The packed cycling schedule at the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris continues into a second weekend, and after the men's and women's individual time trials, and the men's road race on August 3, the women take centre stage in their individual road race event with the US going for gold.
While men's cycling at the Olympics has gone through long stretches without being held whatsoever – including a 60-year gap between 1936 and 1996 – the women's road race has been held 11 times previously, every single year since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Speaking of the US, one of their two riders is hoping to claim a second medal after winning bronze in last weekend's individual time trial. Chloe Dygert lost out to Grace Brown and Anna Henderson of Australia and Great Britain respectively, and a second medal of any color for the 27-year-old would complete a very successful games.
Dygert and the US are one of the 54 countries represented amongst the 90 riders set to tackle a circuit which traverses the streets of Paris this weekend, with Belgium, Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands all having four competitors apiece.
For all the information you'll need to watch this weekend's women's cycling road race 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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When is the 2024 Olympics Women's cycling road race?
The women's cycling road race at the 2024 Olympic Games will be held on Sunday, August 4 and starts at 2:00 p.m. local time (CEST) – one much easier for US-based viewers to follow than the men's event the day prior!
The starting and end points of the 98-mile race are the same as the men's event, right in the centre of Paris, but the Women's road race only takes one loop around the outskirts of the city rather than two before finishing at the Trocadero in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
Here's how the starting point of the women's road race translates across the US:
| US Time Zone | Date | Start Time |
| Eastern Time | Sunday, August 4 | 8:00 a.m. |
| Central Time | Sunday, August 4 | 7:00 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Sunday, August 4 | 6:00 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Sunday, August 4 | 5:00 a.m. |
| Alaskan Time | Sunday, August 4 | 4:00 a.m. |
| Hawaii Time | Sunday, August 4 | 3:00 a.m. |
How to watch 2024 Olympics cycling Women's road race: TV channel, Live stream
- TV Channel: CNBC, NBC Daytime
- Live Stream: Fubo, Peacock
CNBC will be providing live coverage of the women's road race for viewers in the US, with their broadcast starting one hour before the event gets underway and giving build-up for fans who want to follow American riders Chloe Dygert and Kristen Faulkner. NBC Daytime are also broadcasting replays and a highlights package from 11:10 a.m. ET, following the race's conclusion.
If you'd prefer to stream the action though, Fubo have you covered – they're showing the race both live and on catch-up with access to CNBC's feed, and are offering a FREE trial to new customers. Peacock's coverage of the 2024 Olympics is also extensive and includes both the men's and women's cycling road races this weekend.
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How long is the Women's cycling road race at Paris 2024?
At just over 98 miles, the course for the women's road race at Paris 2024 undergoes an elevation gain of 1,700 metres throughout one loop of the Ile-de-France region, with much of that climbing coming through the Vallée de Chevreuse.
The race starts and ends in the city centre of Paris, beginning in the Invalides on the southern side of the River Seine. The finish line is on the north side, at the Trocadero, and in between the 90 rivers will have to tackle nine specific named ascents which are spread more sporadically around the race than in the men's event.
The 98-mile race (elevation in metres) will play out as follows:
- START: Paris – 65m elevation
- Cote des Gardes – 8.7 miles in, 152m elevation (ascent, 1.2 miles at 6 per cent gradient)
- Versailles – 11.8 miles in, 114m elevation
- Cote de Port-Royal – 23.6 miles in, 157m elevation (ascent, 0.6 miles at 5 per cent gradient)
- Auffargis – 33.5 miles in, 146m elevation
- Cote de Cernay-la-Ville – 37.9 miles in, 168m elevation (ascent, 0.7 miles at 3.9 per cent gradient)
- Cote de Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse – 44.7 miles in, 153m elevation (ascent, 0.8 miles at 6.3 per cent gradient)
- Cote de Chateaufort – 47.2 miles in, 161m elevation (ascent, 0.5 miles at 5.7 per cent gradient)
- Cote du Pave des Gardes – 55.9 miles in, 180m elevation (ascent, 0.8 miles at 6.5 per cent gradient)
- Paris – 61.5 miles in, 65m elevation
- Cote de la butte Montmartre – 69.6 miles in, 128m elevation (ascent, 0.6 miles at 6.5 per cent gradient)
- Cote de la butte Montmartre – 80.8 miles in, 128m elevation (ascent, 0.6 miles at 6.5 per cent gradient)
- Cote de la butte Montmartre – 92.3 miles in, 128m elevation (ascent, 0.6 miles at 6.5 per cent gradient)
- FINISH LINE: Paris Trocadero – 98.1 miles in, 31m elevation