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The 2024 Paris Olympic cycling games are now underway, with France’s Pauline Ferrand Prevot and Great Britain’s Thomas Pidcock took home the gold in women’s and men’s mountain bike cycling today.
The competitions continue with BMX freestyle and road and track cycling taking place at Trocadéro, Pont Alexandre III, La Concorde, Elancourt Hill and other venues across France. The BMX freestyle events kick off July 30, road cycling starts on Aug. 3 and track cycling begins Aug. 5.
At a Glance: How to Watch Olympic Cycling Online
By the numbers, there’ll be over 50 BMX riders, 190 track cyclists competing in sprint (individual, team and keirin) and endurance (Madison, omnium and team pursuit) and 180 road cyclists racing for Olympic glory. This year is the first time Olympic cycling contains an even split of women and men, achieving the Union Cycliste Internationale’s objective of gender equality.
Most of the cycling events begin early morning for West Coast viewers, with the earliest being men’s road cycling at 2 a.m. PT on Aug. 3 and BMX freestyling starting between 4 to 7 a.m. PT. Not an early riser? Cord-cutters can record morning cycling events through digital cable TV providers such as Peacock, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling and others.
How to Watch 2024 Olympic Cycling Online
Those without traditional cable can watch the 2024 Olympic cycling competitions online on Peacock and any live TV streaming service that carries NBC and USA Network, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling.
Cable subscribers can also log into NBC.com, NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app or USANetwork.com with their TV provider credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.
Another option for watching the Olympic cycling on basic cable is with a TV antenna; learn more about some of the best options for streaming the games on TV here.
Below, keep reading to find out how to watch the 2024 Olympic street, track and BMX cycling games in Paris with or without cable (including how to watch for free) and the complete event schedule.
Editor’s Choice
Peacock
Starting at $7.99 per month
Peacock is the exclusive streamer of NBC, so you can watch all the 2024 Paris Olympic games — including every cycling competition — without a cable subscription with the service.
Peacock’s best deal right now is the ad-free Premium Plus plan that includes your local NBC channel and more for $139.99 per year — that’s 12 months for the price of 10 when you subscribe with annual billing. Otherwise, pay $13.99 per month for no ads or $7.99 monthly (or $79.99 annually) for the ad-supported Peacock Premium package.
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best Cable streamer overall
DirecTV Stream
Packages from $69.99 per month
Watch a portion of the Paris Olympics for free with a five-day trial of DirecTV Stream, which carries NBC and USA Network (including in 4K). The cable TV streaming service comes with over 90 other channels, such as ABC, Fox, CBS, AMC, Bravo, ESPN and others.
Subscriptions start at $69.99 per month for the entry-level Entertainment plan; see other options and sign up for DirecTV’s free trial here.
Best Value
Fubo
Packages from $79.99 per month
Watch the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics on NBC and USA for free with a seven-day trial to Fubo, which starts at $79.99 per month for over 190 news, entertainment and sports channels.
Other Fubo plans include the Elite package ($89.99 per month for over 250 channels) and the Premier tier ($99.99 monthly for over 260 channels); learn more here.
best live tv streaming bundle
Hulu + Live TV
Packages from $76.99
Eligible new subscribers can stream Olympic cycling competitions for free when they sign up for Hulu + Live TV‘s three-day trial. The cable TV streaming services carry ABC, NBC, USA and more than 90 other networks. They also come bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+, starting at $76.99 per month with ads. See all of Hulu + Live TV’s subscription options here.
Best First Month Deal
Sling
Packages from $20 for the first month
New eligible subscribers can save when stream the Olympic cycling competitions on NBC and USA on Sling, which is offering its Blue plan for just $70 for the first two months (reg. $45 per month). Other options include the combined Orange + Blue tier that includes 46 channels for $60 per month. It’s worth noting that the Sling Orange package does not include access to NBC or USA.
2024 Olympic Cycling Schedule: Mountain Bike, BMX, Road & Track
Olympic cycling events take place across France at La Concorde, Trocadéro, Pont Alexandre III, Elancourt Hill and other venues. See the full schedule below, and check out the results here.
Monday, July 29: Cycling Mountain Bike
- Men’s cross-country, 5:10 a.m. PT/8:10 a.m. ET
Tuesday, July 30: Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Women’s park qualification, 4:25 a.m. PT/7:25 a.m. ET
- Women’s park qualification, 6:11 a.m. PT/9:11 a.m. ET
Wednesday, July 31: Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Women’s park final, 4:10 a.m. PT/7:10 a.m. ET
- Men’s park final, 5:44 a.m. PT/8:44 a.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 3: Cycling Road
- Men’s road race, 2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET
Sunday, Aug. 4: Cycling Road
- Women’s road race, 5 a.m. PT/8 a.m. ET
Monday, Aug. 5: Cycling Track
- Women’s team sprint qualifying, 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET
- Men’s team pursuit qualifying, 8:27 a.m. PT/11:27 a.m. ET
- Women’s team sprint first round, 9:55 a.m. PT/12:55 p.m. ET
- Men’s team sprint qualifying, 10:09 a.m. PT/1:09 p.m. ET
- Women’s team sprint finals, 10:46 a.m. PT/1:46 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Aug. 6: Cycling Track
- Women’s team pursuit qualifying, 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET
- Men’s team sprint first round, 9:59 a.m. PT/12:59 p.m. ET
- Men’s team pursuit first round, 10:14 a.m. PT/1:14 p.m. ET
- Men’s team spring finals, 10:55 a.m. PT/1:55 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Aug. 7: Cycling Track
- Men’s sprint qualifying, 3:45 a.m. PT/6:45 p.m. ET
- Women’s keirin first round, 4:26 a.m. PT/7:26 a.m. ET
- Women’s team pursuit first round, 4:52 a.m. PT/7:52 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/32 finals, 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET
- Women’s keirin repechages, 6:10 a.m. PT/9:10 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/32 finals repechages, 6:30 a.m. PT/9:30 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/16 finals, 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET
- Men’s team pursuit finals, 9:04 a.m. PT/12:04 p.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/16 finals repechages, 9:42 a.m. PT/12:42 p.m. ET
- Women’s team pursuit finals, 9:57 a.m. PT/12:57 p.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/8 finals, 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET
- Men’s sprint 1/8 finals repechages, 11:14 a.m. PT/2:14 p.m. ET
Thursday, Aug. 8: Cycling Track
- Men’s omnium scratch race 1/4, 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET
- Women’s keirin quarterfinals, 8:18 a.m. PT/11:18 a.m. ET
- Men’s omnium tempo race 2/4, 8:38 a.m. PT/11:38 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint quarterfinals, 9:01 a.m. PT/12:01 p.m. ET
- Women’s keirin semifinals, 9:15 a.m. PT/12:15 p.m. ET
- Men’s omnium elimination race 3/4, 9:25 a.m. PT/12:25 p.m. ET
- Women’s keirin finals, 10:01 a.m. PT/1:01 p.m. ET
- Men’s omnium points race 4/4, 10:27 a.m. PT/1:27 p.m. ET
- Men’s sprint final for 5th-8th places, 11:04 a.m. PT/2:04 p.m. ET
Friday, Aug. 9: Cycling Track
- Women’s sprint qualifying, 5 a.m. PT/8 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint semifinals, 5:41 a.m. PT/8:41 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint 1/32 finals, 5:48 a.m. PT/8:48 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint 1/32 finals repechages, 6:38 a.m. PT/9:38 a.m. ET
- Men’s sprint finals, 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET
- Women’s madison final, 9:09 a.m. PT/12:09 p.m. ET
- Women’s sprint 1/16 finals, 10:10 a.m. PT/1:10 p.m. ET
- Women’s sprint 1/16 finals repechages, 10:58 a.m. PT/1:58 p.m. ET
Saturday, Aug. 10: Cycling Track
- Women’s sprint 1/8 finals, 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET
- Men’s keirin first round, 8:19 a.m. PT/11:19 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint 1/8 final repechages, 8:50 a.m. PT/11:50 a.m. ET
- Men’s madison final, 8:59 a.m. PT/11:59 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint quarterfinals, 10:07 a.m. PT/1:07 p.m. ET
- Men’s keirin repechages, 10:21 a.m. PT/1:21 p.m. ET
Sunday, Aug. 11: Cycling Track
- Women’s omnium scratch race 1/4, 2 a.m. PT/5 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint semifinals, 2:22 a.m. PT/5:22 a.m. ET
- Men’s keirin quarterfinals, 2:29 a.m. PT/5:29 a.m. ET
- Women’s omnium tempo race 2/4, 2:57 a.m. PT/5:27 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint final for 5th-8th places, 3:25 a.m. PT/6:25 a.m. ET
- Men’s keirin semifinals, 3:29 a.m. PT/6:29 a.m. ET
- Women’s sprint finals, 3:45 a.m. PT/6:45 a.m. ET
- Women’s omnium elimination race 3/4, 3:53 a.m. PT/6:53 a.m. ET
- Men’s keirin finals, 4:23 a.m. PT/7:23 a.m. ET
- Women’s omnium points race 4/4, 4:56 a.m. PT/7:56 a.m. ET
Past Events
- July 27 Women’s and men’s cycling individual trial
- July 28 Women’s cross-country
