The Paris Olympic Games is upon us, and it's only a matter of days before the cycling action begins with the men's and women's time trials (July 27).
The time trials kick off two weeks of cycling at the Games. BMX and mountain bike events follow during the week, before the flagship cycling events of the road races come at the weekend (August 3-4).
After the conclusion of the outdoor cycling events, the action moves indoors for a week of racing on the track, taking in sprints, keirins, omniums, madisons, and team pursuits.
A plethora of star names will be heading to Paris hoping to pick up a medal across the two weeks of cycling, with a host of the world's best time triallists lining up this weekend to battle for gold on the 32.4km Paris time trial course.
The Paris Olympics time trial course (Image credit: UCI/IOC)
Olympic Games live in the USA
NBC hold the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games in the USA. The race will be broadcast live on NBC, as well as the network's streaming service, Peacock TV and the network's TV channels including NBC, MSNBC, and the USA Network.
Peacock TV offers a seven-day free trial for those who want to try before you 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.
NBC is available via cable plans and, if you're a cord-cutter, you can watch the network via Hulu ($7.99 per month with a 30-day free trial), DirecTV (from $64.99 per month with a five-day free trial), and FuboTV (from $74.99 per month with a seven-day free trial).
Olympic Games live in Canada
If you live in Canada, you can catch the Olympics across several broadcasters, including CBC, TSN, and Sportsnet.
CBC will be offering plenty of events throughout the Games for free on CBC Gem. Access to the broadcaster's ad-free on-demand library costs $4.99 per month, though the ad-supported version is free of charge.
A TSN subscription will set you back $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year, while a Sportsnet SN Now subscription costs $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year.
Olympic Games live in the UK
In the UK, cycling fans will be able to catch all the cycling events at the Games via the BBC for free. You can watch the Games online via the BBC iPlayer.
However, you won't be able to watch every last event on the streaming service. The Olympic Games will also be streamed live on Discovery+.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £59.99 per year, or, in a special Olympics deal, £3.99 per month to the end of 2024. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, and more.
A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP), costs an additional £29.99 per month.
Olympic Games live in Australia
In Australia, cycling fans can watch the Olympic Games in full and for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem.
Viewers across the country can tune in to the 9Now streaming service across the smart device of their choosing to catch all the action this August.
Watch the Olympic Games live on any stream
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.
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.
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Olympics time trial schedule
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Race
Date
Time (CET)
Women's time trial
July 27
13:30
Men's time trial
July 27
15:32
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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.
