Coverage to Feature Watch-Alongs With Champions Chloe Dygert & Rohan Dennis
NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister Speaks with Women’s Time Trial Champion Chloe Dygert, Men’s Time Trial Champion Rohan Dennis, and American Cyclist Lawson Craddock In Special Editions of Each Race
Burmeister To Introduce Coverage Throughout the Week’s Races
2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling Features 50+ Hours of 2019 UCI Road Cycling World Championships Coverage
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STAMFORD, Conn. – June 22, 2020 – Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents every memorable moment, new interviews and ‘watch-alongs’ with the world’s top cyclists during this week’s 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling, beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET. 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling is presented by Zwift and continues the network’s 2019 World Championships Week coverage, which spans a multitude of Olympic and Paralympic sports over the next several weeks.
From today, Monday, June 22, through Sunday, June 28, 2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling features more than 50 hours of programming from the 2019 UCI Road Cycling World Championships from Yorkshire, England.
In addition to full race replays, NBC Sports’ Paul Burmeister will host special editions of the men’s and women’s individual time trials and road races, and speak with cyclists throughout each event to gain their insight into the race. Burmeister will speak with American world champion Chloe Dygert throughout special editions of the women’s individual time trial and women’s road race, Australian world champion Rohan Dennis throughout the men’s individual time trial, and American Lawson Craddock in the men’s road race.
Burmeister will introduce coverage each day throughout the week’s races. NBC Sports’ Steve Schlanger called the races, joined by two-time Olympian Christian Vande Velde.
All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Olympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
TODAY – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
2019 World Championships Week – Road Cycling begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET with a special edition of the women’s individual time trial, featuring Burmeister’s watch-along and conversation with champion Chloe Dygert.
The full women’s individual time trial event will follow the special edition, airing at 9:30 p.m. ET.
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Special Edition: Women’s Individual Time Trial | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Individual Time Trial | 9:30 – Midnight | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE & WOMEN’S ROAD RACE
Tuesday’s coverage gets underway at 1 p.m. ET with the men’s junior road race.
At 8 p.m. ET, Burmeister hosts a special edition of the women’s road race and speaks with Dygert, who finished fourth in the event. The complete race follows the special edition at 9:30 p.m. ET.
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Men’s Junior Road Race | 1 – 5 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Special Edition: Women’s Road Race | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Road Race | 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE & MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
The women’s junior road race begins at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, with the evening’s programming highlighted by the men’s individual time trial.
The special edition of the men’s individual time trial, which begins at 8 p.m. ET, features Burmeister speaking with Rohan Dennis, who won his second-consecutive title in 2019. The full replay of the men’s individual time trial starts at 9:30 p.m. ET following the special edition.
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Women’s Junior Road Race | 1 – 4 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Special Edition: Men’s Individual Time Trial | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Men’s Individual Time Trial | 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S U23 ROAD RACE & MEN’S ROAD RACE
Thursday’s coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET with the men’s U23 road race. At 8 p.m. ET, Burmeister hosts a special edition of the men’s road race and speaks with American Lawson Craddock, who led for 23 kilometers, but was unable to finish the race.
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Men’s U23 Road Race | 1 – 6:30 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Special Edition: Men’s Road Race | 8 – 11 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S ROAD RACE & WOMEN’S JUNIOR ROAD RACE (ENCORES)
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Men’s Road Race | 12:30 – 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Special Edition: Men’s Road Race | 8 – 11 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Women’s Junior Road Race | 11 p.m. – 2 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: MEN’S U23 ROAD RACE (ENCORE)
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Men’s U23 Road Race | 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
SUNDAY, JUNE 28 – 2019 UCI ROAD CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN’S ROAD RACE & MEN’S ROAD RACE (ENCORES)
| SESSION | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Special Edition: Women’s Road Race | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Special Edition: Men’s Road Race | 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
World Championships Week continues in the coming weeks with nightly primetime coverage from the 2019 World Championships in a variety of Olympic and Paralympic sports. Below is highlighted sports content over the next three weeks, with more to follow:
- Week of June 29: Para Swimming
- Week of July 6: Para Track & Field
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