Tuesday brings more action from the now hectic cycling calendar, as elite riders from around the world decend on Brittany for the 84th Bretagne Classic Ouest–France. A hilly 248.7 km circuit race that primarily laps around the Breton village of Plouay in western France, it features three demanding climbs sprinkled over its 13.65km-long lap (Côte du Lézot, Monté de Lann Payot and Côte du Pont-Neuf ). Follow our guide to get a Bretagne Classic Ouest–France live stream and watch Tuesday‘s UCI men's WorldTour action online wherever you are.
The Bretagne Classic is a one-day UCI WorldTour race taking place on Tuesday, August 25, with action starting in the small village of Plouay, around 9.40am local time (CEST), which is 8.40am BST in the UK and 3.40am ET/ 12.40am PT in the US. It's being live stream all over the world - including for FREE in some regions. Grab a headstart with our No. 1 reviewed VPN (opens in new tab), which will ensure you can watch your home country coverage wherever you are in the world today.
Due to the mixed up nature of the cycling season thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of big names who would normally be involved here won't unfortunately be hitting the roads of Brittany, with many key riders focusing on the upcoming Tour de France. That presents an opportunity for up and coming riders and familiar names looking to establish themselves, such as former Tour de France green jersey winner Michael Matthews who is back from injury.
He'll be hoping to emulate the success of last year's winner Sep Vanmarcke, whose victory in Breton no doubt helped cast aside the Belgian's memories of an unlucky and injury-hit early part of the season. The Bretagne Classic regularly ends in a sprint, last year's closing stages saw Vanmarcke finish in first a mere three seconds ahead of Lotto Soudal's Tiesj Benoot and Jack Haig (Mitchelton-Scott), who made up the podium in that order.
Who will prevail? There's only one way to know for sure. Read on for all the details of how to watch a Bretagne Classic live stream and catch all the UCI WorldTour cycling action online today.
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How to watch a free Bretagne Classic live stream from abroad
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How to get a Bretagne Classic live stream in France and Europe
Good news! Today's Bretagne Classic Ouest–France race is being shown absolutely FREE of charge on French national TV, where France 3 will be airing the race and live streaming Bretagne Classic Ouest–France coverage on its website (opens in new tab) from 9am local time (CEST).
Yup, that means anyone located in France can stream all the action, on whatever device they're using, and watch it without paying a penny. The catch? Well, all the commentary will be, unsurprisingly, in French.
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