The 2024-25 cyclocross season continues this week after a busy Christmas schedule, with races from all the major series and the biggest stars, such as Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. Read on for all the details on how to watch cyclocross live streams, wherever you are in the world.
This season, there are four big competitions to follow, with the Belgium- and Netherlands-based Superprestige, X2O Trofee and Exact Cross series joined by the UCI World Cup, which also features upcoming events in France and Spain.
Riders including Fem van Empel, Lars van der Haar, Lucinda Brand, Eli Iserbyt, Annemarie Worst, Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado, Michael Vanthourenhout and Thibau Nys have all been hard at it since the start of the season back in November. However, excitement has only just ramped up, with the late arrival of the sport's two biggest stars, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert.
Here's our guide on how to watch cyclocross online, on TV, and from anywhere in the world.
What cyclocross races are on TV this week?
It's National Champs weekend in Europe, with all the main European nations hosting their National Championships events across January 11-12.
There is limited TV coverage available. The British Cyclocross National Championships will not be broadcast on Discovery+, the usual home of 'cross for UK fans. Last year British Cycling held a patchy live stream on its YouTube channel.
In Belgium, the elite men's and women's races will be going out on a free live stream on VRT Max, home of Sporza's coverage.
Other territories in Europe might find their National Championship available via Discovery+ or Max, depending on location, as they're the streaming homes for Eurosport's cycling coverage.
Cyclocross free streams
Good news for cycling fans: you can watch cyclocross for free, in many parts of the world.
The sport's governing body, the UCI, hosts free streams for the UCI World Cup series and UCI World Championships on its own UCI YouTube channel. Coverage is, however, geo-restricted, and is only available in countries where a TV deal hasn't been struck with an external broadcaster.
Geo-restrictions vary by event, but fans in the UK and Ireland will always be blocked from the feed given Eurosport and Discovery+ show all World Cup and World Championship races. The feed is, however, often freely available in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Given cyclocross' strong roots in Belgium, races from all the series are regularly shown by the free-to-air public broadcasters – VRT /Sporza in the Flemish-speaking north and RTBF in the French-speaking south. The Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross series are all covered. Likewise, over the border the Dutch public broadcaster NOS often has free live streams on its platform, NPO Start.
Coverage varies by event, but we'll keep you up to date throughout the cyclocross season with our dedicated How To Watch pages for all the big races.
Away from home? You can still access your usual streams, by using a VPN – more on that below.
Watch cyclocross from anywhere
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted. But that doesn't mean you can't watch the races.
In this case, a VPN will come in handy. A Virtual Private Network – to give it its full name – allows your computer to pretend it's in a different country, letting you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
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Watch cyclocross live streams in the US
Cyclocross coverage in the US is a little patchy, with coverage split between Flobikes and Max.
FloBikes is a cycling-specific streaming platform that offers cyclocross action from various series, including the World Cups. However, its schedule does not cover the entire series, and is prone to changes, so it's worth keeping an eye on what they have coming up. A subscription to Flobikes will set you back $149.99 for the year or $29.99 on a monthly basis.
Max, meanwhile, is the US-based streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which started adding cycling rights in 2024. That includes some cyclocross coverage across the Superprestige, Exact Cross, and X2O Trofee series, but does not include the UCI World Cup series or the UCI World Championships. Max subscriptions start from $10 a month but you'll need the B/R Sports add-on, which costs an extra $10 a month.
That said, you could find the top-level action for free, with the UCI YouTube cyclocross World Cup free live stream not always geo-restricted in the US.
Watch cyclocross in Canada
FloBikes also operates in Canada and will be carrying much of the coverage they offer in the US. Check their schedule for the latest up-to-date information.
A FloBikes subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
Some UCI World Cup events will also be aired in Canada for free on the UCI Youtube page.
Watch cyclocross live streams in the UK & Ireland
Eurosport and Discovery+ bill themselves as the 'home of cycling' in the UK and they once again have a packed programme for the 2024-2025 cyclocross season. You can watch all the UCI World Cup rounds, the UCI World Championships, and action from the Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross series, as well.
Eurosport is the TV channel, available on most packages, while Discovery+ is the online streaming platform, where you'll find all the cyclocross racing more consistently available.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which is all you need to get Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 / €4.99 per month or £59.99 / €49.99 per year.
Fans in the UK, in other words, have it good, but will find themselves locked out of the UCI's free stream, as outlined above. If you're a Discovery+ subscriber wanting to get your coverage outside the UK, or you're visiting the UK and want your usual UCI YouTube feed, in both cases you'd need a VPN, such as NordVPN.
Watch cyclocross around the world
For Belgian commentary and coverage of all of the top cyclocross series from the country that knows cyclocross best, head to Sporza or RTBF – for free. Just over in the Netherlands, it's on NOS.
As in the UK, Eurosport's coverage goes out across most of Europe. Somewhat confusingly, you get this in two different places depending on where you are, so for some countries it's Discovery+ and in others it's Max (but separate from the US Max).
It's the World Cup that attracts the biggest range of international broadcasters, and you'll find most races on RAI in Italy, TV2 in Denmark, J Sports in Japan, Astro in Malaysia, STVR in Slovakia, and CT Sport in the Czech Republic.
For a full list of international broadcasters for the World Cup events, the UCI publishes a list each round on the UCI website.
Don't forget, the cyclocross is available totally for free in the countries that don't have a broadcaster, hosted on the UCI YouTube channel. And don't forget, you can tune in from anywhere if you're on the move, by using a VPN.
2024-25 cyclocross schedule
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Date
Series
Location
January 3
X2O Trofee
Koksijde
January 4
Superprestige
Gullegem
January 5
UCI World Cup
Dendermonde
January 12
National Champs
Bel, Ned, Fra, Ita, GBr, Spa
January 19
UCI World Cup
Benidorm
January 25
UCI World Cup
Maasmechelen
January 26
UCI World Cup
Hoogerheide
February 2
UCI World Champs
Liévin
February 5
Exact Cross
Maldegem
February 8
Superprestige
Middelkerke
February 9
X2O Trofee
Lille
February 15
Exact Cross
Sint-Niklaas
February 16
X2O Trofee
Brussels
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.
Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.
