Olympic Games 2024

Latest News from the Race

Swipe to scroll horizontally
Cycling at the 2024 Olympics
DateJuly 27 - August 11, 2024
LocationParis, France
EventsCycling Road, Track, Mountain Bike
Previous edition2020 Olympic Games

Join Cyclingnews' coverage of cycling at the Paris Olympics with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.

Olympic road cycling routes

Track cycling events

There are six Olympic track cycling events, with equal numbers of riders for men and women in each event.

The Team Sprint includes three riders each from eight qualified countries. Three riders begin with a standing start for this three-lap race, with each rider taking a one-lap turn to increase the speed before pulling off. The last rider's three-lap time decides the winner.

For the Team Pursuit, 10 different teams are pitted against each other in twos - starting on opposite sides of the track. Four riders work together over four kilometres (16 laps) to set the fastest time. The competition takes place across three rounds until there are only four teams left, two fighting for the gold and silver medals, and two racing for the bronze medal.

A second endurance event is the Omnium, which is a series of four different races: the Scratch, Elimination, Tempo and Points Races. Points are scored based on a rider's finishing position in each race until the Points Race, the final event. The points gained in the intermediate sprints and finish determine the Omnium winner.

The Madison includes a maximum of 15 teams from different countries, with riders being selected from entrants of the other endurance events, the Omnium and Team Pursuit.

More fast-twitch athletes come to the fore for the Keirin - a short, mass-start sprint event where up to six riders compete to be first across the line. The top riders move onto the next round until there are only six riders competing for the gold, silver and bronze medals.

The Sprint is the final event for these riders. It begins with riders racing for the fastest time on a flying start 200 metre dash. Then, riders are paired up to sprint against each other in a best-of-three contest. The competition continue in heats until four riders remain to compete for the gold and silver, or the bronze medal.

  • Team Sprint
  • Individual Sprint
  • Keirin
  • Team Pursuit
  • Omnium
  • Madison

2024 Olympics cycling schedule

Swipe to scroll horizontally
DateEventTime
Saturday, July 27Men and women time trial14:30-18:30 CEDT
Sunday, July 28MTB Women's Cross Country14:00-16:30 CEDT
Monday, July 29MTB Men's Cross Country14:00-16:30 CEDT
July 30-August 2BMXvarious
Saturday, August 3Men's Road Race11:00-18:15 CEDT
Sunday, August 4Women's Road Race14:00-18:45 CEDT
Monday, August 5Track Cycling: Women's Team Sprint17:00-19:40
Tuesday, August 6Track Cycling: Men's Team Sprint17:30-19:55
Wednesday, August 7Track Cycling: Men & Women Team Pursuit12:45-15:30
Thursday, August 8Track Cycling: Men's Omnium, Women's Keirin17:00-19:55
Friday, August 9Track Cycling: Men's Sprint, Women's Madison14:00-15:45
Saturday, August 10Track Cycling: Men's Madison17:00-19:55
Sunday, August 11Track Cycling: Men's Keirin, Women's Sprint and Omnium11:00-14:15

Races

  • Olympic Games 2024
    27 July 2024 - 29 July 2024 | Paris | JO
    • Road Cycling: Women's Individual Time Trial | Invalides - Pont Alexandre III
      2024-07-27 32.4km
    • Road Cycling: Men's Individual Time Trial | Invalides - Pont Alexandre III
      2024-07-27 32.4km
    • Road Cycling: Men's Road Race | Trocadéro - Trocadéro
      2024-08-03 273km
    • Road Cycling: Women's Road Race | Trocadéro - Trocadéro
      2024-08-04 158km
    • Track Cycling: Women's Team Sprint Final | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-05
    • Track Cycling: Men's Team Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-06
    • Track Cycling: Women's Team Pursuit | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-07
    • Track Cycling: Men's Team Pursuit | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-07
    • Track Cycling: Women's Keirin | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-08
    • Track Cycling: Men's Omnium | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-08
    • Track Cycling: Women's Madison | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-09
    • Track Cycling: Men's Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-09
    • Track Cycling: Men's Madison | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-10
    • Track Cycling: Men's Keirin | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-11
    • Track Cycling: Women's Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-11
    • Track Cycling: Women's Omnium | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
      2024-08-11
    • Mountain Bike: Women's Cross Country (XCO) | Elancourt Hill
      2024-07-28
    • Mountain Bike: Men's Cross Country (XCO) | Elancourt Hill
      2024-07-29

Top News on the Race

Related Features