How to watch the 2022 road World Championships: Live stream all the events in Wollongong
The World Championships begin this Sunday, September 18th in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Over the next week, several rainbow jerseys will be contested on hilly courses.
It might be on the other side of the world, but all the races are featured from start to finish, and you can find out how to watch them anywhere with our handy guide and with ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).
First up is the time trials, with both the elite men and women competing on Sunday before the juniors and U23 men start at the start of the week. Then the mixed relay time trial will crown Wednesday’s races against the clock.
The road races start in earnest with the junior road races and the men’s U23 race (there is no female equivalent yet) before the whole show concludes with the elite road races next weekend with the women on September 24th and men on September 25th .
Riders to watch out for include two-time defending champion Julian Alaphilippe (France), Wout van Aert (Belgium), Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) and Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) in the men’s road race; in the men’s time trial, defending champion Filippo Ganna (Italy) is the clear favorite but could compete with someone like Stefan Bissegger (Switzerland) or even Pogačar or Remco Evenepoel (Belgium).
The Dutch are always strong in the elite women’s events, so watch out for Annemiek van Vleuten and Ellen van Dijk in the TT and this pair and Demi Vollering in the road race. Outside the Netherlands, Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) threatens in the TT, while Lotte Kopecky (Belgium), Grace Brown (Australia), Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Poland) could all triumph on the road.
Watch the World Championships in Great Britain
All World Cup events will be broadcast live in the UK on GCN+ (opens in new tab)Discovery+ (opens in new tab) and Eurosport (opens in new tab) all show the live action. The BBC also shows the events online.
Highlights and analysis shows of each race will also be available.
To get access to Discovery+ and Eurosport you can sign up for £59.99 per year or £6.99 per month. Alternatively, access to GCN+ also costs £39.99 per year or £6.99 per month.
If you’re not in the country for the World Cup, no problem – you can just download and install a VPN (opens in new tab) and use a location within the UK to watch the broadcast live as if you were back home.
Setting up a VPN is easy – just download, install, open the app and choose your location.
Try Express VPN (opens in new tab) for its speed, security and ease of use. It’s also compatible with a range of devices and streaming services (e.g. Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox, PS4, etc.), giving you the power to watch wherever you want.
There are other great options, of course, but Express VPN gives you the added benefit of a 30-day money-back guarantee and three months free with an annual plan.
Check out the World Championships in USA, Canada and Australia
In the USA and Canada you can follow the Vuelta a España live every day on Flobikes (opens in new tab)showing live images along with on-demand and highlights.
Subscriptions cost $30 per month or $150 per year.
In Australia, Nine Network and Stan Sports show the home country’s elite events.