Gold medals and rainbow jerseys up for grabs in Ballerup, Denmark
The 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships see Olympic stars such as Harrie Lavreysen and Jennifer Valente back in action, competing for more gold medals and coveted rainbow jerseys.
Read on and we'll show you how to watch Track Cycling World Championships 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.
Ballerup, Denmark, is the host for this year's Track Worlds, the small town on the outskirts of Copenhagen boasting a velodrome that will welcome the world's best riders.
Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) confirmed himself as the undisputed sprinting king at this summer's Olympics, winning three gold medals, and he'll be one of the stars as he bids to extend his astonishing tally of 13 world titles. Likewise, double gold medal winner from Paris, Jennifer Valente (USA), is out to add to her seven world titles across the endurance events.
Other stars to watch out for include Katie Archibald (Great Britain), who had to miss the Olympics due to a freak foot injury, and Dan Bigham, who will battle for gold in the men's team pursuit, one of the most hotly anticipated events of the week.
The racing is split between two disciplines: sprint and endurance. For the Individual Sprint, Team Sprint, and Keirin are joined by the Time Trial - or 'kilo' as it's known. On the endurance side, the Team Pursuit, Omnium and Madison are joined by the Individual Pursuit, Scratch Race, Points Race, and Elimination Race.
Read on for how to watch UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2024 live streams from wherever you are.
The 2024 UCI Track World Championships are available to watch for FREE in a number of territories, including the UK, Australia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and Belgium.
In the UK, the BBC has the rights to all the racing for the World Championships, while the same is true of SBS in Australia, RTVE in Spain, RAI in Italy, and NOS in the Netherlands, while in Belgium viewers can choose the French-speaking RTBF or the Flemish-language VRT.
If you're travelling away from home, you may be unable to watch the action like you normally would due to regional restrictions. Fortunately, there's an easy solution. Use a VPN to watch the UCI Track World Championships for free - we'll show you how to do that below.
It's only natural that you might want to watch a 2024 UCI Track World Championships live stream from your home country, but what if you're not there when the race is on?
Look no further than a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN makes it look as if you're surfing the web from your home country, rather than the one you're in. That means you can access the streaming services you already pay for, from anywhere on Earth. Or anywhere that has an internet connection, at least.
They're totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use. We've tested lots of the best VPN services and our favorite right now is NordVPN. It's fast, works on loads of devices and even offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're visiting the U.S., and want to view your usual Australian service, you'd select Australia from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SBS, BBC iPlayer, or another streaming service and watch the Track World Championships online.
Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 UCI Track World Championships on FloBikes, the cycling arm of streaming platform FloSports. A subscription will set you back US$149.99 for the year or US$29.99 on a monthly basis.
And if you're currently out of the U.S. but still want to watch the race, then don't forget to explore NordVPN set out above.
Cycling fans in Canada can also watch the 2024 UCI Track World Championships via FloBikes. A subscription costs CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.
In the UK, free-to-air public broadcaster BBC has rights, as it does with World Championships in cycling's other disciplines, covering television and online streaming.
On television, action is split between BBC Two and BBC Three, with afternoon sessions set to air on the former and evening sessions on the latter. Scheduling is subject to change, however, and it's not certain which events will be covered live on TV. For the most complete coverage, the BBC's streaming service, BBC iPlayer, is the place to go.
Paid-for coverage will also be available through the Eurosport TV channel and the streaming service of its parent company, Discovery.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports and more.
In Australia, the UCI Track World Championships are available free-to-air on SBS's streaming service, SBS On Demand, with the action taking place in the early hours of the morning.
Australian viewers also have a paid-for option, with the action to be streamed live by Fox Sports. A digital subscription starts at $4.99 per month or $49 per year.
The UCI Track World Championships are being shown widely across Europe, with many public broadcasters holding the rights free-to-air, including RTVE in Spain, RAI in Italy, NOS in the Netherlands, and both VRTBF and VRT in Belgium.
There are dedicated national television stations carrying the action elsewhere, including TV2 Sport in the host country of Denmark, SRF in Switzerland, TVP Sport in Poland, CT Sport in Czechia, Sport TV in Slovakia, and RTV in Albania.
Otherwise, throughout the region, and exclusively so in the case of some major nations like France and Germany, the Track World Championships are available to watch via Eurosport, Discovery+, and Max. These brands are part of the same company, with Eurosport being the satellite TV channel while Discovery+ and Max are the online streaming arms, depending on which country you're in.
Discovery+ is the service for viewers in the UK, Italy, Germany, and Austria. A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ is priced at €6.99 per month.
Meanwhile, Max is the service for viewers in France, Spain, and the Netherlands, as well as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vatican.
To watch cycling on Max, the 'Sport' package costs €5 per month on top of a Max subscription that starts from €9.99 per month for the 'Basic' option.
The 2024 UCI Track World Championships are being broadcast around the globe.
Viewers in China can watch on CCTV5, while in Japan it'll be on the NHK network. There is also coverage on StarHub in Singapore, Astro in Malaysia, TAP in the Philippines and True Vision in Thailand.
In South and Central America, Star+ holds rights across the region, while ESPN was listed as a possible broadcaster but does not have the Track Worlds on its schedules at the time of writing.
In Africa, South African satellite broadcast Supersport will be showing the action not only in South Africa but also in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile the action will be available to stream on YouTube, via the channel of the UCI, on a geo-restricted basis in a number of territories across the world not covered by major broadcasters as set out above. These include New Zealand, India, and Sweden, among more than 100 countries.