The 2024 Olympic Games cycling events begin on the first day of competition after the opening ceremony, with the men’s and women’s individual time trial on Saturday, July 27 from 2:30 p.m. CEDT.
Because of the proximity to the men’s and women’s Tours de France, the road races were shifted from the first weekend to the middle. Because of the Olympics, the Tour de France changed its finale to Nice rather than the Champs Elysées and the women’s start to the Netherlands, too.
The mountain bike races will be next and one of the hottest cycling events of the Olympics, with Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) vying to defend his title against a host of dedicated off-road racers.
On the women’s side, Jolanda Neff (Switzerland) will be up against a resurgent Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France).
After midweek BMX races, the road races will be a marquee event in central Paris with the men competing on Saturday August 3 and the women on August 4. The ‘big four’ – Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel (Belgium), Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands), Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) will be some of the favourites for the men’s race while Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) is the top women’s contender.
Olympic cycling concludes with track cycling and six medal events for men and women.
Road events
The men’s and women’s time trial will be on prime time for Europe on July 27, finishing up with the last man at 6:30 p.m.
Presumably the women’s winner will be finishing mid-way through the time slot between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The road races will also be in the same time slot with the much longer men’s race being given over seven hours between 11 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., while the women’s is considerably shorter and due to take place between 2 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
| Header Cell – Column 0 | AEST | CEDT | EDT | PDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial – July 27 | 11:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. (next day) | 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 5:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| Men road race – Aug 3 | 8:00 p.m. – 3:15 a.m. (next day) | 11:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. | 5:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. | 2:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Women road race – Aug 4 | 11:30 p.m. – 3:45 a.m. (next day) | 8:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | 8:00 a.m.- 12:45 p.m. | 5:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Olympic XCO Mountain Bike Events
The cross country events will take place on an old landfill in Elancourt but the competition will be anything but trash. Expect to tune in between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28 for the women and Monday, July 29 for the men.
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