The Paris Olympics start this weekend: Here’s how and when to watch the cycling action
Don’t miss a second of Olympic cycling action whether you’re tuning in from the U.S. or U.K.
The Paris Olympics are just a week away! The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics are held on Friday, July 26, and the first cycling event —the time trial— gets the cycling action going straightaway the following day.
For those in the U.S., NBC is the official broadcaster of the Olympics, and all cycling can be viewed via NBC’s live streaming service, Peacock.
If you’re in the U.K., BBC is the official broadcaster of the Olympics and they will provide live TV coverage on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer of all events including cycling.
However, the BBC will not air every 2024 Olympic cycling event and session. You'll need Discovery Plus (£6.99 per month) to watch all of the cycling from the Paris Games in the U.K. and across Europe. Likewise, Peacock TV will host live streams of all the Olympic cycling in the States but again, is subscription-based at $7.99 per month.
The cycling fans in Australia are luckiest because they can watch all of the 2024 Olympic cycling free on Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service.
There are also free Olympic 2024 live streams on CBC Canada with almost every event available live and on demand.
CBC and 9Now are only available in Canada and Australia. If you're a Canadian or Australian trying to tune into your regular streaming services while away from home, you'll need to use a VPN to watch free Olympic cycling from abroad.
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The Olympic Cycling Schedule
Time Trials
July 27 - Men’s and Women’s Time Trials
Time: 2:30-6:30 p.m. CEST / 1:30-5:30 p.m. BST / 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET
Start point: Invalides
End point: Pont Alexandre III
Road Racing
August 3 - Men’s Road Race
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. CEST / 10 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. BST / 5 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET
Location: Pont d'Iéna
August 4 - Women's Road Race
Time: 2:00-6:45 p.m. CEST / 1:00-5:45 p.m. BST / 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. ET
Location: Pont d'Iéna
Track
August 5
Events: Women’s Team Sprint, Men’s Team Pursuit, Men’s Team Sprint
Time: 5 p.m. CEST / 6 p.m. BST / 11 a.m. ET to 7:58 p.m. CEST / 6:58 p.m. BST / 1:58 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 6
Events: Women’s Team Pursuit, Men’s Team Sprint, Men’s Team Pursuit
Time: 5:30 p.m. CEST / 4:30 p.m. BST / 11:30 a.m. ET to 8:07 p.m. CEST / 7:07 p.m. BST / 2:07 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 7
Events: Men’s Sprint, Women’s Keirin, Women’s Team Pursuit, Men’s Team Pursuit
Time: 12:45 p.m. CEST / 11:45 a.m. BST / 6:45 a.m. ET to 8:14 p.m. CEST / 7:14 p.m. BST / 2:15 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 8
Events: Men’s Omnium, Women’s Keirin, Men’s Sprint
Time: 5 p.m. CEST / 4 p.m. BST / 11 a.m. ET to 8:04 p.m. CEST / 7:04 p.m. BST / 2:04 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 9
Events: Women’s Sprint, Men’s Sprint, Women’s Madison
Time: 6 p.m. CEST / 5 p.m. BST / 12 p.m. ET to 7:58 p.m. CEST / 6:58 p.m. BST / 1:58 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 10
Events: Women’s Sprint, Men’s Keirin, Men’s Madison
Time: 5 p.m. CEST / 4 p.m. BST / 11 a.m. ET to 8:14 p.m. CEST / 7:14 p.m. BST / 2:14 p.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
August 11
Events: Women’s Omnium, Women’s Sprint, Men’s Keirin
Time: 11 a.m. CEST / 10 a.m. BST / 5 a.m. ET to 1:56 p.m. CEST / 12:56 p.m. BST / 7:56 a.m. ET
Location: National Velodrome
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