"Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming," said OLN president Gavin Harvey. "With Lance Armstrong's retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport's next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama leading up to, and including, the Tour de France."

Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen and Bob Roll will host OLN's Sunday cablecasts, which will include the classics, the Giro d'Italia and the Tour; Discovery Channel Team news; and coverage of the National Championship Series.

OLN also will offer streaming feed of Monday-through-Saturday stages of the Giro on its Web site, www.olntv.com. Access and pricing information will be released later.

The schedule follows (same-day unless indicated and subject to change):

March 5 & 12 - Paris-Nice (France) 5 p.m. ET
March 19 - Milan-San Remo/Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy) 5 p.m. ET
March 26 - Critérium International (France) 5 p.m. ET
April 9 - Paris-Roubaix (France) 5 p.m. ET
April 23 - Liège-Bastogne-Liège/Flèche-Wallonne (Belgium) 5 p.m. ET
May 7 & 14 - Giro d'Italia (Italy) 5 p.m. ET
May 21 & 28 - Giro d'Italia (Italy) 4 p.m. ET
July 1-23 - Tour de France (TBA)