The Tour de France has just wrapped up, but we cycling fans don't have to wait long before more action hits the screens at the Paris Olympics (July 26-August 11).

Racing begins on the second and third days of competition with road cycling and women's and men's time trials, with the BMX and mountain bike disciplines taking place during the week before the main road cycling events on the weekend (August 3-4).

Once the outdoor cycling competitions are over, the track events move indoors, including sprints, keirin, omnium, Madison, and team pursuit.

Many star athletes will be heading to Paris to try to win medals during these two weeks of cycling. Four gold medals in road, four in BMX, two in mountain biking, and 12 in track will be up for grabs.

The stars of the men's and women's peloton, who will compete in countless disciplines, are also in the spotlight.

Familiar faces heading to Paris include Mathieu van der Pol, Remco Evenepol, Lotte Kopecky, Demi Vollering, Tadei Pogachar, Mads Pedersen, Lorena Wiebes, Elisa Longo Borghini, Wout van Art, Biniam Girmay, Kasia Niewiadoma, Marianne Voss, Matteo Jorgenson, Tom Pidcock, Pfeiffer Georgi, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, and others.

In the United States, NBC has the broadcast rights to the Olympics. In addition to NBC, the races are broadcast live on the network's streaming service, Peacock TV, and the network's television channels, including NBC, MSNBC, and USA Network.

Peacock TV offers a 7-day free trial for those who want to try before they buy; a full subscription to the service through Peacock Premium starts at $7.99 per month. Peacock Premium Plus, which is ad-free, costs $13.99 per month.

NBC is available on cable plans, and cord cutters can watch on Hulu ($7.99 per month with a 30-day free trial), DirecTV ($64.99 per month with a 5-day free trial), and FuboTV ($74.99 per month with a 7-day free trial). Available for viewing.

If you live in Canada, you can catch the Olympics on several broadcasters, including CBC, TSN, and Sportsnet.

CBC will offer many events for free on CBC Gem during the Games. Access to the ad-free on-demand library costs $4.99 per month, but the ad-supported version is free.

Subscriptions to TSN are $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year, while a subscription to Sportsnet SN Now is $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year.

In the UK, cycling fans can watch all cycling events of the Games for free through the BBC; they can watch the Games online through the BBC iPlayer; and they can watch the Games on the BBC iPlayer.

However, this streaming service does not allow viewing of all the competitions. The Olympics are also streamed live on Discovery+.

Discovery+'s “standard” subscription, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. This package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports such as snooker, tennis, and motorsports.

These, plus TNT sports (Premier League, Champions League, and Europa League soccer, plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP), are added to the premium subscription for an additional £29.99 per month.

In Australia, cycling fans can watch the Olympics in full for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem.

Viewers across Australia can catch all the action this August by watching 9Now's streaming service on select smart devices.

If you are outside of your area and need to access the live streaming service to watch the action, you may find that access is regionally restricted.

In this case, a VPN service can be useful, making it appear as if your computer is at home, allowing you to log into your streaming account and catch all of the race action.

Our colleagues at TechRadar thoroughly tested several VPN services and came up with some excellent recommendations below.

Some other very good options that are secure, reliable, and provide good bandwidth for streaming sports are ExpressVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.