Olympic Games 2024
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Date | July 27 - August 11, 2024 |
Location | Paris, France |
Events | Cycling Road, Track, Mountain Bike |
Previous edition | 2020 Olympic Games |
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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
Date | Event | Time |
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Saturday, July 27 | Men and women time trial | 14:30-18:30 CEDT |
Sunday, July 28 | MTB Women's Cross Country | 14:00-16:30 CEDT |
Monday, July 29 | MTB Men's Cross Country | 14:00-16:30 CEDT |
July 30-August 2 | BMX | various |
Saturday, August 3 | Men's Road Race | 11:00-18:15 CEDT |
Sunday, August 4 | Women's Road Race | 14:00-18:45 CEDT |
Monday, August 5 | Track Cycling: Women's Team Sprint | 17:00-19:40 |
Tuesday, August 6 | Track Cycling: Men's Team Sprint | 17:30-19:55 |
Wednesday, August 7 | Track Cycling: Men & Women Team Pursuit | 12:45-15:30 |
Thursday, August 8 | Track Cycling: Men's Omnium, Women's Keirin | 17:00-19:55 |
Friday, August 9 | Track Cycling: Men's Sprint, Women's Madison | 14:00-15:45 |
Saturday, August 10 | Track Cycling: Men's Madison | 17:00-19:55 |
Sunday, August 11 | Track Cycling: Men's Keirin, Women's Sprint and Omnium | 11:00-14:15 |
Races
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Olympic Games 202427 July 2024 - 29 July 2024 | Paris | JO
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Road Cycling: Women's Individual Time Trial | Invalides - Pont Alexandre III2024-07-27 32.4km
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Road Cycling: Men's Individual Time Trial | Invalides - Pont Alexandre III2024-07-27 32.4km
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Road Cycling: Men's Road Race | Trocadéro - Trocadéro2024-08-03 273km
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Road Cycling: Women's Road Race | Trocadéro - Trocadéro2024-08-04 158km
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Track Cycling: Women's Team Sprint Final | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-05
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Track Cycling: Men's Team Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-06
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Track Cycling: Women's Team Pursuit | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-07
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Track Cycling: Men's Team Pursuit | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-07
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Track Cycling: Women's Keirin | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-08
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Track Cycling: Men's Omnium | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-08
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Track Cycling: Women's Madison | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-09
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Track Cycling: Men's Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-09
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Track Cycling: Men's Madison | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-10
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Track Cycling: Men's Keirin | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-11
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Track Cycling: Women's Sprint | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-11
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Track Cycling: Women's Omnium | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines2024-08-11
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Mountain Bike: Women's Cross Country (XCO) | Elancourt Hill2024-07-28
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Mountain Bike: Men's Cross Country (XCO) | Elancourt Hill2024-07-29
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