Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the cycling competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the following qualification systems are in place.

Qualification summary

NationRoadTrackMTBBMXTotal
MenWomenMenWomenMWMenWomenQR
RRTTRRTTTSKESPTPOMMDTSKESPTPOMMDRCFRRCFR
 Algeria2132
 Argentina111
 Australia4242X22XXXX22XXX12924
 Austria311XX187
 Azerbaijan111
 Belarus111XX54
 Belgium5231XXXX1512
 Burkina Faso111
 Canada312222XX22XXX12219
 Chile11133
 China1111X2211117
 Colombia5111197
 Costa Rica1122
 Cuba111
 Cyprus111
 Czech Republic3111175
 Denmark4121XXXXX1313
 Ecuador2132
 EgyptX11
 Eritrea21143
 Estonia2242
 Ethiopia111
 Finland111
 France5111X22XX22XXX112420
 Germany4242X22XXXX22XX2722
 Great Britain4221X22XXX11XXX12321
 Greece1X22
 Guatemala111
 Hong Kong122XX75
 Hungary111
 Iran1121
 Ireland31XXXX87
 Israel1121
 Italy5241XXXXXX1819
 Japan22122X11XX1111112016
 Kazakhstan3111X75
 Latvia222
 Lithuania11X2274
 Luxembourg21143
 Malaysia2242
 Mexico11X22X85
 Morocco111
 Namibia1122
 Netherlands5142X22XXX22XX2618
 New Zealand22X22XXX22XXX1917
 Norway4121X97
 Panama111
 Paraguay111
 Peru111
 Poland3121X22XXX22XX2114
 Portugal22X53
 Romania1122
 Russia311X22X22XX1711
 Rwanda111
 Slovakia2132
 Slovenia41165
 South Africa312111X11111410
 South Korea11132
 Spain5121XX119
 Suriname1121
 Sweden11132
 Switzerland4211XXX111312
 Chinese Taipei111
 Thailand111
 Trinidad and Tobago12253
 Turkey222
 Ukraine111143
 United States2242XX11XXX1112017
 Uzbekistan1122
 Venezuela111
Total: 70 NOCs13040672583030820168303082116881313511410
Legend
  • TS – Team sprint
  • KE – Keirin
  • SP – Sprint
  • TP – Team pursuit
  • OM – Omnium
  • MD – Madison
  • RR – Road race
  • TT – Individual time trial
  • RC – Race
  • FR – Freestyle
  • Q – Quotas
  • R – Riders

Track cycling

Track cycling is done entirely through UCI nation rankings. The quotas per event are as follows:

  • Team sprint – top 8 teams per gender
  • Team pursuit – top 8 teams per gender
  • Madison – all NOCs with a qualified team pursuit, in addition to the next 8 teams per gender (total of 16 teams)
  • Omnium – NOCs directly qualifying for Madison, in addition to the next 12 (men) or 13 (women) (21 individuals)
  • Sprint – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, in addition to the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, and the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)
  • Keirin – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, in addition to the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, and the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)

Road cycling

Majority of the places in road cycling are attributed through the UCI nation rankings (122 for men, 62 for women), with special provisions for highly-ranked individuals whose nations do not make it. A small number of additional places are available through individual road race continental championships (2 men and 1 woman each for Africa, Americas, and Asia). Host nation Japan has obtained 2 guaranteed spots per gender in the road race. For the road time trial, the NOC must have qualified for the road race. The top 30 (men) or 15 (women) NOCs in the nation rankings may enter a time trial cyclist. The 2019 World Championships also afford 10 places per gender in the time trial. NOCs can have a maximum of 2 time trial entries if they qualify through each of those two methods.

Mountain biking

For mountain biking, 38 spots per gender are allocated. Thirty places will be allocated through the UCI nation rankings and three through continental championships with one each for Africa, Americas, and Asia. One spot per gender has been reserved for host nation Japan. The remaining four spots will be awarded to the top mountain bikers competing at the 2019 UCI World Championships, with two each in the elite and under-23, respectively.

BMX

In the BMX race, twenty-four spots are available for each gender, with one reserved for host nation Japan. Eighteen places will be awarded to the highest-ranked NOCs through the UCI qualification rankings, three through the UCI individual rankings, and the remaining two through the 2020 UCI World Championships. In the BMX freestyle events, nine spots are available for each gender, with one reserved for host nation Japan, six for the highest-ranked NOCs through the UCI rankings, and the remaining two for those competing at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.

Timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

EventDateVenue
Road[2]
2019 African Continental ChampionshipsMarch 15–20, 2019 Ethiopia
2019 Asian Continental ChampionshipsApril 27–28, 2019 Tashkent
2019 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsMay 2–5, 2019 Mexico
2019 UCI Road World ChampionshipsSeptember 22–29, 2019 Harrogate
Establishment of the UCI World Rankings by NationsOctober 22, 2019N/A
Track[3]
Establishment of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2018–2020
(at end of 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships)
March 2, 2020N/A
Mountain biking[4]
2019 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsApril 3–7, 2019 Aguascalientes
2019 African Continental ChampionshipsApril 12–14, 2019 Windhoek
2019 Asian Continental ChampionshipsJuly 25–28, 2019 Kfardebian
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World ChampionshipsAugust 28 – September 1, 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification rankingMay 2021N/A
BMX[5]
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World ChampionshipsNovember 6–10, 2019 Chengdu
2021 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsMarch 4–8, 2021 Bogotá
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX freestyle)June 2021N/A
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX race)

Road cycling

Men's road race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI World Ranking1 to 6 Belgium
 Italy
 Netherlands
 France
 Colombia
 Spain
5
7 to 13 Slovenia
 Germany
 Australia
 Denmark
 Great Britain
 Norway
 Switzerland
4
14 to 21 Austria
 Poland
 Ireland
 Russia
 South Africa
 Kazakhstan
 Canada
 Czech Republic
3
22 to 32 Ecuador
 Portugal
 Slovakia
 Eritrea
 United States
 New Zealand
 Estonia
 Algeria
 Luxembourg
 Latvia
 Turkey
2
33 to 50 Belarus
 Ukraine
 Costa Rica
 Greece
 Romania
 Iran
 Sweden
 Hungary
 Venezuela
 Japan
 Morocco
 Azerbaijan
 Lithuania
 Rwanda
 Mexico
 Guatemala
 Argentina
 China
1
2019 African Championships1 to 2 Namibia
 Burkina Faso
1
2019 Asian Championships1 to 2 Chinese Taipei
 Uzbekistan
1
2019 Pan American Championships1 to 2 Peru
 Panama
1
Reallocation of unused quotaN/A Hong Kong1
Total130

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

Men's individual time trial

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
UCI World Ranking1 to 30 Belgium
 Italy
 Netherlands
 France
 Colombia
 Spain
 Slovenia
 Germany
 Australia
 Denmark
 Great Britain
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Austria
 Poland
 Ireland
 Russia
 South Africa
 Kazakhstan
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Ecuador
 Portugal
 Slovakia
 Eritrea
 United States
 New Zealand
 Estonia
 Algeria
 Iran**
1
2019 UCI Road World Championships1 to 10 Australia
 Belgium
 Italy
 New Zealand
 Great Britain
 United States
 Estonia
 Portugal
 Germany
 Switzerland
1
Total40

** Qualified as a continental representative

Women's road race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI World Ranking1 to 5 Netherlands
 Italy
 Germany
 United States
 Australia
4
6 to 13 Belgium3
 Denmark
 Canada
 Poland
 Spain
 Great Britain
 Norway
 South Africa
2*
14 to 22 Luxembourg
 France
 Cuba
 Mexico
 Switzerland
 Slovenia
 Belarus
 Japan
 Russia
1*
Individual top 100 Uzbekistan
 Thailand
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Israel
 Finland
 Cyprus
 China
 Austria
 Sweden
 Colombia
 Ukraine
 Chile
 Costa Rica
 Czech Republic
 Lithuania
 Namibia
 Eritrea
1
2019 African Championships1 Ethiopia1
2019 Asian Championships1 South Korea1
2019 Pan American Championships1 Paraguay1
Total67

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

Women's individual time trial

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
UCI World Ranking1 to 15 Netherlands
 Italy
 Germany
 United States
 Australia
 Belgium
 Denmark
 Canada
 Poland
 Spain
 Great Britain
 Norway
 South Africa
 Luxembourg
 Japan**
1
2019 UCI Road World Championships1 to 10 United States
 Netherlands
 Germany
 Switzerland
 Belarus
 Australia
 Canada
 Israel
 Sweden
 France
1
Total25

** Qualified as a continental representative

Track cycling

Men's team sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Australia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Russia
1
Total8

Men's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint Australia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Russia
up to 2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 7 Canada
 China
 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Africa*
 Suriname
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin Canada
 Colombia
 Czech Republic
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Malaysia
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Men's Keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint Australia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Russia
up to 2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 7 Canada
 Colombia
 Czech Republic
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Malaysia
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
NOCs qualified for sprint Canada
 China
 Japan
 Malaysia
 South Africa
 Suriname
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
Total30

Men's team pursuit

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Australia
 Canada
 Denmark
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 New Zealand
 Switzerland
1
Total8

Men's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit Australia
 Canada
 Denmark
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 New Zealand
 Switzerland
1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Austria
 Belgium
 Spain
 France
 Ireland
 Poland
 Netherlands
 United States
1
Total16

Men's Omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison Austria
 Belgium
 Spain
 France
 Ireland
 Poland
 Netherlands
 United States
1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 12 Australia
 Belarus
 Denmark
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Greece
 Italy
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 New Zealand
 South Africa*
 Switzerland
1
Total20

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's team sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Australia
 China
 Germany
 Lithuania
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
1
Total8

Women's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint Australia
 China
 Germany
 Lithuania
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
up to 2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 7 Canada
 France
 Great Britain
 Hong Kong
 New Zealand
 South Africa*
 Ukraine
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin Canada
 France
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 New Zealand
 South Korea
 United States
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's Keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint Australia
 China
 Germany
 Lithuania
 Mexico
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
up to 2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 7 Canada
 France
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 New Zealand
 South Korea
 United States
1
NOCs qualified for sprint Canada
 France
 Great Britain
 Hong Kong
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Ukraine
1
Total30

Women's team pursuit

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Australia
 Canada
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 New Zealand
 United States
1
Total8

Women's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit Australia
 Canada
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 New Zealand
 United States
1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 8 Belgium
 Denmark
 Hong Kong
 Ireland
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
1
Total16

Women's Omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCAthletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for Madison Belgium
 Denmark
 Hong Kong
 Ireland
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Russia
1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking1 to 13 Australia
 Belarus
 Canada
 China
 Egypt*
 France
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Mexico
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Portugal
 United States
1
Total21

* Qualified as a continental representative

Mountain biking

Men's cross-country race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking1 to 2 
 
3
3 to 7 
 
 
 
 
2
8 to 21 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2019 African Championships1 South Africa1
2019 Pan American Championships1 Canada1
2019 Asian Championships1 China1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2 Switzerland
 France
1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2 Romania
 Chile
1
Total38

Women's cross-country race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking1 to 2 
 
3
3 to 7 
 
 
 
 
2
8 to 21 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2019 African Championships1 South Africa1
2019 Pan American Championships1 United States1
2019 Asian Championships1 China1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2 France
 Switzerland
1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2 Austria
 Great Britain
1
Total38

BMX

Men's BMX race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking1 to 2 
 
3
3 to 5 
 
 
2
6 to 11 
 
 
 
 
 
1
UCI BMX individual ranking1 to 3 
 
 
1
2021 UCI BMX World Championships1 to 2 
 
1
Total24

Women's BMX race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking1 to 2 
 
3
3 to 5 
 
 
2
6 to 11 
 
 
 
 
 
1
UCI BMX individual ranking1 to 3 
 
 
1
2021 UCI BMX World Championships1 to 2 
 
1
Total24

Men's BMX freestyle

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking12
2 to 5
 
 
 
1
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships1 to 2 Australia
 United States
1
Total9

Women's BMX freestyle

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Host nationN/A Japan1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking12
2 to 5 
 
 
 
1
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships1 to 2 United States
 Chile
1
Total9

References

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