Paris 2024 Olympics: Track cycling preview, full schedule, and how ...

It’s time for cycling track at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where 12 gold medals are on offer across seven nights of thrilling action at the National Velodrome.

Drama is always guaranteed on the track, where just milliseconds can decide the podium places.

With both team and individual events, some stars will be fighting for gold on multiple fronts at the velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.

Great Britain and the Netherlands are among the powerhouse nations in track cycling, both taking home three golds from Tokyo 2020.

Lotte Kopecky and Harrie Lavreysen meanwhile are just two of the superstar riders taking to the track, and they will certainly not be alone in challenging for the top of the podium.

Here we preview the 12 events and look at some of the favourites.

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Emma Finucane is the big Team GB hope following Laura Kenny’s retirement, with the 21-year-old viewed as one of the favourites for gold in the women’s keirin and sprint events.

Swapping the road for the track is Belgium’s Kopecky, who won bronze in the road race and is hoping to take home the gold in the women’s omnium.

Kopecky is the reigning world champion in the points race and elimination track events, and is hoping to translate that success to the omnium, where world champion USA’s Jennifer Valente is defending her Olympic title.

In the men’s events, there are high hopes in the Netherlands once more for two-time Olympic champion and dominant force of track cycling, Lavreysen, the 13-time world champion who is out to defend his sprint title and also challenge for gold in the keirin.

The men’s omnium boasts an open field, but the roar of the crowd could inspire Benjamin Thomas to a home gold, the French cyclist having won the world title in this event in 2017 and 2020.

Cycling track teams to watch at Paris 2024 Olympics

It could be hard to separate 2023 world champions Germany and silver medallists Great Britain in the women’s team sprint.

Team GB may lead the way in the women’s team pursuit and women’s madison as the defending world champions in both events.

Remarkably, though, there have been five different winners at the past five World Championships in the team pursuit – also Italy (2022), Germany (2021), USA (2020), Australia (2019) – with Germany also the defending Olympic champions.

Meanwhile, world champions the Netherlands could take some stopping in the men’s team sprint, while the team pursuit looks set to be a close affair between Italy, Denmark, Great Britain and New Zealand.

It could just as close in the men’s madison, with the Dutch and British both contenders once more.

Full cycling track schedule at Olympic Games 2024

Cycling track takes place from 5-11 August at Paris 2024. Click here for a detailed schedule.

How to watch Paris 2024 cycling track live

All the action from Paris 2024, including sport climbing, can be watched via media rights holders (MRHs).

Check listings for your local broadcaster.

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