Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Watch Stage 3A and 3B video highlights on Sporza here.  (01:25)

- Okay, Sport+ on the TV say they're live.

- Delayed Time Trial coverage on Sport+ has begun.

- Sporza appears to be geo-restricted again, though via Twitter someone tells us that it isn't working for someone else in Belgium either!  TV coverage on Sport+ in France begins at 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  In the TV guide, it is listed as live but as we've seen it tends to be 10-25km behind the actual racing.  We hope to have a Sport+ "live" stream when coverage begins.

- De Panne stage 3B, an individual time trial, starts at 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs.

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 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- This afternoon's Stage 3B individual time trial starts at 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

- Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) lost 48 seconds held up by one of the crashes in the peloton and fell to second place overall behind Frederik Willems of Liquigas.  The sport.be ticker says that Pozzato has decided to skip this afternoon's time trial and is thus out of the race.  He is a favorite for Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen.

- That was a dangerous finishing circuit!  Two Garmin-Slipstream riders hit the same flower pot on consecutive trips around the circuit.  Unbelievable.  The first one was Svein Tuft, who appeared to be okay.  UK correspondent Bernie S. writes: "I dont think a guy like Svein Tuft who lived with just his dog in the Canadian wilderness is going to worry too much about falling over road furniture."  The second Garmin rider to hit the "road furniture" was announced on Sport+ as Michael Friedman.  He seemed okay.  Surely it wasn't Tuft again?

- The Sport+ commentators are Frédéric Brindelle and Cyrille Guimard (color).  Guimard is a former pro rider but best known as a very successful directeur sportif for cycling greats such as Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon, Lucien Van Impe and Greg LeMond.  He signed LeMond to his first pro contract and was also with Cofidis when they signed Lance Armstrong following Motorola's exit from the sport.

- Not quite live.  Looks like the Sport+ coverage is about 11+km behind the actual race.

- Stage 3A LIVE now on Sport+ (France).

- Sporza appears to be geo-restricted to Belgium again today.  We think there may be another live video feed starting at 11:00 CET (5am U.S. Eastern).   -Bernie S.

- According to the Google-translated ticker, Mark Cavendish may be doing the dishes this morning.  -Pete

- Today's morning stage 3A departed De Panne at 9:10 CET (3:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected back at the finish in De Panne between 11:44 and 12:11 CET (5:44am and 6:11am U.S. Eastern).  The afternoon stage 3B, an individual time trial, starts at 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs.  Three Days of De Panne live video coverage on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 10:00 CET (4am U.S. Eastern) for stage 3A and at 14:25 CET (8:25am U.S. Eastern) for stage 3B.  The Sporza schedule lists the same start times as CTV for both stages.

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 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Two De Panne stages tomorrow.  The morning stage 3A departs De Panne at 9:10 CET (3:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected back at the finish in De Panne between 11:44 and 12:11 CET (5:44am and 6:11am U.S. Eastern).  The afternoon stage 3B, an individual time trial, starts at 14:30 CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) when the first rider departs.  Three Days of De Panne live video coverage on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 10:00 CET (4am U.S. Eastern) for stage 3A and at 14:25 CET (8:25am U.S. Eastern) for stage 3B.  The Sporza schedule lists the same start times as CTV for both stages.

- Watch De Panne Stage 2 video highlights here. (00:49)  Final kilometer here. (03:38)

- De Panne LIVE now on Sport+.  Correction: Coverage is not live, it is roughly 25km behind the actual race.

- Sporza should have been live by now.  So either they are having technical problems or the feed is now geo-restricted for this race.  It won't be any consolation to those of you waiting but CTV is blocked here in France and coverage on French TV (Sport+) doesn't begin until 16:00 CET (10am U.S. Eastern).  We continue to monitor Sporza and will also see if there is a live stream for Sport+ when the television coverage begins.

- Time posted on Sporza live video page may be in error.  Elsewhere on their site, they say coverage begins each day at 14:25 CET.  Stay tuned.

- Three Days of De Panne LIVE now on cycling.tv.

- Three Days of De Panne Stage 2 departs Zottegem at 11:20 CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Koksijde (Oostduinkerke) between 16:17 and 17:10 CET (10:17am and 11:10am U.S. Eastern).  Live video streaming on cycling.tv and on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 14:00 CET (8am U.S. Eastern).

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Three Days of De Panne.  (Also known as Les Trois Jours de La Panne (French) or KBC-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (Dutch)).

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- For 2010 coverage, please go here.

- Wednesday's Three Days of De Panne Stage 2 departs Zottegem at 11:20 CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish in Koksijde (Oostduinkerke) between 16:17 and 17:10 CET (10:17am and 11:10am U.S. Eastern).  Live video streaming on Sporza is scheduled to begin at 14:00 CET (8am U.S. Eastern).

- Watch the final kilometer of Stage 1 of Three Days of De Panne on Sporza.  (04:01)

- De Panne LIVE now on Sporza. (link at right)

- Three Days of De Panne live television coverage (and live video streaming) is scheduled to begin at 14:25 CET (8:25am U.S. Eastern).  We'll list multiple sources of live feeds at that time.

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 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Watch the final kilometer of De Brabantse Pijl on Sporza here. (03:55)

- De Brabantse Pijl is also LIVE on RTBF but this coverage is geo-restricted to Belgium today.

- Criterium International LIVE now on France3.  (scroll down to our CI Live Coverage Guide)

- De Brabantse Pijl LIVE now on Sporza. (link at right)

- Sporza link updated for today's race.

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 De Brabantse Pijl.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- France3 now LIVE with the TT.

- De Brabantse Pijl is about to get underway.  sport.be live ticker here (French).  (Google-translated to English) Sportwereld live ticker here (Flemish).  Our full live coverage guide for this race coming up before TV coverage begins.

- Brabantse Pijl live coverage on cycling.tv is scheduled to begin at 15:00 CET (9am U.S. Eastern).  We will also be on the look-out for other sources of live video streaming.

- There is live television coverage of the final stage time trial of the 2009 Criterium International.  Coverage on France 3 is scheduled to begin at 15:15 CET (9:15am U.S. Eastern).  We will list any available Criterium International live video streams.  Note that Europe switches to daylight savings time tonight, so starting Sunday Belgium, France, Italy, etc. are once again 6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time.

A selection of photos from recent editions
of the Criterium International

Criterium International:  Stage 2 starts early by
the lake at Les Vieilles Forges.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2008 Criterium International, Stage 2:  A rising sun,
long shadows, a man has escaped, he is pursued by a chase
group which in turn is pursued by the peloton. The morning's
racing has begun.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2008 Criterium International:  The peloton crosses the
bridge over the Meuse river in Revin, France.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International, Stage 2:  Ivan Basso and
Thomas Dekker race up the Côte du Mont Malgré Tout.
Dekker would win the stage.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International, Stage 2:  Kurt-Asle Arvesen and Floyd Landis are in a chase group.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International:  David Moncoutie climbs the Côte du Mont Malgré Tout.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International:  Philippe Gilbert looks up the road on the Côte du Mont Malgré Tout.  The hills of the Ardennes are a popular location for amateur cyclists as well.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International:  Frederic Finot got left behind.
"1" on the photo marks the location of the bridge over the Meuse river.  "2" marks the location for taking photos of the peloton
crossing the bridge.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2008 Criterium International:  Frelontin the wasp shows up at races all over France, including, of course, the Tour de France.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International:  Bobby Julich on his way to winning the time trial and the overall.  Julich, a two-time winner (1998 and 2005) is the only American to ever win the Criterium International.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2005 Criterium International:  Jens Voigt has won the CI
in 1999, 2004, 2007, and 2008.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2004 Criterium International:  Lance Armstrong last rode the Criterium International in 2004.  All the French fans' eyes, as well as the cameras of OLN, were on the man who the previous July had joined the club of 5-time winners of the Tour de France.  Armstrong originally planned to ride the 2009 Criterium International but changed his schedule in order to race at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

2004 Criterium International:  With Johan Bruyneel driving the USPS team car and Sheryl Crow along for the ride, Lance Armstrong finished 4th in the time trial, 3 seconds behind stage and race winner Jens Voigt.
Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 Criterium International.

 Notes:  (latest notes always appear at the top)

- Watch E3 Prijs Vlaanderen video highlights on Sporza here.  (01:13)  Final kilometer here.  (01:57)

- Important: Europe switches to Daylight Savings Time tonight.  So starting with Sunday's races, Belgium, France, Italy, etc. will once again be 6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time.

- We're listing another RTBF live video feed.  (links in gray section at right)  -Bernie S.

- RTBF feed now working for me on an older computer with an older version of Flash.  Go figure.  -Pete

- Another live feed here, though the RTBF feeds have never worked for us in either the U.S. or France.

- Sporza live feed confirmed playing in the U.K. (Bernie S.), France (Pete) and the U.S. (David Carroll).

- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen LIVE now on Sporza.

2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships:  Taylor Phinney (USA, silver), Stefan Nimke (Germany, gold, and rainbow jersey), and Mohd Rizal Tisin (Malaysia, bronze) on the podium after the Men's Kilometer Time Trial.
Copyright © 2009 Guy Swarbrick/www.trackcyclingworld.com
 

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- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2009 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen.