Cycling at the Pan American Games
Cycling has been contested at the Pan American Games since the inaugural games in, 1951, without ever leaving the program.[1][2][3]
The next edition of the games will take place in 2019 in Lima, Peru. 22 medal events are scheduled to be contested, four in BMX, two in mountain biking and four in road cycling and 12 in track cycling. A total of 250 cyclists will qualify to compete at the games.[4]
In 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made several changes to its sports program, which were subsequently implemented for these games. Included in this was the addition of BMX freestyle events for the first time to the Pan American Games sports program. Also added was the addition of the Madison event in track cycling event for men and women.[5][6]
Current events
Men's road race
The individual road race has been run every time since 1951.
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Women's road race
The individual road race has been run every time since 1987.
Men's time trial
The individual road race has been run every time since 1951.
Women’s Time trial
The individual time trial was introduced in 1995, and has been run ever since.
Men's Keirin
The individual road race has been run every time since 1999.
Women's Keirin
The individual road race has been run every time since 2003.
Men's omnium
The individual road race has been run every time since 2011.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara 2011 | Juan Esteban Arango Colombia |
Luis Mansilla Chile |
Walter Pérez Argentina |
| Toronto 2015 | Fernando Gaviria Colombia |
Ignacio Prado Mexico |
Gideoni Monteiro Brazil |
Women's omnium
The individual road race has been run every time since 2011.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara 2011 | Angie González Venezuela |
Sofia Arreola Mexico |
Marlies Mejias Cuba |
| Toronto 2015 | Sarah Hammer United States |
Jasmin Glaesser Canada |
Marlies Mejias Cuba |
Men's BMX
The BMX was introduced in 2007.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro 2007 | Jason Richardson United States |
Jonathan Suárez Venezuela |
José Primera Venezuela |
| Guadalajara 2011 | Connor Fields United States |
Nicholas Long United States |
Andrés Jiménez Caicedo Colombia |
| Toronto 2015 | Tory Nyhaug Canada |
Alfredo Campo Ecuador |
Nicholas Long United States |
Women's BMX
The BMX was introduced in 2007.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro 2007 | Gabriela Díaz Argentina |
Ana Flávia Sgobin Brazil |
Kimmy Diquez Venezuela |
| Guadalajara 2011 | Mariana Pajón Colombia |
Arielle Martin United States |
Gabriela Díaz Argentina |
| Toronto 2015 | Felicia Stancil United States |
Domenica Azuero Ecuador |
Mariana Díaz Argentina |
Medal table
Updated until 2019 Pan American Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 57 | 35 | 23 | 115 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 32 | 16 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 28 | 22 | 23 | 73 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 24 | 23 | 29 | 76 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 17 | 27 | 27 | 71 |
| 6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Mexico (MEX) | 6 | 23 | 19 | 48 |
| 9 | Chile (CHI) | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 10 |  Uruguay (URU) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 |  Barbados (BAR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 nations) | 199 | 200 | 199 | 598 | |
References
- "Pan American Games Medalists: Mountain Biking". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "Pan American Games Cycling Medalists". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "Pan American Games BMX Cycling". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- "Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female, youth and urban appeal". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- Mather, Victor (9 June 2017). "Olympics Adds 3-on-3 Basketball and Mixed Gender Relays". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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