Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the cycling competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.

Summary

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

Team sprints - top 8 teams per gender
Team pursuits - top 8 teams per gender
Madisons - all NOCs with a qualified team pursuit, plus the next 8 teams per gender (total of 16 teams)
Omniums - NOCs directly qualifying for Madisons, plus the next 12 (men) or 13 (women) (total of 20 or 21 individuals)
Sprints - NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, plus the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, plus the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)
Keirins - NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, plus the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, plus the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)

Road cycling uses primarily the UCI nation rankings. Most places for the road race are attributed through the 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). Japan as host gets 2 guaranteed spots per gender in the road race. For time trials, the NOC must have qualified for the road race. The top 30 (men) or 15 (women) NOCs in the nation ranking may enter a time trial competitor. 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.

For the mountain bike events, 38 spots per gender are allocated. Japan gets 1 as host, 30 are allocated via rankings, 3 are allocated through continental championships (1 each for Africa, Americas, and Asia), and 4 are allocated via the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (2 for senior competition and 2 for U-23 competition).

In BMX, the racing events have 24 spots available per gender. These are allocated to Japan as host (1 spot), through UCI national ranking (18 spots), through individual ranking (3 spots), and through the 2020 UCI BMX World Championships (2 spots). The freestyle events have 9 spots: 1 for the host, 6 from ranking, and 2 from the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.

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Timeline

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

Event	Date	Venue
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships	28 August–1 September 2019	Mont-Sainte-Anne
2019 UCI Road World Championships	22–29 September 2019	Harrogate
Road cycling rankings published	27 October 2019	–
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships
2019 African Road Championships	13-19 February 2019	Ethiopia
2019 Pan American Road Championships	2-5 May 2019	Mexico
2019 Asian Road Championships	23-28 April 2019	Tashkent
Track cycling rankings published	2 March 2020	–
BMX Freestyle rankings published	12 May 2020	–
Mountain bike rankings published	28 May 2020	–
BMX Racing ranking published	2 June 2020	–
2020 UCI BMX World Championships		Heusden-Zolder

Road cycling

Men's road race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	N/A	Japan	2
UCI World Ranking by Nation	1st to 6th		5
	7th to 13th		4
	14th to 21st		3
	22nd to 32nd		2
	33rd to 50th		1
2019 African Championships	1st & 2nd		1
2019 Asian Championships	1st & 2nd		1
2019 Pan American Championships	1st & 2nd		1
Total			130

Men's individual time trial

Event	Ranking by nation	Athletes per NOC
World Ranking by Nation	1st to 30th	1
2019 UCI Road World Championships	1st to 10th	1
Total		40

Women's road race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	N/A	Japan	2
2019 UCI World Ranking	1st to 5th		4
	6th to 13th		3
	14th to 22nd		2
2019 African Championships	1st		1
2019 Pan American Championships	1st		1
2019 Asian Championships	1st		1
Total			68

Women's individual time trial

Event	Ranking by nation	Athletes per NOC
2019 UCI World Ranking	1st to 15th	1
2019 UCI Road World Championships	1st to 10th	1
Total		25

Track cycling

Men's team sprint

Teams must be composed of 3 riders. The best 8 teams in the UCI ranking qualify. These 8 NOCs also receive two places in both the individual sprint and the Keirin, as well.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 8		1
Total			8

Men's sprint

Each NOC that qualifies for the team sprint competition receives two automatic quota places in the individual sprint. The top 7 NOCs not already qualified through team sprint qualify for the individual sprint, as well as the Keirin. The NOCs that qualify in the Keirin also get quota places in the individual sprint.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for Team Sprint	–	2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking (sprint)	1 to 7	1
NOCs qualified for Keirin	–	1
Total		30

Men's Keirin

Each NOC that qualifies for the team sprint competition receives two automatic quota places in the Keirin. The top 7 NOCs not already qualified through team sprint qualify for the Keirin, as well as the individual sprint. The NOCs that qualify in the individual sprint also get quota places in the Keirin.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for Team Sprint	–	2
NOCs qualified for sprint	–	1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 7	1
Total		30

Men's team pursuit

Teams must be composed of 4 riders. Each NOC that qualifies in the team pursuit will also receive a spot in the Madison.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
Olympic track ranking	1 to 8		1
Total			8

Men's Madison

Teams are composed of 2 riders. The Madison field consists of the 8 NOCs that qualified in the team pursuit plus the top 8 ranked NOCs (other than those already qualified through team pursuit). The NOCs that directly qualify for the Madison also receive a place in the Omnium.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Teams per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit	–	1
Olympic track ranking	1 to 8	1
Total		16

Men's Omnium

The 8 NOCs that directly qualified for the Madison event also receive spots in the Omnium. The next 12 best-ranked NOCs qualify for the Omnium directly.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison	–	1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 12	1
Total		20

Women's team sprint

Teams must be composed of 2 riders. The best 8 teams in the UCI ranking qualify. These 8 NOCs also receive two places in both the individual sprint and the Keirin, as well.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 8		1
Total			8

Women's sprint

Each NOC that qualifies for the team sprint competition receives two automatic quota places in the individual sprint. The top 7 NOCs not already qualified through team sprint qualify for the individual sprint, as well as the Keirin. The NOCs that qualify in the Keirin also get quota places in the individual sprint.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for Team Sprint	–	2
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking (sprint)	1 to 7	1
NOCs qualified for Keirin	–	1
Total		30

Women's Keirin

Each NOC that qualifies for the team sprint competition receives two automatic quota places in the Keirin. The top 7 NOCs not already qualified through team sprint qualify for the Keirin, as well as the individual sprint. The NOCs that qualify in the individual sprint also get quota places in the Keirin.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs qualified for Team Sprint	–	2
NOCs qualified for sprint	–	1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 7	1
Total		30

Women's team pursuit

Teams must be composed of 4 riders. Each NOC that qualifies in the team pursuit will also receive a spot in the Madison.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Qualified NOC	Teams per NOC
Olympic track ranking	1 to 8		1
Total			8

Women's Madison

Teams are composed of 2 riders. The Madison field consists of the 8 NOCs that qualified in the team pursuit plus the top 8 ranked NOCs (other than those already qualified through team pursuit). The NOCs that directly qualify for the Madison also receive a place in the Omnium.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Teams per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit	–	1
Olympic track ranking	1 to 8	1
Total		16

Women's Omnium

The 8 NOCs that directly qualified for the Madison event also receive spots in the Omnium. The next 13 best-ranked NOCs qualify for the Omnium directly.

Event	Ranking by Nation	Athletes per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison	–	1
2018–2020 Olympic track ranking	1 to 13	1
Total		21

Mountain biking

Men's cross-country race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1 to 2		3
	3 to 7		2
	8 to 21		1
2019 African Championships	1		1
2019 Pan American Championships	1		1
2019 Asian Championships	1		1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, elite	1 to 2		1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, U-23	1 to 2		1
Total			38

Women's cross-country race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1 to 2		3
	3 to 7		2
	8 to 21		1
2019 African Championships	1		1
2019 Pan American Championships	1		1
2019 Asian Championships	1		1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, elite	1 to 2		1
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, U-23	1 to 2		1
Total			38

BMX

Men's BMX race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1 to 2		3
	3 to 5		2
	6 to 11		1
UCI BMX individual ranking	1 to 3		1
2020 UCI BMX World Championships	1 to 2		1
Total			24

Women's BMX race

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1 to 2		3
	3 to 5		2
	6 to 11		1
UCI BMX individual ranking	1 to 3		1
2020 UCI BMX World Championships	1 to 2		1
Total			24

Men's BMX freestyle

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1		2
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	2 to 5		1
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships	1 to 2		1
Total			9

Women's BMX freestyle

Event	Ranking by nation	Qualified	Athletes per NOC
Host nation	–	Japan	1
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	1		2
UCI Olympic qualification ranking	2 to 5		1
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships	1 to 2		1
Total			9

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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics
List of cyclists Qualification
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
Time trial	men	women
Track cycling
Sprint	men	women
Team sprint	men	women
Keirin	men	women
Team pursuit	men	women
Madison	men	women
Omnium	men	women
Mountain biking
Cross-country	men	women
BMX
BMX racing	men	women
BMX freestyle	men	women