Only a few days remain before the Paris Olympics get underway and the cycling competitions begin with the men's and women's time trials (July 27).

The time trial will kick off two weeks of cycling competition at the Games, with the BMX and mountain bike events taking place before the road races on the weekend (August 3-4).

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

Many star athletes will be heading to Paris to compete for medals during the two weeks of cycling.

Time trial world champions Remco Evenpole and Chloe Dygert are among the leading contenders for glory.

The two will compete for medals with Filippo Ganna, Ellen van Dijk, Stephan Kühn, Demi Volering, Brandon McNulty, Grace Brown, Josh Tarling, and Elisa Longo Borghini.

In the United States, NBC owns the broadcast rights to the Olympics. The races will be broadcast live on NBC as well as 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+.

The “standard” subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, is £59.99 per year, or £3.99 per month until the end of 2024 for the Olympic special deal. The package includes year-round cycling streaming 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 included in the premium subscription, which costs 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 their favorite smart device.

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 look like your computer is at home so that you can log into your streaming account and catch all of the race action.

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