How to watch 2026 Milano-Sanremo live and on TV in the UK and USA - Dates and schedules

The queen of all classics: Milano-Sanremo. The Italian race is the first of the five monuments of the cycling season and is the longest race on the professional road calendar. Every year it delivers a lot of action and is often termed the closest out of all monuments in the calendar. We take a look at its profile. The race is expected to start and finish at 10:10 and 16.35CET.

The race first held back in 1907 where the legendary Lucien Petit-Breton won its first edition. The race was destined for success right from the get-go, and has had plenty historical winners in its roads. Alfredo Binda, Gino Bartali, Faustro Coppi, Rik van Looy, Raymond Poulidor, Tom Simpson, Eddy Merckx, Roger de Vlaeminck, Francesco Moser, Laurent Fignon, Claudio Ciappuci, Erik Zabel, Mario Cippolinni, Paolo Bettini, Óscar Freire, Filippo Pozzato...

Every generation has had some of its very best win in Sanremo, increasing the race's prestige to a level that few others can, whilst its route provides the opportunity for open races, and for winners of different specialities. Almost every single name in its modern win list have been some of the very best of their times.. Fabian Cancellara, Mark Cavendish, Alexander Kristoff, John Degenjolb, Arnaud Démare, Michal Kwiatkowski, Vincenzo Nibali, Julian Alaphilippe, Wout van Aert, Japer Stuyven, Matej Mohoric, Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen...

It truly is a race like no other. In 2025 Mathieu van der Poel won the race following an incredible battle with Tadej Pogacar on the Cipresa and Poggio di Sanremo.

The 2026 Milano-Sanremo will be held on Saturday the 21st of March. They key race times as as follows:

The race will be broadcast on the traditional channels, most notably Discovery, MAX and Eurosport.

In the United States and Canada it will be possible to follow the race on FloBikes; In the United Kingdom it will be possible to keep up with the race on TNT Sports whilst in Australia the race will be broadcast on SBS.