How to watch the 2026 Strade Bianche men's and women's live and on TV in the UK and USA - Dates, stages and schedules

7 of March is going to be a big day for cycling fans, as in the roads of Tuscany the World Tour returns both for the men's and women's peloton alike, with the one and only Strade Bianche. Here is where and when to watch the race live, including in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The race was created back in 2007 and currently, it perhaps holds the pole position for the next race to potentially reach monument status. It doesn't have the same history as its peers, but the race's reputation is simply unmatched by any other in the peloton currently, and its list of winners is eye-watering. Since 2014, only one winner has not won in the past a Tour de France, World title (including road, CX and MTB) or monument; displaying how only the top riders can win in this race.

Alexandr Kolobnev won the opening edition in 2007, and the next year none other than Fabian Cancellara made the trip to Tuscany to take his first of three wins. The race grew in startlist quality very quickly and in 2011, Philippe Gilbert won ahead of an historic season. Fabian Cancellara followed in 2012; Moreno Moser in 2013; Michal Kwiatkowski in 2014; Zdenek Stybar in 2015; Cancellara and Kwiatkowski won again the following years; Tiesj Benoot in 2018, Julian Alaphilippe in 2019...

In the 2020's not only are the winners highly reputable but also all the riders who have made it onto the podiums. Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Tom Pidcock and in the last two editions again Pogacar have won this race. In 2025, the World Champion crashed heavily on the gravel roads but nevertheless had an iconic solo win in Siena.

The 2026 Strade Bianche will be held on Saturday the 7th of March. 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.

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.

The women's race had its first edition back in 2015, eight years after the men's event proved to be a huge success. And right from the start this was a race with major names crowning themselves winners, with Megan Guarnier taking the first title that year. All hits, no misses in this race's winner books: Lizzie Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Chantal van den Broeck-Blaak, Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering.

In 2025 Vollering took a high-level win after beating her former DS Anna van der Breggen in the final climb up to Siena; whilst Pauline Ferrand-Prévot completed the podium with a performance that would foreshadow what she would achieve later in the year.

The 2026 Strade Bianche Donne will be held on Saturday the 7th of March. 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.

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.