How to watch Olympics Track Cycling live streams at Paris 2024

We’ve already had cycling action across three separate disciplines at the Paris Olympic Games, but for many, the track is home to the best of the lot, a week-long smörgåsbord of thrilling competition. Spanning seven days from August 5-11, here’s how to watch an Olympics 2024 Track Cycling live stream.

Track cycling takes place on an indoor velodrome, an oval-shaped 250-metre track made of wood, with straight sides and steep bankings at either end. There are numerous race formats but they’re broadly split into two sections: Sprint and Endurance. The sprint events feature short sharp efforts from impossibly muscular riders able to put out huge power, while the endurance events take place over a longer time for those with leaner physiques. 

There are six events for both the men’s and women’s fields, so 12 gold medals up for grabs in Paris. On the sprinting side, there’s the Individual Sprint, Team Sprint, and Keirin, while on the endurance end there’s the Team Pursuit, Madison, and Omnium. 

The track programme kicked off on Monday August 5, with Great Britain winning the women's Team Sprint and Netherlands taking the men's Team Sprint the following evening. Australia claimed gold in the men's Team Pursuit and the USA in the women's Team Pursuit, while Benjamin Thomas (France) claimed the men's Omnium title and Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand) triumphed in the women's Keirin. Harrie Levreysen (Netherlands) then won the men's Sprint on the same night as Italy won the women's Madison, while the men's Madison was a chaotic affair won by underdogs Portugal. 

The action continues on Sunday August 11, with medals to be awarded in the women's Sprint, Men's Keirin, and women's Omnium. The session kicks off with the first event in the women's Omnium, the scratch race, at 11:00 local time (CET), with the tempo race at 11:57, the elimination race at 12:53, and finally the points race at 13:56. 

The women's Sprint semifinals start at 11:22, with the finals starting at 12:45 for the first heats and the second heats coming at 13:15. If deciders are needed, they'll be at 13:44. The men's Keirin sees the quarterfinal at 11:29, the semifinals at 12:29, and the finals at 13:23. 

This guide explains how to watch Olympics Track Cycling 2024 wherever you are in the world, including details of how to use a VPN if you're away from home. For more from the other disciplines, find out how to watch cycling at the Paris Olympics.

Watch Olympic Games Track Cycling live streams in the USA

NBC holds the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games in the USA. The Olympics will be shown across several of the the broadcaster's television channels, and also on the network's streaming service, Peacock. 

All the track cycling, from the preliminary rounds to the finals, is available on Peacock, which offers a seven-day free trial for those who want to try before they buy. A full subscription to the service via Peacock Premium starts from $7.99 per month. The ad-free Peacock Premium Plus costs $13.99 per month.

The finals for each event will also be shown live on television across four channels: USA Network, E!, CNBC, and NBC 4 New York. 

These channels are available via cable plans, but there's no need to worry if you don't have cable. Sling is a smart TV service that allows people in the US to watch cable channels on their TV, laptop or tablet without actually having to subscribe to an annual cable TV package. USA Network and E! are available on Sling with the Sling Blue package, which costs $40 per month ($20 for the first month). CNBC is available with the News Extra add-on to Sling Blue, costing $6 per month.

Watch Olympic Games Track Cycling live streams in Canada

If you live in Canada, you can catch the Olympics across several broadcasters, including the free-to-air CBC, and subscription services TSN and Sportsnet.

It's not yet clear which exact Track Cycling events will be included as part of CBC's live television coverage but, as in the USA, finals are likely to be shown. There will be extensive coverage of all the action online on CBC Gem. Access to the broadcaster's ad-free premium service costs $5.99 per month, though the ad-supported version is free of charge.

TSN and Sportsnet do not have dedicated streams for each sport, so it's not certain how much track cycling will be shown on their daily coverage, although finals and races with a Canadian interest are likely to make the cut. 

The TSN subscription service will set you back $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year. Meanwhile, a Sportsnet SN Now subscription costs $14.99 per month or $179.99 per year.

Watch Olympic Games Track Cycling live streams in the UK

In the UK, cycling fans will be able to watch the Olympics on the BBC for free, via BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. 

The BBC only has rights to broadcast two streams at any one time, however, so while the track cycling will be heavily favoured by the national broadcaster, given the number of Brits involved and medals at stake, it's not guaranteed that every round of every event will be shown. 

For that, you'll have to watch on Discovery+, home to the most comprehensive coverage in the UK – 3,800 hours of live action across 55 channels. 

Thanks to a special Olympics deal  you can subscribe to the "standard" Discovery+ package for a cut-price £3.99 per month – sign up before August 11 and you can take advantage of the lower price until the end of the year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, and more.

Watch Olympic Games Track Cycling live streams in Australia

In Australia, cycling fans can watch the Olympics for free on Channel 9 and its 9Now streaming service - arguably the most comprehensive free Olympics coverage in the world.

As is the case in other territories, a good chunk of the action is expected to be included in live television broadcast, but for guaranteed coverage of all the track cycling, fans can head to 9Now on the smart device of their choosing.

Watch Olympic Games Track Cycling live streams from anywhere

If you are travelling abroad and try to access your usual live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.

In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.

Our colleagues at TechRadar thoroughly tested several VPN services and NordVPN won the gold medal:

NordVPN - get the world's favorite VPN We've put all the major VPNs through their paces and we rate NordVPN as the best for streaming Netflix as our top pick, thanks to its speed, ease of use and strong security features. It's also compatible with just about any streaming device out there, including Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox and PlayStation, as well as Android and Apple mobiles.

View Deal

Olympic Games Track Cycling Schedule