Cycling at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris begins on Saturday, July 27 as the women’s individual time trial gets underway, in the first of several track and road events in the country which is arguably the sport’s spiritual home – these games come just a few weeks after the end of the Tour de France, the biggest event in cycling bar none.
The women’s time trial will see 35 of the world’s best cyclists go head-to-head throughout the streets of Paris, crossing several well-known spots and attractions as the riders traverse this iconic city. The US have two competitors amongst the pack, both of whom will be hoping to finish high up in the medal-winning order.
Since cycling’s return to the Olympic schedule in 1996 following a 64-year absence, a women’s race has been held in each of the seven editions, with the Netherlands picking up both the gold and bronze medals at the delayed Games in Tokyo three years ago. Neither Annemiek van Vleuten or Anna van der Breggen are competing this time around though, and that’s surely a boost for the USA’s hopes.
For all the information you’ll need to watch the 2024 Olympics women’s cycling time trial from anywhere in the US, The Sporting News has all the TV, live streaming and scheduling details to ensure you don’t miss a second of the action.
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How to watch 2024 Olympics cycling women’s time trial: TV channel, Live stream
- TV Channel: NBC Daytime
- Live Stream: Fubo, Peacock
Live TV coverage of the Women’s cycling time trial at the 2024 Olympics for viewers Stateside will be broadcast by NBC Daytime, who are also showing re-runs and highlights of both the women’s and men’s races following the conclusion of the latter.
If you’d prefer to live stream the action though, Fubo have you covered – they’re showing plenty of events at this year’s Games both live and on catch-up, and are offering a FREE TRIAL to new customers! Peacock’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics is also extensive and includes both the women’s and men’s time trials.
When is the 2024 Olympics women’s cycling time trial?
The women’s cycling time trial at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games takes place on Saturday, July 27, 2024 from the Pont d’Iena bridge over the River Seine in Les Invalides of Paris, France. The first of the 35 riders to set off, Urska Pintar, will do so at 2:30 p.m. local time (CEST)
Here’s how that starting point translates to every time zone across the US:
| US Time Zone | Date | Start Time |
| Eastern Time | Saturday, July 27 | 8:30 a.m. |
| Central Time | Saturday, July 27 | 7:30 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Saturday, July 27 | 6:30 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Saturday, July 27 | 5:30 a.m. |
| Alaskan Time | Saturday, July 27 | 4:30 a.m. |
| Hawaii Time | Saturday, July 27 | 2:30 a.m. |
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How long is the women’s cycling time trial at Paris 2024?
The road course for the two Cycling time trials at the 2024 Paris Olympics stretches 32.4 miles through the streets of Paris, with an overall elevation gain of 150 metres as the riders complete a round-loop of the city in the process.
Starting from Pont d’Iena in Les Invaldes, there are time and distance markers set across seven points of the race, with two of these marking sprint sections, with the Alexander III Bridge being the finishing line.
Those distance markers are as follows:
- Place de la Bastille – 5 miles in, 41m elevation
- Bois de Vincennes – 8.8 miles in, 46m elevation
- Chateau de Vincennes – 13.4 miles in, 50m elevation (sprint section)
- Nogent-Sur-Marne – 16.8 miles in (HALFWAY), 58m elevation
- Chateau de Vincennes – 22.3 miles in, 50 elevation (sprint section)
- Place de la Nation – 25.6 miles in, 53m elevation
- Place de la Bastille – 27.4 miles in, 41m elevation
- Alexander III Bridge – 32.4 miles in (FINISH LINE), 35m elevation
2024 Olympic women’s cycling time trial teams and start times
The women’s individual cycling time trial at the 2024 Olympic Games begins from the Pont d’Iena bridge over the River Seine in the Paris Invalides, France on Saturday, July 27 2024.
Being a time trial, the 35 women’s riders will set off at staggered intervals in order to reduce congestion within the race, with each contender setting off 1 minute and 30 seconds after the previous riders has started.
The women’s time trial begins at 2:30 p.m. local time (CEST) with Slovenia’s Urska Pintar getting the race underway. Taylor Knibb, one of two riders competing for the US, is eighth in the order to set off.
Chloe Dygert is seen as the USA’s best hope for a medal in this race, and all eyes will be on her at 3:21 p.m. local time (CEST) as she is the last of the 35 riders to set off – will this give her the advantage as she looks to win the time trial for her country?
| Start Time (ET) | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30:00 a.m. | Urska Pintar | Slovenia |
| 8:31:30 a.m. | Xin Tang | China |
| 8:33:00 a.m. | Yulduz Hashimi | Afghanistan |
| 8:34:30 a.m. | Hanna Tserakh | Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 8:36:00 a.m. | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig | Denmark |
| 8:37:30 a.m. | Julia Kopecky | Czechia |
| 8:39:00 a.m. | Marta Lach | Poland |
| 8:40:30 a.m. | Taylor Knibb | USA |
| 8:42:00 a.m. | Yuliia Biriukova | Ukraine |
| 8:43:30 a.m. | Eugenia Burak | Slovenia |
| 8:45:00 a.m. | Olivia Baril | Canada |
| 8:46:30 a.m. | Diane Ingabire | Rwanda |
| 8:48:00 a.m. | Tamara Dronova | Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 8:49:30 a.m. | Mieke Groger | Germany |
| 8:51:00 a.m. | Kim Cadzow | New Zealand |
| 8:52:30 a.m. | Anniina Ahtosalo | Finland |
| 8:54:00 a.m. | Mireia Benito Pellicer | Spain |
| 8:55:30 a.m. | Phetdarin Somrat | Thailand |
| 8:57:00 a.m. | Audrey Cordon Ragot | France |
| 8:58:30 a.m. | Emma Norsgaard Bjerg | Denmark |
| 9:00:00 a.m. | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands |
| 9:01:30 a.m. | Elena Hartmann | Switzerland |
| 9:03:00 a.m. | Antonia Niedermaier | Germany |
| 9:04:30 a.m. | Olga Zabelinskaya | Uzbekistan |
| 9:06:00 a.m. | Anna Keisenhofer | Austria |
| 9:07:30 a.m. | Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka | Poland |
| 9:09:00 a.m. | Lotte Kopecky | Belgium |
| 9:10:30 a.m. | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy |
| 9:12:00 a.m. | Nora Jencusova | Slovakia |
| 9:13:30 a.m. | Juliette Labous | France |
| 9:15:00 a.m. | Demi Vollering | Netherlands |
| 9:16:30 a.m. | Anna Henderson | Great Britain |
| 9:18:00 a.m. | Christina Schweinberger | Austria |
| 9:19:30 a.m. | Grace Brown | Australia |
| 9:21:00 a.m. | Chloe Dygert | USA |
