How To Watch Olympic Cycling in 2021

Olympic Cycling begins Friday, July 23, 2021, at 10 pm ET. This article will explain how to watch every Olympic Cycling event at the Tokyo Olympics, even if you don’t have cable. We also include the full Olympic Cycling TV schedule, so you know when and where to watch every game. For other Olympic events aside from Cycling, see our guide on how to watch the Olympics in 2021.

How To Watch Olympic Cycling: Olympic Cycling events will be aired on USA, CNBC, and streamed with the NBC Sports App. All networks can be streamed live with FuboTV (7-day free trial) or Hulu Live TV (7-day free trial). Using a free trial from each will allow you to watch every Olympic Cycling event for free! These services will also allow you to log into the NBC Sports apps to watch all Cycling events.

Olympic Cycling TV Schedule

The TV schedule for all Olympic Cycling events is in the list below. All the required channels (NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network) are available in the following streaming services. Some Cycling events will not air on TV but will stream through the NBCSN app. Your account credentials from these services will also allow you to log into the NBCSN App to watch Cycling events not carried on a TV network:

• FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
• Hulu Live TV – Offers a 1-week free trial.
• DIRECTV STREAM – Has a 5-Day free trial.
• YouTube TV –  offers a 1-week free trial.

The list below shows the Date, Times, and TV Network for the 14 Cycling events for both Men and Women.

(All Times Eastern)

• Friday, July 23
  • 10 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Men’s cycling road race from Tokyo’s Musashinonomori Park to Shizuoka’s Fuji International Speedway
• Sunday, July 25
  • 12 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s cycling road race from Tokyo’s Musashinonomori Park to Shizuoka’s Fuji International Speedway 
• Monday, July 26
  • 2 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Men’s cross-country mountain biking event from Shizuoka’s Izu MTB Course
  • 4:05 a.m. | on CNBC – Coverage of the men’s Cycling cross country mountain bike event from Shizuoka’s Izu MTB Course
• Tuesday, July 27
  • 2 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s cross-country mountain biking event from Shizuoka’s Izu MTB Course
  • 10:30: p.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s cycling road time trial from Shizuoka’s Fuji International Speedway 
• Wednesday, July 28
  • 1 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Men’s cycling road time trial from Shizuoka’s Fuji International Speedway 
  • 9 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Quarterfinals of BMX racing from the Ariake Urban Sports Park
• Thursday, July 29
  • 9 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Semifinals and finals of BMX racing from the Ariake Urban Sports Park
• Friday, July 30
  • 9:10 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Seeding runs of BMX freestyle park from the Ariake Urban Sports Park
• Saturday, July 31
  • 9:10 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Finals of BMX freestyle park from the Ariake Urban Sports Park
• Sunday, August 1
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s team sprint qualifying, first round and finals, and men’s and women’s team pursuit qualifying from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
  • 6 a.m. | on USA – Coverage of the women’s team sprint qualifying, first round and finals, and men’s and women’s team pursuit qualifying in Cycling from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Monday, August 2
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s team sprint qualifying, first round and finals, and men’s and women’s team pursuit qualifying from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome 
  • 6 a.m. | on USA – Coverage of the women’s team sprint qualifying, first round and finals, and men’s and women’s team pursuit qualifying in Cycling from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Tuesday, August 3
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s team pursuit R1 and finals; men’s team sprint qualifying, R1 and finals; and men’s team pursuit R1 from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Wednesday, August 4
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Men’s team pursuit finals; women’s keirin R1 w/ repechage; and men’s sprint qualifying and R1 w/ repechages from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
  • 11 a.m. | on USA – Coverage of track events in Cycling, including men’s team pursuit finals, round one of women’s keirin, men’s sprint qualifying and round one at Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Thursday, August 5
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s keirin R2, R3 & final; men’s omnium scratch, tempo, elimination and points races; & men’s sprint R2 w/ rep & QF from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
  • 6 a.m. | on USA – Coverage of the women’s keirin round two, round three and final, the scratch, tempo, elimination and points races in men’s omnium and round two, repechage and quarterfinals in men’s sprint in Cycling from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
  • 8 p.m. | on USA – Coverage of the women’s keirin round two, round three and final, the scratch, tempo, elimination and points races in men’s omnium and round two, repechage and quarterfinals in men’s sprint in Cycling from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Friday, August 6
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s madison final; men’s sprint semifinals & final; and women’s sprint qualifying and R1 w/ repechages from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
• Saturday, August 7
  • 2:30 a.m. | on NBCSN App – Men’s madison final; women’s sprint R2 with repechage and quarterfinals; and men’s keirin R1 w/ rep from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome
  • 9 p.m. | on NBCSN App – Women’s omnium w/ scratch, tempo, elimination and points races; women’s sprint semifinals & final; & men’s keirin R2, R3 & final from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome 
• Sunday, August 8
  • 12:30 a.m. | on CNBC – Coverage of the women’s omnium with scratch, tempo, elimination and points races, the women’s sprint semifinal and final and the second, third and final rounds of the men’s keirin from Shizuoka’s Izu Velodrome

Watch Cycling on The NBC Sports App

Some Cycling Events only air on the NBCSN app. Thankfully you can log into the NBC Sports App using your fuboTV or Hulu Live TV credentials and watch those events. The NBCSN app will also air replays of past events and even carry events scheduled to air on NBCSN, USA, and CNBC. The steps to use the NBC Sports App are below:

1. Use a Free Trial to a Service that carries CNBC, and USA, and NBCSN. Those are:
   • FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
   • Hulu Live TV – Offers a 1-week free trial.
   • DIRECTV STREAM – Has a 5-Day free trial.
   • YouTube TV –  offers a 1-week free trial.
2. Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.” But you can download the NBC Sports app on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more.
3. Search for the NBC Sports app
4. Add the NBC Sports app to your device and then open it. 
5. Go to “Browse” on the menu to the left of the screen. Under “All Networks,” navigate to “NBCSN” and press the OK button on your remote.
6. Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to https://www.nbcsports.com/activate.
7. You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. If you subscribe to fuboTV, select “fuboTV,” then enter your login and password for Hulu.
8. Once you sign in, your TV screen will refresh after a minute or so. You should now have access to all Cycling Events through the app. Just got to “Browse”, then “Cycling,” and scroll down to the “Live” and “Replays” section depending on whether you want to watch live or past events.

Best Streaming Services for Olympic Cycling

In order to watch every Olympic Cycling game, you can use any live streaming service that carries NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network in its channel lineup. We’ve summarized those services below, or you can check any of the following guides for information on watching a specific channel without cable.

• Watch NBCSN without Cable
• Watch CNBC without Cable
• Watch USA Network Without Cable

Below is a summary of each live TV streaming service offering all three of those channels.

FuboTV

FuboTV is an excellent service to watch Olympic Cycling as it carries NBCSN, USA Network, and CNBC in its Pro Plan along with over 80 other channels for $74.99 (after a 7-day free trial). The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. FuboTV’s standard plan includes the following:

• over 100 live channels found on cable including NBCSN, CNBC, and USA
• live local NBC, FOX, and CBS in many markets
• a cloud DVR with 30 hours of storage
• watch on two screens at the same time

You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Hulu

You can watch every Olympic Cycling game on Hulu Live TV. The service carries NBCSN, CNBC, and USA along with many other channels. Hulu is most known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, you can also subscribe to Hulu’s Live TV service for $69.99 a month. That price includes Hulu on-demand, making it one of the best live TV streaming services available. The service includes the following features:

• Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
• Watch on two screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• Comes with six customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library

Hulu supports Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android and more. Check out our full review of Hulu Live TV for more details.

Check out Hulu + Live TV here.

DIRECTV STREAM

You can watch every Olympic Cycling game on DIRECTV STREAM. The service provides NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network in its “Entertainment” channel plan for $74.99 per month. The service provides a 5-day free trial when signing up. AT&T provides the following features in all it’s channel plans:

• watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

Sling offers NBCSN and USA in it’s Blue package. Subscribers will need to sign up for Sling TV’s Blue Package for $40 per month, and then add the “News Extra” package for an additional $6 per month to also get CNBC. Sling TV provides subscribers with the following features:

• access to CNBC, NBCSN, USA and other channels on Sling TV
• Sling also offers on-demand and a cloud DVR
• You can stream up to three devices simultaneously on the Sling Blue plan.
• Supported on Windows and Mac PCs and laptops, Android and iOS devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Nexus player, Xbox One, 4th Generation Apple TV, Chromecast, and more.
• Includes a cloud DVR along with other great features.

Sling TV offers sign-up promotions to see if this solution will work for you. For details on Slings service offerings and the difference between them, check out my review of Sling TV.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV also offers NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and more with limitless storage space for recording your shows. Your library of recorded shows can be streamed anywhere. The base package costs $72.99 a month.

A subscription to YouTube TV provides:

• access to NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. 
• Includes YouTube TV on-demand

Check our review of YouTube TV for more details. They also offer a 1-week free trial.