Rainbow jerseys are on the line this weekend as the top cyclists line up for the last major event of 2024, the men's and women's elite road races at the UCI World Championships.
The women take center stage Saturday, with Lotte Kopecky of Belgium looking to defend her 2023 title after finishing as runner-up in 2022. She'll face a tough challenge from Dutch riders Demi Vollering, Marianne Vos and Annemiek van Vleuten, who won in 2022 and 2019. Keep an eye on American Kristen Faulkner, who won gold in the road race at last month's Paris Olympics.
WATCH: 2024 UCI World Championships road races live on FloBikes
Sunday features the much-anticipated men's race, which is shaping up as a showdown between three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and the 2024 Olympics road race and time trial champion Remco Evenepoel of Belgium. Defending champion Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands is also a threat
Here's how to watch all the action from the 2024 World Championships road races:
How to watch cycling World Championships 2024: Channel, live stream
- TV channel: None
- Live stream: FloBikes
The World Championships will not air on traditional television. Fans can live-stream the entire competition including the road races on FloBikes.
UCI World Championships schedule 2024
| Date | Event | Time (ET) | Live stream |
| Sat., Sept. 28 | Women's elite road race | 6:45 to 11:15 a.m. | FloBikes |
| Sun., Sept. 29 | Men's elite road race | 4:30 to 11:30 a.m. | FloBikes |
Where are the cycling World Championships in 2024?
The 2024 UCI World Championships are being held in Zurich, Switzerland.
Saturday's women's race will cover 154 kilometers (96 miles) in and around Zurich. The men's road race course for Sunday covers 274 kilometers (170 miles) in seven loops of the circuit.
UCI World Championships road race winners
Here are the last five winners of the men's and women's elite road races:
| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 2023 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
| 2019 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |