Samba! Beach volleyball! Rum-based cocktails of lethal potency! These are just some of the delightful things that spring to mind at the words 'Rio de Janeiro'. But what about bikes? Read on for our guide to watching cycling at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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Schedule of cycling events at Rio 2016
At this year's Olympics, the cycling events will get underway on Saturday 6th with the men's road cycling – the day after the opening ceremony. Expect fireworks. The women's road race follows, then comes the time trial racing, followed by the BMX racing, with the track cycling wrapping things up. All Olympics cycling events will be finished on Tuesday 16 August, so make sure you've got plenty of space on your DVR and in your social calendar between these dates.
What follows is the schedule of every cycling event. Check your local listings for specific television coverage. BBC will be doing blanket coverage in the UK, and NBC will be airing cycling online and on some of its channels in the US.
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Road cycling (6-7 August)
The start venue for the road racing events is Fort Copacabana, a military base at the southern end of Brazil's most famous beach. The course is super-hilly – leading some pros like Lizzie Armitstead to rule themselves out as favourites – and will suit the climbers.
- Saturday 6th August: The men's 256.4km (150mi) road race starts at around 9:30am local time (1.30pm UK time / 8:30am EST / 10:30pm Sydney time).
- Sunday 7th August: The women's 141km (87.6mi) road race starts at around 12.30pm local time (4.30pm UK time / 11:30am EST / 1:30am Monday in Sydney).
Road time trial (10 August)
- Wednesday 10th August: The women's 29.8km (18.5mi) road time trial starts at 12:30pm local time (4.30pm UK time / 11:30am EST / 1:30am Thursday in Sydney).
- Wednesday 10th August: The men's 59.6km (37mi) road time trial starts at 2pm local time (6pm UK time / 1pm EST / 3am Thursday in Sydney).
Track cycling events (11-16 August)
- Thursday 11th August: Men's team sprint qualifying, first round and finals; men's team pursuit qualifying; women's team pursuit qualifying.
- Friday 12th August: Men's sprint qualifying and 1/16 finals; men's team pursuit first round and finals; women's team pursuit qualifying; women's team sprint first round and finals.
- Saturday 13th August: Men's sprint 1/8 finals, quarter finals and semi finals; women's Keirin first round, second round and finals; women's team pursuit first round and finals.
- Sunday 14th August: Men's omnium scratch race, omnium individual pursuit and omnium elimination race; men's sprint finals; women's sprint qualifying and finals.
- Monday 15th August: Men's omnium time trial, omnium flying lap and omnium points race; women's sprint 1/8 finals; women's omnium scratch race, omnium individual pursuit and omnium elimination race.
- Tuesday 16th August: Men's Keirin first round, second round and finals; women's sprint quarter finals, semi-finals and finals; women's omnium time trial, omnium flying lap and omnium points race.
BMX events (17-18 August)
- Wednesday 17th August: Men's BMX seeding run; women's BMX seeding run.
- Thursday 18th August: Men's BMX quarter finals.
- Friday 19th August: Men's BMX semi-finals and final; women's BMX semi-finals and final.
Cross-country mountain biking events (20-21 August)
- Saturday 20th August: The women's cross-country mountain bike race starts at 12:30pm local time (4.30pm UK time / 11:30am EST / 1:30am Sunday in Sydney).
- Sunday 21st August: The men's cross-country mountain bike race starts at 12:30pm local time (4.30pm UK time / 11:30am EST / 1:30am Monday in Sydney).
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