The 2024-25 cyclocross season is well underway, with all the major series in full swing and races coming thick and fast as the festive period approaches.
This season, there are four big competitions to follow, with the Belgium- and Netherlands-based Superprestige, X2O Trofee and Exact Cross series joined by the UCI World Cup, which also features upcoming events in France and Spain.
► Free streams: UCI YouTube, Sporza, RTBF
► UK: Eurosport / Discovery+
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The action runs all the way to February, with the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships taking place in Liévin, France on February 1-2, 2025.
Riders including Fem van Empel, Lars van der Haar, Lucinda Brand, Eli Iserbyt, Annemarie Worst, Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado, Michael Vanthourenhout and Thibau Nys are all in action this season.
Meanwhile, top stars Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert have yet to make an appearance but are slated to make their returns to the mud in late December.
Read on for our guide on how to watch cyclocross online, on TV, and from anywhere in the world.
What cyclocross races are on TV this week?
Cyclocross free streams
Good news for cycling fans: you can watch cyclocross for free, in many parts of the world.
The sport's governing body, the UCI, hosts free streams for the UCI World Cup series and UCI World Championships on its own UCI YouTube channel. Coverage is, however, geo-restricted, and is only available in countries where a TV deal hasn't been struck with an external broadcaster.
Geo-restrictions vary by event, but fans in the UK and Ireland will always be blocked from the feed given Eurosport and Discovery+ show all World Cup and World Championship races. The feed is, however, often freely available in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Given cyclocross' strong roots in Belgium, races from all the series are regularly shown by the free-to-air public broadcasters – RTBF in the French-speaking south and VRT / Sporza in the Flemish-speaking north. The Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross series are all covered so whatever the race, you'll usually find it for free in Belgium, either on TV or online. RAI in Italy is consistently showing the World Cups, while RTVE in Spain is set to step in for the Benidorm round in January.
Away from home? You can still access your usual streams, by using a VPN – more on that below.
Watch cyclocross from anywhere
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted. But that doesn't mean you can't watch the races.
In this case, a VPN will come in handy. A Virtual Private Network – to give it its full name – allows your computer to pretend it's in a different country, letting you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
Our expert colleagues at TechRadar recommend using a VPN for streaming as well as enhanced cyber-security – they know a thing or two about VPNs and right now they rate NordVPN as the best VPN on the market.
Watch cyclocross live streams in the US
Cyclocross coverage in the US is a little patchy, with coverage split between Flobikes and Max.
FloBikes is a cycling-specific streaming platform that offers cyclocross action from various series, including the World Cups. However, its schedule does not cover the entire series, and is prone to changes, so it's worth keeping an eye on what they have coming up. A subscription to Flobikes will set you back $149.99 for the year or $29.99 on a monthly basis.
Max, meanwhile, is the US-based streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which started adding cycling rights in 2024. That includes some cyclocross coverage across the Superprestige, Exact Cross, and X2O Trofee series, but does not include the UCI World Cup series or the UCI World Championships. Max subscriptions start from $10 a month but you'll need the B/R Sports add-on, which costs an extra $10 a month.
That said, you could find the top-level action for free, with the UCI YouTube cyclocross World Cup free live stream not usually geo-restricted in the US.
Watch cyclocross in Canada
FloBikes also operates in Canada and will be carrying much of the coverage they offer in the US. Check their schedule for the latest up-to-date information.
A FloBikes subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.
The UCI World Cup and UCI World Championships will also be aired in Canada for free on the UCI Youtube page.
Watch cyclocross live streams in the UK & Ireland
Eurosport and Discovery+ bill themselves as the 'home of cycling' in the UK and they once again have a packed programme for the 2024-2025 cyclocross season. You can watch all the UCI World Cup rounds, the UCI World Championships, and action from the Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross series, as well.
Eurosport is the TV channel, available on most packages, while Discovery+ is the online streaming platform, where you'll find all the cyclocross racing more consistently available.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which is all you need to get Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 / €4.99 per month or £59.99 / €49.99 per year.
Fans in the UK, in other words, have it good, but will find themselves locked out of the UCI's free stream, as outlined above. If you're a Discovery+ subscriber wanting to get your coverage outside the UK, or you're visiting the UK and want your usual UCI YouTube feed, in both cases you'd need a VPN, such as NordVPN.
Watch cyclocross around the world
For Belgian commentary and coverage of all of the top cyclocross series from the country that knows cyclocross best, head to Sporza or RTBF – for free. Just over in the Netherlands, it's on NOS.
As in the UK, Eurosport's coverage goes out across most of Europe. Somewhat confusingly, you get this in two different places depending on where you are, so for some countries it's Discovery+ and in others it's Max (but separate from the US Max).
It's the World Cup that attracts the biggest range of international broadcasters, and you'll find most races on RAI in Italy, TV2 in Denmark, J Sports in Japan, Astro in Malaysia, STVR in Slovakia, and CT Sport in the Czech Republic.
For a full list of international broadcasters for the World Cup events, the UCI publishes a list each round on the UCI website.
Don't forget, the cyclocross is available totally for free in the countries that don't have a broadcaster, hosted on the UCI YouTube channel. And don't forget, you can tune in from anywhere if you're on the move, by using a VPN.
