Olympic cycling 2016 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch men’s and women’s time trials online

The men’s and women’s time trial competitions at the 2016 Olympics in Rio are set for Wednesday morning. If you like waking up early and watching elite athletes ride bicycles as quickly as possible, then NBC Sports will you have covered with its live stream.

The action gets going early Wednesday with the women’s time trials set for 7:30 a.m. ET and the men’s for 10 a.m. ET. One of two Olympic road cycling competitions, time trials see each athlete race alone against the clock to cover the course in the shortest time possible. This is in contrast to the road race, which sees all the athletes racing on the course at the same time.

The course used for the time trials is located on the Pontal area with a starting point at Tim Maia Square. There are a couple notable differences between the men’s and women’s competitions:

On both sides, the competition should be tough. Bradley Wiggins, the first British winner of the Tour de France and gold medalist in men’s time trials at the 2012 Olympics, will be back to defend his title. He’ll get competition once again from fellow Brit Chris Froome, who is recently coming off his third Tour de France win in four years.

And for American fans, Kristin Armstrong is going into the women’s time trials looking for her third straight Olympic gold. Armstrong is 42 years old and her inclusion helped push out Carmen Small, which caused a stir in the cycling world earlier this summer. Defending her title at that age would be an incredible feat for Armstrong.

NBC Sports will have all the action streaming live, so here’s how to follow to follow online:

2016 Rio Olympics cycling coverage for Wednesday