The 2025/2026 cyclo-cross season is underway and it's set to ignite this weekend with the start of the top-tier series, the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, so now's the time to get your viewing arrangements sorted.
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Where to watch cyclo-cross this season
UK
As with all cycling coverage in the UK, TNT Sports and its streaming platform Discovery+ (£30.99/month) have all the major cyclo-cross races covered this season, including the World Cup, Superprestige, and Exact Cross series.
USA
In the US, the Cyclo-cross World Cup is on Flobikes ($29.99/month), but the rest is mostly on HBO Max ($18.49/month)
Canada
Subscribers to Flobikes ($39.99/month)north of the border get a larger selection of races beyond the World Cups.
Free cyclo-cross coverage
There's loads of it about, depending on your location. You can watch every single UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race for free thanks to the UCI YouTube channel – geo-restrictions apply, so it won't work on the UK and is only occasionally open to those in the US. There is also widespread free-to-air cyclo-cross coverage in Europe, with NOS in the Netherlands and Sporza in Belgium showing most important races.
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