Ronde Van Brugge – Tour of Bruges 2026 is spread across two days, with the men racing on Wednesday 25 March and the women on Thursday 26 March. For UK viewers, the clearest live route is discovery+, with TNT Sports carrying both races as part of its spring cycling coverage.
That matters because this is not just the old Classic Brugge-De Panne under a different name. Both races now sit fully under the Brugge identity, and both routes start and finish in Bruges rather than heading out towards De Panne. If you want the race context before watching, ProCyclingUK’s Ronde Van Brugge – Tour of Bruges 2026 route guide explains how the men’s race has changed, while the Women’s Ronde van Brugge 2026 route guide looks at the women’s route in more detail.
Where can you watch the men’s and women’s races in the UK?
For UK viewers, the most reliable answer for both races is discovery+, with TNT Sports carrying both events in its cycling listings.
So the cleanest line for readers is this:
Watch Ronde Van Brugge – Tour of Bruges 2026 live in the UK on discovery+, with TNT Sports carrying both the men’s and women’s races as part of its spring Classics coverage.
What time does the men’s race start?
There is one small scheduling quirk to note with the men’s race. Public listings have shown slightly different start times, so the safest way to frame it for readers is that the race begins around late morning UK time, with the official organiser’s timetable pointing to a start equivalent to 11:45am GMT.
That gives you a sensible working guide for the men’s race:
- Men’s race date: Wednesday 25 March
- Approximate UK start time: 11:45am GMT
- Expected finish: around 4:15pm GMT
- Distance: 202.9km
Because there has been a small mismatch between broadcaster and organiser timings, it is worth advising readers to check discovery+ on the morning of the race for the exact live window.
What time does the women’s race start?
The women’s race is more straightforward in the published schedules.
The key details are:
- Women’s race date: Thursday 26 March
- Start: 11:45am GMT
- Distance: 143.8km
That makes the women’s race easy to follow for a UK audience, with a late-morning start and a route length that should bring the decisive part of the race into the afternoon.
Why both races are worth watching
The new Tour of Bruges format looks designed to favour fast finishers in both races, but not in exactly the same way as the old Brugge-De Panne editions. The men’s route is 202.9km and built around Brugge-centred loops rather than the old coastal run towards De Panne and De Moeren, while the women’s race is 143.8km and also starts and finishes in Bruges.
That means the event now feels more self-contained and more clearly tied to Brugge itself. It should still reward strong sprinters and well-drilled lead-out teams, but the route reset changes the tactical feel of the race. For more on that side of it, ProCyclingUK’s A brief history of Men’s Ronde Van Brugge – Tour of Bruges is the natural next read.
Short version
You can watch both Ronde Van Brugge – Tour of Bruges 2026 races in the UK on discovery+, with TNT Sports carrying the event across two days. The men’s race on Wednesday, 25 March, over 202.9km, and the women’s race on Thursday, 26 March, over 143.8km. The women’s listed start is 11:45am GMT, while the men’s race is expected to begin around 11:45am GMT as well, with a small variation in published listings, meaning it is worth checking discovery+ on race day for the exact live start.
