PROS – E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024: The Route, Riders, and TV Broadcast Schedule

Officially called the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, this prestigious race is generally known as the Grand Prix E3. Held just over a week before the Tour of Flanders, it is considered a dress rehearsal, slightly less difficult (207 km in total) and only slightly less competitive. In 2023, it offered a superb spectacle, pitting Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, and Mathieu Van der Poel against each other. The former emerged victorious. This year, in Pogacar’s absence, Van Aert and Van der Poel could battle for a victory that will likely be decided by a few outsiders such as Mads Pedersen, Matej Mohoric, Arnaud De Lie, or Alberto Bettiol, who is currently in excellent form. Find details of the course, TV broadcast times, and the start list for the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024.

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How to follow the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024 on television?

The E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024 will be broadcast from 2 PM on Friday, March 22, 2024, on Eurosport 1.

The course of the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024

The 17 climbs of the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024 course
1. Katteberg – 750 m – Average gradient 6% – Maximum gradient 11% – Km 28.2
2. La Houppe – 1880 m – Average gradient 4.8% – Maximum gradient 10% – Km 85.9
3. Kanarieberg – 1050 m – Average gradient 7.7% – Maximum gradient 14% – Km 92.1
4. Oude Kruisberg – 800 m – Average gradient 4.8% – Maximum gradient 9% – Km 100
5. Knokteberg – 1260 m – Average gradient 7% – Maximum gradient 13% – Km 107.8
6. Hotondberg – 1200 m – Average gradient 4% – Maximum gradient 8% – Km 111.7
7. Kortekeer – 1000 m – Average gradient 6.4% – Maximum gradient 17% – Km 188.8
8. Taaienberg – 700 m – Average gradient 6.3% – Maximum gradient 16% – Km 123.5
9. Berg Ten Stene – 1300 m – Average gradient 5.2% – Maximum gradient 9% – Km 131.5
10. Boigneberg – 1000 m – Average gradient – 5.2% – Maximum gradient 12.3% – Km 136.7
11. Eikengerg – 1250 m – Average gradient 6.2% – Maximum gradient 10% – Km 141.1
12. Stationsberg – 700 m – Average gradient 3.2% – Maximum gradient 10% – Km 146.5
13. Kapelberg – 750 m – Average gradient 7.1% – Maximum gradient 14% – Km 157.4
14. Paterberg – 400 m – Average gradient 12.9% – Maximum gradient 20.3% – Km 161.5
15. Vieux Quaremont – 2200 m – Average gradient 4% – Maximum gradient 11.6% – Km 164.3
16. Karnemelkbeekstraat – 1530 m – Average gradient 4.9% – Maximum gradient 18% – Km 172.2
17. Tiegenberg – 750 m – Average gradient 5.6% – Maximum gradient 9% – Km 183.9

The start list for the E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2024

Team Visma | Lease a Bike
1. VAN AERT Wout
3. BENOOT Tiesj
4. JORGENSON Matteo
5. AFFINI Edoardo
6. TRATNIK Jan
7. VAN BAARLE Dylan

Alpecin – Deceuninck
11. VAN DER POEL Mathieu
12. GOGL Michael
13. HOLLMANN Juri
14. KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren
15. MEURISSE Xandro
16. RIESEBEEK Oscar
17. VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio

Intermarché – Wanty
21. GIRMAY Biniam
22. BRAET Vito
23. DE POOTER Dries
24. HERREGODTS Rune
25. PAGE Hugo
26. SMITH Dion
27. ZIMMERMANN Georg

Soudal Quick-Step
31. ALAPHILIPPE Julian
32. ASGREEN Kasper
33. ČERNÝ Josef
34. LAMPAERT Yves
35. MOSCON Gianni
36. PEDERSEN Casper
37. SVRČEK Martin

Arkéa – B&B Hotels
42. ALBANESE Vincenzo
43. GRONDIN Donavan
44. LE BERRE Mathis
45. LOUVEL Matis
46. OWSIAN Łukasz
47. MOZZATO Luca

Astana Qazaqstan Team
51. BRUSSENSKIY Gleb
52. FEDOROV Yevgeniy
53. GAZZOLI Michele
54. GIDICH Yevgeniy
55. GRUZDEV Dmitriy
56. SELIG Rüdiger
57. SYRITSA Gleb

Bahrain – Victorious
61. MOHORIČ Matej
62. BRUTTOMESSO Alberto
63. WRIGHT Fred
64. MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran
65. PASQUALON Andrea
66. SCOTT Cameron
67. WIŚNIOWSKI Łukasz

BORA – Hansgrohe
71. VAN POPPEL Danny
72. HERZOG Emil
73. KOCH Jonas
74. LÜHRS Luis-Joe
75. MACIEJUK Filip
76. MULLEN Ryan
77. HALLER Marco

Cofidis
81. DE GENDT Aimé
82. GOUGEARD Alexis
83. MAHOUDO Nolann
84. NOPPE Christophe
85. RENARD Alexis
86. ROBEET Ludovic
87. ZINGLE Axel

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
91. NAESEN Oliver
92. BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
93. DE BONDT Dries
94. DE PESTEL Sander
95. GAUTHERAT Pierre
96. TOUZÉ Damien
97. TRONCHON Bastien

EF Education – EasyPost
101.BETTIOL Alberto
102.BISSEGGER Stefan
103.DOULL Owain
104.HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich
105.ROOTKIN-GRAY Jack
106.RUTSCH Jonas
107.VALGREN Michael

Groupama – FDJ
111.KÜNG Stefan
112.ASKEY Lewis
113.BYSTRØM Sven Erik
114.LE GAC Olivier
115.LIENHARD Fabian
116.MADOUAS Valentin
117.RUSSO Clément

INEOS Grenadiers
122.NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
123.RODRÍGUEZ Carlos
124.SHEFFIELD Magnus
125.SWIFT Ben
126.SWIFT Connor
127.TARLING Joshua

Lidl – Trek
131.PEDERSEN Mads
132.GIBBONS Ryan
133.KIRSCH Alex
134.STUYVEN Jasper
135.VACEK Mathias
136.VERGAERDE Otto
137.HOOLE Daan

Movistar Team
141.LAZKANO Oier
142.CANAL Carlos
143.CAVAGNA Rémi
144.JACOBS Johan
145.NORSGAARD Mathias
146.MORO Manlio
147.RANGEL Vinicius

Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
151.EDDY Patrick
152.EDMONDSON Alex
153.LEIJNSE Enzo
154.MÄRKL Niklas
156.VAN UDEN Casper
157.WELTEN Bram

Team Jayco AlUla
161.MATTHEWS Michael
162.DURBRIDGE Luke
164.JANSEN Amund Grøndahl
165.O’BRIEN Kelland
166.QUICK Blake
167.REINDERS Elmar

UAE Team Emirates
171.WELLENS Tim
172.OLIVEIRA Rui
173.COVI Alessandro
174.VINK Michael
175.BJERG Mikkel
176.HIRSCHI Marc
177.POLITT Nils

Lotto Dstny
181.DE LIE Arnaud
182.CAMPENAERTS Victor
183.DE BUYST Jasper
184.EENKHOORN Pascal
185.GUARNIERI Jacopo
187.VAN MOER Brent

Israel – Premier Tech
191.FUGLSANG Jakob
193.HOULE Hugo
194.NEILANDS Krists
195.SHEEHAN Riley
196.STEWART Jake
197.VAN ASBROECK Tom

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
201.NIZZOLO Giacomo
202.DEVRIENDT Tom
203.FRISON Frederik
204.PARISINI Nicolò
205.STEIMLE Jannik
206.TOWNSEND Rory
207.ZUKOWSKY Nickolas

Tudor Pro Cycling Team
211.TRENTIN Matteo
212.BOHLI Tom
213.BRUN Nils
214.ERIKSSON Jacob
215.KRIEGER Alexander
216.MAYRHOFER Marius
217.PLUIMERS Rick

Uno-X Mobility
221.TILLER Rasmus
222.ABRAHAMSEN Jonas
223.BENDIXEN Louis
224.HOELGAARD Markus
225.LARSEN Niklas
226.BLUME LEVY William
227.RESELL Erik Nordsæter

Team Flanders – Baloise
231.BONNEU Kamiel
232.CLYNHENS Toon
233.CRAPS Lars
234.DEJAEGHER Jasper
235.MARIS Elias
236.VANDENSTORME Dylan
237.VERCOUILLIE Victor

Bingoal WB
241.BLOUWE Louis
242.DESAL Ceriel
243.PERSICO Davide
244.PEYSKENS Dimitri
246.VAN ROOY Kenneth
247.WEEMAES Sasha

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