Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

An NOC is entitled to enter a single team in each of the four team events. An NOC without a team in the relevant team event may qualify up to two places in sprint and keirin, and one place in omnium; an NOC with a team may enter that number from its team resources, for a total of twenty three quota places, an increase from the 2012 games which had a one rider per event limit in sprint and keirin; however, a limit of 15 riders (8 men, 7 women ) is placed on each NOC, with the possibility of drafting in two further riders from other cycling events. For certain countries, therefore, the number of quota places earned will significantly exceed the numbers of riders qualified; in effect, members of team events will 'double up', for team sprint athletes in sprint and keirin, and team pursuit athletes in omnium.

Similarly, the cyclists who compete in the road time trial must also compete in the road race event; thus an NOC may win 2 quota places, but be allowed to take only one rider.

Nation	Road				Track										MTB		BMX		Total
	Men		Women		Men					Women					M	W	M	W	Q	R
	RR	TT	RR	TT	TS	KE	SP	TP	OM	TS	KE	SP	TP	OM
Algeria	2	1																	3	2
Argentina	3	1													1		1	1	7	6
Australia	4	2	4	2	X	2	2	X	X	X	2	2	X	X	2	1	3	2	34	31
Austria	2	1	1												1				5	4
Azerbaijan	1		1								1	1							4	3
Belarus	2	2	1	1										X					7	4
Belgium	5	2	3	2					X					X	2	1		1	18	14
Bolivia	1																		1	1
Brazil	2		2						X						2	1	1	1	10	10
Bulgaria	1																		1	1
Canada	3	1	3	2		1				X	2	2	X	X	2	2	1		22	19
Chile	1		1																2	2
China							1	X		X	2	2	X	X	1	1			11	14
Colombia	5	1	1			1	1		X		1	1			1		2	1	16	15
Costa Rica	1														1				2	2
Croatia	2																		2	2
Cuba			1								1	1		X					4	3
Cyprus			1																1	1
Czech Republic	4	2				1	2								3	1			14	12
Denmark	3	1						X	X					X	1	1	1	1	11	13
Dominican Republic	1																		1	1
Ecuador	1																1		2	2
Egypt												1							1	1
Eritrea	1																		1	1
Estonia	2																		2	2
Ethiopia	1																		1	1
Finland			1																1	1
France	4	2	2	1	X	2	2		X	X	2	2		X	3	2	3	1	30	22
Germany	4	2	4	2	X	2	2	X	X	X	2	2	X	X	2	2	1	1	32	29
Great Britain	5	1	3	1	X	2	2	X	X		1	2	X	X	1		2		24	26
Greece	1					1									1				3	3
Guam															1				1	1
Guatemala	1																		1	1
Hong Kong	1								X		1	1		X	1				6	5
Hungary															1				1	1
Indonesia																	1		1	1
Iran	3	1																	4	3
Ireland	2										1								3	3
Israel			1												1				2	2
Italy	5	2	4	1		1			X				X		3	1			19	19
Japan	2		1	1		1	1		X					X	1		1		10	9
Kazakhstan	2	1							X										4	3
Kosovo	1																		1	1
Laos	1																		1	1
Latvia	2																2		4	4
Lesotho															1				1	1
Lithuania	2		1								1	1							5	4
Luxembourg	1		2	1															4	3
Malaysia						1						1							2	2
Mauritius															1				1	1
Mexico	1		1						X							1			4	4
Morocco	3	1																	4	3
Namibia	1		1													1			3	3
Netherlands	4	2	4	2	X	2	2	X	X	X	2	2		X	1		3	2	31	25
New Zealand	2	1	1	1	X	2	2	X	X	X	2	2	X	X	1		1		20	19
Norway	4	1	1	1												1	1		9	7
Poland	4	2	3	2	X	2	2						X	X		2			20	17
Portugal	4	1													2				7	6
Puerto Rico	1																		1	1
Romania	1																		1	1
Russia	3	1	1	1		1	2	X		X	2	2			1	1	1	1	19	16
Rwanda	1														1				2	2
Serbia	1															1			2	2
Slovakia	1														1				2	2
Slovenia	4	1	1													2			8	7
South Africa	2		2	1											2		1		8	7
South Korea	2		1		X	2	2		X		1								10	8
Spain	5	2	1				1			X	2	2			3				17	12
Sweden			3													1			4	4
Switzerland	3	1	1					X	X						3	2	1		13	15
Chinese Taipei			1											X					2	2
Thailand			1															1	2	2
East Timor																1			1	1
Trinidad and Tobago							1												1	1
Tunisia	1																		1	1
Turkey	2	1																	3	2
Ukraine	3	1	1	1							1					2			9	7
United Arab Emirates	1																		1	1
United States	2	2	4	2		1			X				X	X	1	2	3	2	22	21
Venezuela	2	1	1		X	2	2							X			1	1	10	9
Total: 80 NOCs	144	40	67	25	9	27	27	9	18	9	27	27	9	18	50	30	32	16	581	520

Legend

• TS – Team Sprint
• KE – Keirin
• SP – Sprint
• TP – Team Pursuit
• OM – Omnium
• RR – Road Race
• TT – Individual Time Trial
• Q – Quotas
• R – Riders

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	N/A	Brazil	2
2015 UCI World Tour	1st	Spain	5
	2nd	Italy	5
	3rd	Colombia	5
	4th	Great Britain	5
	5th	Belgium	5
	6th	France	4
	7th	Netherlands	4
	8th	Australia	3*
	9th	Germany	4
	10th	Norway	1*
	11th	Poland	3*
	12th	Portugal	4
	13th	Czech Republic	3*
	14th	Slovenia	3*
	15th	Switzerland	4
	Individual	Slovakia	1
	Individual	Luxembourg	1
UCI Africa Tour	1st	Morocco	3
	2nd	Algeria	2
	3rd	South Africa	1**
	4th	Eritrea	1**
	Individual	Tunisia	1
	Individual	Rwanda	1
UCI America Tour	1st	Canada	3
	2nd	Argentina	3
	3rd	Venezuela	2**
	4th	United States	1**
	5th	Costa Rica	1**
	Individual	Ecuador	1
	Individual	Guatemala	1
	Individual	Chile	1
UCI Asia Tour	1st	Iran	3
	2nd	Kazakhstan	2
	3rd	Japan	2
	4th	South Korea	2
UCI Europe Tour	1st	Ukraine	3
	2nd	Slovenia	1***
	3rd	Russia	3
	4th	Denmark	3
	5th	Norway	3***
	6th	Poland	1***
	7th	Austria	2
	8th	Belarus	2
	9th	Turkey	2
	10th	Czech Republic	1***
	11th	Lithuania	2
	12th	Estonia	2
	13th	Ireland	2
	14th	Latvia	2
	15th	Croatia	2
	16th	Sweden	2
	Individual	Azerbaijan	1
	Individual	Serbia	1
	Individual	Greece	1
	Individual	Bulgaria	1
	Individual	Romania	1
UCI Oceania Tour	1st	New Zealand	2
2015 African Championships	1st	Ethiopia	1
	2nd	Namibia	1
2015 Asian Championships	1st	United Arab Emirates	1
	2nd	Hong Kong	1
2015 Pan American Championships	1st	Mexico	1
	2nd	Dominican Republic	1
Re-allocation of unused quota		Puerto Rico	1
		South Africa	1
		United States	1
Tripartite Commission Invitation		Bolivia	1
		Kosovo	1
		Laos	1
Total			144

* Quota reduced to the number of riders in the ranking of the respective tour

** Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour

*** Additional quota places earned on the continental tour for countries with quota reduction due to lack of ranked riders on the world tour

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	N/A	Brazil	1
2016 UCI World Ranking	1 to 5	Netherlands  United States  Italy  Australia  Germany	4
	6 to 13	Poland  Sweden  Great Britain  Canada  Belgium	3
		France  South Africa  Luxembourg	2*
	14 to 22	Russia  Ukraine  Belarus  Finland  Cuba  New Zealand  Mexico  Switzerland  Spain	1*
	Individual top 100	Chinese Taipei  Norway  Brazil  Azerbaijan  Thailand  Austria  Slovenia  Lithuania  Cyprus  Israel  Japan  Chile	1
2016 African Championships	1st	Namibia	1
2016 Pan American Championships	1st	Venezuela	1
2016 Asian Championships	1st	South Korea	1
Re-allocation of unused host quota		Colombia	1
Total			68

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour

Teams must be composed of 3 riders.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
2014–2016 Olympic track ranking	1 to 9	Germany  France  Netherlands  Great Britain  Australia  New Zealand  Poland  Venezuela  South Korea	1
Total			9

Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
2014–2016 Olympic track ranking	1 to 9	Australia  Great Britain  New Zealand  Germany  Denmark  Switzerland  Italy  Netherlands  China	1
Total			9

Teams must be composed of 2 riders.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
2014–2016 Olympic track ranking	1 to 9	China  Russia  Australia  Germany  Netherlands  Spain  France  Canada  New Zealand	1
Total			9

Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified	Teams per NOC
2014–2016 Olympic track ranking	1 to 9	Great Britain  Canada  Australia  China  United States  New Zealand  Italy  Germany  Poland	1
Total			9

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1 to 8	Switzerland  Germany  Canada  France  United States  Slovenia  Poland  Ukraine	2
	9 to 19	Russia  Norway  Denmark  Belgium  Brazil  Italy  Australia  Sweden  Serbia  Czech Republic	1
2015 African Championships	1	South Africa1  Namibia	1
2015 Pan American Championships	1	Mexico	1
2015 Asian Championships	1	China	1
2015 Oceania Championships	1	New Zealand	1
Tripartite Commission Invitation	1	East Timor	1
Total			30

^1 – South Africa won the continental quotas in men's and women's mountain bike, but decided not to accept them. South African sports confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and Cycling South Africa (CSA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.[6]