Watch a BMX World Championships live stream
You can watch the 2023 BMX World Championships for free on BBC iPlayer in the UK, and SBS On Demand in Australia. Sporza in Belgium, France TV Sport in France, Rai Play in Italy, and Teledeporte in Spain are also offering free live coverage of the event. Full details on how to watch the BMX World Championships just below. And don't forget: you can use a VPN watch a FREE BMX World Championships live stream from anywhere.
BMX World Championships 2023: preview
Between the artistry, dexterity and ingenuity of the freestyle events and the all-guns-blazing nature of the race, the BMX World Championships scratch every itch a sports fanatic could possibly want tending to, and what makes things even better from an armchair perspective is that everything happens in short, sharp bursts.
The adjudicated Freestyle Park and Freestyle Flatland make Glasgow Green the cool capital of the UCI Cycling World Championships. In the Park event, the riders gets two 60-second rounds to land as many backflips, 360s, tailwhips, no-handers and as-yet-unnamed tricks as possible, with combinations, wall rides and sky-high launches off ramps thrown in for good measure.
BMX world champions Hannah Roberts (USA) and Rimu Nakamura (Japan) are in action on Saturday morning, as Freestyle Park qualifying gets underway for the elite men and women. The semi-finals are scheduled for Sunday, before the final showdown on Monday.
Flatland requires even more outrageous imagination, with riders having to wow the crowd on an empty platform. More like a rap battle or breakdance contest than a sports event, each performance lasts between two and three minutes, more than enough to inspire you to have a go in the backyard and pick up a few bruises for your troubles.
The BMX Race at the Glasgow BMX Centre is completely different, with the riders having to fight on all fronts on a 400m minefield of a course, featuring high-speed bends and gravity-defying jumps, in as fast a time as possible, all while desperately trying not to collide in mid-air with a competitor.
Read on as we explain how to watch a FREE 2023 BMX World Championships live stream from anywhere with a VPN. Full BMX schedule and details of how to watch this UCI Cycling World Championships event below.
2023 BMX World Championships schedule
(All times BST)
BMX FREESTYLE PARK
Saturday, August 5
9am - Women Elite - Qualification
1.30pm - Men Elite - Qualification
Sunday, August 6
12pm - Women Elite - Semi-final
3pm - Men Elite - Semi-final
Monday, August 7
2.30pm - Men Elite - Final
5pm Women Elite - Final
BMX FREESTYLE FLATLAND
Tuesday, August 8
3pm - Men Elite - Qualification
6pm - Women Elite - Qualification
Wednesday, August 9
3pm - Men Elite - Semi-final
Thursday, August 10
3pm - Women Elite - Final
4.20pm - Men Elite - Final
BMX RACING
Sunday, August 6
World Challenge Day 1 - Cruisers
Monday, August 7
World Challenge Day 2 - Cruisers
Tuesday, August 8
World Challenge Day 3 - Cruisers
Wednesday, August 9
World Challenge Day 4 & Masters - Cruisers
Saturday, August 12
BMX Racing Championships Qualifying
Sunday, August 13
BMX Racing Championships Finals
How to watch a FREE BMX World Championships live stream
One of the best things about the UCI Cycling World Championships is that they're completely free to watch in lots of countries around the world. For example:
UK – BBC iPlayer
Australia – SBS
Belgium – Sporza
France – France TV Sport
Italy – Rai Sport
Spain – RTVE
If you're from any of the countries listed above but you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing out on that free coverage. All you need to do is subscribe to a VPN to watch a free BMX World Championships live stream and re-connect to your home streaming coverage.
How to watch BMX World Championships from outside your country
If you're abroad right now and struggling to tap into your usual coverage, you'll want a VPN. This'll help you circumvent the geo-blocking that will try to stop you watching a BMX World Championships live stream in particular parts of the world.
They're a useful means of getting around this issue, are cheap, and easy to set-up as well. Here's how it's done.
Use a VPN to watch BMX World Championships 2023 from anywhere
How to use a VPN to watch BMX World Championships 2023
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'UK' for BBC iPlayer.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home - BBC iPlayer for Brits abroad.
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