How to watch 2026 Eschborn-Frankfurt live and on TV in the UK and USA - Dates and schedules

The 2026 edition of the Eschborn-Frankfurt classic will take place on the 1st of May. This one-day race is perhaps Germany's most popular cycling event of the year and, inbetween the season of the spring classic and the Grand Tours, provides a last-ditch attempt for the classics specialists and sprinters to save their spring or take a big win. Here is when and where to watch the race live and on TV, including in the USA and UK.

The race has over the decades had different profiles and also different categories, leading to a very diverse palmarès. Its first edition dates back to 1962 and notoriously, it is a race in which Eddy Merckx sealed his name back in 1971 - although he attempted, without success, to win it several other times.

With many of Germany's biggest names over modern history being sprinters, it is a race that has also seen several of them target it with success - Erik Zabel, Fabian Wegmann, John Degenkolb and Pascal Ackermann have all won it. From 2014 to 2018 (there was no race in 2015) Alexander Kristoff won all editions, marking a period where the sprinters ruled over the race. After Covid, Jasper Philipsen and Sam Bennett continued the trend of the fast men.

However in 2023 the race was made more difficult, and over the past three editions it's been more difficult for the fast men to succeed. Soren Kragh Andersen and Maxim van Gils won from two small groups in 2023 and 2024; whilst from the survivors of the peloton, it was Michael Matthews who sprinted to victory in 2025.

The 2026 Eschborn-Frankfurt will be held on the 1st of April. Stage dates and times (in Central European Time: CET) are as follows:

The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX and Eurosport. As always, you can always follow the 2026 Eschborn-Frankfurt on CyclingUpToDate with our full coverage of the race.

In the United States and Canada you can follow the race on FloBikes. In the United Kingdom, viewers can watch the race live on TNT Sports whilst in Australia the race will be broadcast on SBS.