Paris Olympics: Men’s Individual Time Trial Live – A slippery course awaits

Before we get going, here’s our deep dive into the medal contenders

Who will win the Paris Olympics individual time trial? Analysing the favourites

The women’s event has set the tone, with the wet weather that dogged last night’s opening ceremony showing no sign of letting up. There were plenty of crashes, including some of the biggest names, and the favourites in the men’s race will have to balance risk and reward. For our full write-up from the women’s race, head here.

A closer look at the course

For the first time, the men and women are racing on the exact same 32.4km course, and it’s a very flat one, heading out from central Paris for a loop around the Bois de Vincennes before returning to track the left bank of the Seine along to the finish on the Pont Alexandre III bridge. 

It’s not very technical on paper, but the sodden weather is making it so, making treacherous a number of corners, while the course as a whole is littered with potholes, bumps, paint, and changes in surface. 

For the full list of start times, here’s the link you need.

Paris Olympics: Individual Time Trial start times

The men’s field is backloaded with the favourites. Last off is the world champion Remco Evenepoel (Belgium), just after the Hour Record holder and two-time world champ Filippo Ganna (Italy). Just beforehand are Brandon McNulty (USA) and Stefan Küng (Switzerland), but it’s the rider before them that is generating a great deal of excitement: 20-year-old Josh Tarling (Great Britain). 

For the final throes of the women’s ITT, plus post-race reaction, head to our live page for that event.

We’re just over half an hour away from the start of the men’s event, as the women’s event draws to a close. The first rider down the ramp will be Amir Ansari from the Olympic Refugee Team, at 16:32 local time. 

Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ live coverage of the men’s individual time trial at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games!