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E3 Harelbeke is a Flanders warm-up race before the Tour of Flanders which is often better than the main event. Last year's winner Geraint Thomas will not be back to defend.

2016 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Teams
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News and Updates for E3 Saxo Bank Classic 2016

Live Sunday,
2016 Gent-Wevelgem Live (1.UWT BEL): race info, startlist, previews, broadcasters

E3 Harelbeke Post-Race Coverage


Full Official 2016 Resultse3harelbeke.be
Kwiatkowski wins E3 Harelbeke over Sagancyclingnews
Kwiatkowski defeats Sagan at E3velonews
Sagan 'without legs' in the finale of E3 Harelbekecyclingnews
Kristoff under the gun for Tour of Flanders after disappointing E3 Harelbekecyclingnews
Empty-handed Etixx calls out rivalsvelonews
Etixx-QuickStep the strongest, the others cowards, says Lefeverecyclingnews
Kwiatkowski's sneaky fast Strava data from E3velonews
Kwiatkowski lays down Tour of Flanders marker with E3 Harelbeke victorycyclingnews
Cancellara proud of team effort after mechanical at E3 Harelbekecyclingnews
What can’t Kwiatkowski do?velonews
Strong Tiesj Benoot confident for Tour of Flanderscyclingnews
Debesay gets lost during his Flemish debut at E3 Harelbekecyclingnews
Full On-Demand E3 Harelbeke Broadcast (English, USA/CAN subscription req'd)cycling.tv
More Photosvelonews

2016 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Preview

March 24 update:
Extra security measures put in place for E3 Harelbeke after Brussels attackscyclingweekly
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Van Avermaet: I’m not scared of anybodycyclingnews
E3: Sagan's chance to crack rainbow cursevelonews
Race Preview with Favoritesciclismointernacional

March 23 update:

March 22 update:
E3 Harelbeke 2016 previewcyclingweekly
Nine riders to watch in E3 Harelbekecyclingweekly

March 21 update:
Team Sky reveal squads for E3 Harelbeke and Ghent-Wevelgemcyclingweekly

December 7 update:
E3 Harelbeke organisers to tweak course to ensure a 'real bear' wins the racecyclingweekly



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How will the 2016 edition unfold? Highlights from past years...

Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winnerswikipedia



Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 25 update: A work in progress for 2016 E3 Saxo Bank Classic live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve

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English; USA and CAN. LIVE 1340 UTC (0940 EDT). Subscribers will also get access to the on-demand broadcast several hours after the race completes
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  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
Europe; live tv coverage with english commentary 15:00 CET.
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  tv schedule
Dutch; Belgium
rtbf    live video (french)
   live video (french)
french commentary at 14:40 CET
 live text updates Cyclingnews English text updates
 live text updates Belgium ticker with updates from the start
 steephill text updates
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2016 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Route Map


Map and Profile (Large Version) — e3harelbeke.be
Timetablee3harelbeke.be


2015 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Archived Coverage

2014 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Archived Coverage

2013 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Archived Coverage