Semi-Classics Live 2014

Saturday, the first classic of the season:
2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Live Dashboard (1.HC BEL): race info, startlist, previews, broadcasters now posted and Sunday,
2014 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Live Dashboard (1.1 BEL): race info, startlist w/ live coverage

Semi-Classics Live 2013

February 24 update:
Because of inclement weather (snow), 2013 race has been cancelled:
Kuurne Brusssel Kuurne cancelled due to snow, GP di Lugano also called off — velonation
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: race info

Official Startlist — kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

February 23 update: Broadcasters and online sources now posted below. Unrestricted links appear in bold. If come across a link that should be added to the list below then please send it in. — Steve

Start Time: Sunday February 24 12:15 CET (... cancelled ); Weather in Kuurne, Belgium
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (); see options below
Approximate Finish: 16:32 CET (); Weather in Kuurne, Belgium

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) [subscription required]	Worldwide except for some European countries starting at 14:20 CET (8:20 ET) on cycling.tv ; Subscribers will also get access to the 30 minutes of highlights several hours after the race completes
	live video (english) live video (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Live at 13:15 CET on Eurosport 2
	live video (dutch) live video (dutch) live video (dutch) live video (dutch) live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule	live video starts at 14:30 CET (8:30 ET)
	live video (french)	french commentary
	live text updates	Cyclingnews English text updates
	live text updates	Belgium ticker with updates from the start
	steephill text updates	updates on results, photos, live video and highlights
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

February 23 update:
Live Saturday, the first major classic of the season:
2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Live Dashboard (1.HC BEL): Live coverage and post-race coverage now completed.

Semi-Classics Live 2012

2012 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Sunday February 26th

2012 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne results
1  Mark Cavendish (Team Sky)
2  Yahuni Hutarovich (FDJ Big Mat)
3  Kenny Van Hummel (Vacansoleil)
4  Pascal Demare (FDJ)
5  Alexandre Serebryakov (Type 1)
6  Tom Veelers (Project)

Cavendish repeats in Kuurne — cyclingnews

Cavendish geeft iedereen het nakijken in Kuurne (lots of clips) — sporza.be

Last Km (01:04 Flemish) — sporza

3 Big Photos from the finish of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne — reuters

Full On-Demand Coverage of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv

10 conclusions from the Omloop and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne — cyclingnews

February 26 update:
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (Official site/Wikipedia/Startlist)
Official Startlist — kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be
Weekend Preview: The Omloop and K-B-K — redkiteprayer
Boom will start Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne — cyclingnews
... check back after the race for results, photos and video highlights...

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

steephill is also on Twitter with race info updates

February 26 update: Initial links for Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. No Eurosport coverage. — Steve

Start Time: Sunday 11:55 CET ();
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET ()
Approximate finish: 16:30 CET ()
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Kuurne, Belgium

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) [subscription required]	Worldwide excluding Bel, Den, Fr, It, Nor, Ned starting at 13:15 UTC (08:15 ET) ; Subscribers will also get access to 30 minutes of highlights later in the day
	live video (flemish) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live ticker (english) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Sporza ticker starts at 11:30 CET; live video starts between 14:00 CET. First video link likely restricted to Belgium/Europe. Check back for more unrestricted links.
	live video (french) live video (unrestricted)	restricted; french commentary. check back for an unrestricted link
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	NOS TV w/ Dutch ticker; video starting at 14:00 CET likely restricted to the Netherlands
	live video (italian) live video(unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy; Live video starting at 14:30 CET on RAI Sport 2
	live text updates	Cyclingnews English text updates
	live ticker (french) live ticker (english)	French ticker with updates from the start
	live text updates	Belgium ticker with updates from the start
	steephill text updates #kbk twitter group	short real time text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Saturday February 25th

Results, Photos and Highlights (Post-Race Links)

3 Big Photos from the finish of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — reuters

Vanmarcke wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews

Tom Boonen miscalculates complicated sprint to deny himself Omloop victory again — velonation

Jonge Vanmarcke vloert Boonen in Omloop (lots of clips) — sporza.be

Boonen denied again in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews

BMC falls short at Omloop Het Nieuwblad — cyclingnews

Haussler inspired by Garmin-Barracuda's start — cyclingnews

Vanmarcke makes his mark in Ghent — cyclingnews

Full On-Demand Coverage of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (English, subscription req'd) — cycling.tv

Boonen vs. Boom... and down goes Lars — sporza

The key move with 20 km to go — sporza

Last Km — sporza

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad photos — cyclingnews

Slideshow from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — kristoframon

Graham Watson Photos — grahamwatson

3 Big Photos from the finish of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — reuters
...more to come...

Race Preview (Pre-Race Links)

Large Map and Profile | Timetable

February 24 update:
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Official Site/Wikipedia/Startlist)
Official Startlist — flandersclassics.be
Big guns lining up for Belgian season openers — velonews
Boonen eager to perform well in Omloop — cyclingnews
Gilbert chasing history at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews
Juan Antonio Flecha: "I prefer Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Gent-Wevelgem" — velonation
Tom Boonen confident ahead of Flemish Openingsweekend — velonation
Weekend Preview: The Omloop and K-B-K — redkiteprayer
Relive 2011: results, reports, photos and video from 2011

Semi-Classics Live 2011

2011 Dwars door Vlaanderen Live, Wednesday March 22nd

March 23 update:

Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.1 Belgium) is Wednesday March 23 w/ live video at 14:30 CET () :

Preview: Boonen, Greipel, Haussler and Cancellara set for Dwars door Vlaanderen — cyclingnews

Live Video (free)

Live Video (premium coverage worldwide excluding France, Belgium and Denmark)

Live Video (restricted to Belgium) — live.sporza.be
Check back for results, photos and video highlights...

2011 Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne, Sunday February 27th

Results, Photos, Video (Post-Race Links)

Last Km: Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne 2011 (01:22 flemish) — sporza.be

Sutton wins Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne — cyclingnews

Graham Watson photos from Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne — velonews/grahamwatson

Race Preview (Pre-Race Links)

February 27 update:

Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (Official Site/Wikipedia/Startlist)

Van Petegem begins as Garmin assistant team director at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne — cyclingnews

Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne: Steven de Jongh — nos.nl
... more to come...

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

steephill is also on Twitter with race info updates

February 27 update: The links are similar to yesterday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. No Eurosport coverage. — Steve

Start Time: Sunday 12:00 CET ();
Earliest live video: 14:25 CET () ... is completed
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Kuurne, Belgium

2011 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Saturday February 26th

Results, Photos and Video (Post-Race Links)

February 26 update:

Attacks: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2011 (09:32 flemish) — sporza.be

Last 6 Kms: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2011 (11:23 flemish) — sporza.be

Last Km of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2011 (02:47 flemish) — sporza.be

Langeveld wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews

Graham Watson photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — velonews/grahamwatson

Knappe zege Langeveld in Omloop — nos.nl

Winner's interview: "Hier heb ik zo lang op gewacht" (dutch) — nos.nl

Race Preview (Pre-Race Links)

February 24 update:

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Official Site/Wikipedia/Startlist)

Omloop redesigned for even stronger men — cyclingnews

Tom Boonen not holding out hope for victory in Saturday's Omloop Het — velonation

Van Petegem on Boonen/Gilbert duel ahead of Classics weekend — velonation

Greg Van Avermaet and Marcus Burghardt to lead BMC Racing into Belgian classics season — velonation

Heinrich Haussler to forego Belgian Opening Weekend for training — velonation

Flecha set for title defence — teamsky

Replay Flecha's 2010 win: Flecha wint Omloop het Nieuwsblad (+ 5 video's) — wielerland.nl
... more to come...
Flemish/Dutch links:

Sportwereld rijdt op kop in de voorjaarsklassiekers — nieuwsblad.be

Devolder: 'Ik ben nog niet super' — nieuwsblad.be

Rabobank rijdt Omloop mt oortjes (00:31 dutch) — nos.nl

Start wielerseizoen met de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (02:49 dutch) — nos.nl

Erik Dekker over Omloop (03:59 dutch) — nos.nl

Erik Dekker na finish Omloop (03:22 dutch) — nos.nl

Joost Posthuma na finish Omloop (01:59) — nos.nl

Semi-Classics Live 2010

Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates.

March 6 update: Montepaschi Strade Bianche (official startlist) from Tuscany, Italy. No live video, but delayed coverage on RAI Tre at 16h20 CET (60min) and big photos from Sirotti

official site — gazzetta.it

2009 Big Photos (2010 after the race... see down) — sirotti

Preview — podiumcafe

Full Results & Report — cyclingnews

9 Big Photos from Montepaschi Strade Bianche 2010 — sirotti