – Paris-Roubaix – RDS
Apr. 16 to 21 – Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey – TBA
Apr. 21 – Amstel Gold Race – FloBikes
Apr. 24 – La Flèche Wallonne – TBA
Apr. 28 – Liège-Bastogne-Liège – TBA
Apr. 30 to May 5 – Tour de Romandie – FloBikes, FuboTV
May 1 – Eschborn-Frankfurt – TBA
May 11 to June 6 – Giro d’Italia – FloBikes, FuboTV
May 12 to 18 – Amgen Tour of California – TBA
June 9 to 16 – Critérium du Dauphiné – TBA
June 15 to 23 – Tour de Suisse – FloBikes
July 7 to 28 – Tour de France –Â Sportsnet, RDS
Aug. 3 – Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian – TBA
Aug. 3 to 9 – Tour de Pologne –Â TBA
Aug. 4 – Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic – FloBikes
Aug. 12 to 18 – Tour of Utah – TBA
Aug. 24 to September 15 – La Vuelta ciclista a España – FloBikes
Aug. 25 – EuroEyes Cyclassics Hamburg – TBA
Sept. 1 – Bretagne Classic – Ouest-France – TBA
Sept. 13 – Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec – FloBikes
Sept. 15 – Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal – FloBikes
Oct. 12 – Il Lombardia – FloBikes
Oct. 15 to 20 – Gree-Tour of Guangxi – TBA
Sept. 22 to 29 – UCI Road World Championships – FloBikes
Other UCI races
Mar 24 – GP Denain – TBA
Apr 10 – Scheldeprijs – FloBikes, FuboTV
Apr 17 – Brabantse Pijl – FloBikes, FuboTV
May 28-Jun 2 – Tour des Fjords – FloBikes
Aug 12-18 – Larry H Miller Tour of Utah – FloBikes, FuboTV
Aug 13-17 – Vuelta a Burgos – FloBikes
Sep 8-15 – Tour of Britain – FloBikes
Sept 7 – Brussels Cycling Classic – FloBikes, FuboTV
Oct 10 – Gran Piemonte – FloBikes
Flobikes
To get started with FloBikes, you will need to purchase a subscription package. You can either pay monthly which will cost $30. Alternatively, you can pay for a calendar year which will cost $150. With the subscription, you can watch events live, and gain access to highlights and replays. You can watch FloBikes on your computer or using the FloSports app through Roku, Apple TV 4 or your IOS device.
FuboTV
When you sign up for Fubo, you start with the base package ($15.99/month), which, for Canadians, includes Bein Sports, Spanish Bein Sports, Bein Sports Canada, Fight Network, FNTSY Sports Network, Fubo Network, Football Report TV, Benfica TV and Liga Portugal. If you want to watch cycling, you’ll have to pay more and get the cycling add-on which is $8.99/month. With Fubo, you can watch events on desktop, and iOS and Android phone or tablet. You can also beam the feed to your TV with Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV.
This list was originally compiled in mid-February and is subject to change.