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- Videos:  Saitama Criterium Videos.

- Expected LIVE video here.  (JSports 3, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here and here. (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here.  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Tdp, geo-restricted)

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- This page will be updated throughout the race.

- Final Start List here.

- Route map and info here.

- Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won the 2022 Saitama Criterium.

- 2023 Saitama Criterium schedule/times:

Time Trial (Team/Individual) at 13:35-14:20 local

Criterium (Main race)
Starts at 14:55 local, 6:55 CET, 1:55am ET
Finish at 16:20 local, 8:20 CET, 2:20am ET

local time = Japan Standard Time (JST)
Race start
8 hours ahead of CET
13 hours ahead of ET

Race finish
8 hours ahead of CET
14 hours ahead of ET

*daylight savings ends in the US after the race start time.
Japan does not observe daylight saving time

- The 2023 Saitama Criterium is being held Sunday, November 5.  (Saturday night in the Americas)

- The Criterium Saitama is organized by Tour de France organizer Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.).

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- We will update here with the best and latest live feeds at broadcast time.

- Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2023 Saitama Criterium.

Notes from the 2022 Saitama Criterium

- Expected LIVE video here.  (SBS, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (Sky Sport, geo-restricted) 

- Expected LIVE video here.  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here.  (TV2/Sport.dk, geo-restricted)

- Yukiya Arashiro (Bahrain-Merida) won the 2019 Saitama Criterium.

- 2022 Saitama Criterium schedule/times:

Criterium (Main race)
Starts at 14:55 local, 6:55 CET, 1:55am U.S. Eastern
Finish at 16:10 local, 8:10 CET, 2:10am U.S. Eastern

local time = Japan Standard Time (JST) - no daylight saving time in Japan
8 hours ahead of CET - reflects europe daylight saving time ending
13 hours ahead of ET

- The 2022 Saitama Criterium is being held Sunday, November 6.  (Saturday night in the Americas)

Notes from the 2019 Saitama Criterium

- Expected LIVE video here.  (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here. (Sky Sport, geo-restricted)  - Expected LIVE video here. (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- Expected LIVE video here and here.  (English, GCN Racing)

- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won the 2018 Saitama Criterium.

- 2019 Saitama Criterium schedule/times:

Sprint Race (Qualifying Round) at 12:50-13:15 local

Time Trial (Team/Individual) at 13:30-14:10 local

Sprint Race Final at 14:15-14:25 local

*** Criterium (Main race) at 14:55-16:10 local, 6:55am CET, 1:55am ET

local time = Japan Standard Time (JST) - no daylight saving time in Japan
8 hours ahead of CET - reflects Europe daylight saving time ending
13 hours ahead of ET
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Broadcast TV info
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Criterium (Main race) at 14:55 local, 6:55am CET, 1:55am ET

GCN Racing (youtube and facebook) at 3:00pm local, 7:00am CET, 2:00am ET (1:00am)

L'Equipe at 7:00am CET, 2:00am ET (1:00am)

Sky Sport at 7:00am CET, 2:00am ET (1:00am)

SuperSport (South Africa) at 7:00am CET, 2:00am ET (1:00am)

Eurosport at 7:00am CET, 2:00am ET (1:00am)

- The 2019 Saitama Criterium is being held Sunday, October 27.  (Saturday night in the Americas)

Notes from the 2018 Saitama Criterium

- LIVE video here.  (L'Equipe, geo-restricted)  - LIVE video here.  (SuperSport, geo-restricted)

- LIVE video here.  (English, GCN)

- Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) won the 2017 Saitama Criterium.

- Sunday's Saitama Criterium will be broadcast live on Eurosport starting at around 2:55pm local time in Japan (6:55am CET, 1:55am U.S. Eastern).  There will be live streams.

- Schedule:

Sprint Race (Preliminary round) at 12:50-13:15 local,
Individual Time Trial at 13:30-14:10 local
Sprint Race Final at 14:15-14:25 local,
Criterium (Main race) at 14:55-16:10 local, 6:55am CET, 1:55am ET

local time = Japan Standard Time (JST)
8 hours ahead of CET
13 hours ahead of U.S. ET

- The 2018 Saitama Criterium is being held Sunday, November 4.  (Saturday night in the Americas)

Notes from the 2017 Saitama Criterium

- LIVE video here. (L'Équipe, geo-restricted)

- Final Start List here.

- Route map and info here.

- Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) won the 2016 Saitama Criterium.

- Saturday's Saitama Criterium will be broadcast live on Eurosport starting at around 2:50pm local time in Japan (6:50am CET, 1:50am U.S. Eastern).  There will be live streams.

- The 2017 Saitama Criterium is being held Saturday, November 4.  (Friday night in the Americas)

Notes from the 2016 Saitama Criterium

- Final Start List here.

- Route map and info here.

- Saturday's Saitama Criterium will be broadcast live on Eurosport starting at around 3:15pm local time in Japan (8:15am CET, 2:15am U.S. Eastern).  There should be live streams.

- John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) won the 2015 Saitama Criterium.

- The 2016 Saitama Criterium is being held Saturday, October 29.

Notes from the 2015 Saitama Criterium

- This race is also on in English on Cycling TV, LIVE and On Demand. (Details at right)

- John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) won the 2015 Saitama Criterium ahead of Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek Factory Racing) and Chris Froome (Team Sky).

- LIVE video here.  (English, CTV subscription, details at right)

- Riders expected on the start line in 2015 include Christopher Froome, John Degenkolb, Joaquim Rodriguez, Simon Geschke, Romain Bardet, Yukiya Arashiro, Fumiyuki Beppu,...  Full Start List here.

- Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) won the 2014 Saitama Criterium ahead of Peter Sagan and Alexander Kristoff.

- Saturday's Saitama Criterium will be broadcast live on Eurosport starting at around 3pm local time in Japan (8am CET, 2am U.S. Eastern).  There should be live streams.

- The 2015 Saitama Criterium is being held Saturday, October 24 (Friday night in the Americas).

(English, CTV Subscription,
USA and Canada only)
(Cycling TV)
(7:50am CET (1:50am U.S. Eastern))
(On Demand Replay)

Notes from the 2014 Saitama Criterium

- Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) won the 2014 Saitama Criterium ahead of Peter Sagan and Alexander Kristoff.

- This page will be updated throughout the race.

- Route map and info here.

- Chris Froome (Team Sky) won the 2013 Saitama Criterium.  Froome returns in 2014 but Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) will wear number 1 on his back as winner of the 2014 Tour de France.  Other riders expected on the start line include: Sagan x 2, Kittel, Péraud, Kristoff, Bardet, Majka, Rogers, Roche, Westra, De Marchi, Kadri, Barguil, De Kort, Rowe, Cataldo, Demare, Roy, Arashiro, Beppu,...  Full Start List here.