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
- 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.
Event | Date | Venue |
Road[2] |
2019 African Continental Championships | March 15–20, 2019 | Ethiopia |
2019 Asian Continental Championships | April 27–28, 2019 | Tashkent |
2019 Pan American Continental Championships | May 2–5, 2019 | Mexico |
2019 UCI Road World Championships | September 22–29, 2019 | Harrogate |
Establishment of the UCI World Rankings by Nations | October 22, 2019 | — |
Track[3] |
Establishment of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2018–2020 (at end of 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships) | March 2, 2020 | — |
Mountain biking[4] |
2019 Pan American Continental Championships | April 3–7, 2019 | Aguascalientes |
2019 African Continental Championships | April 12–14, 2019 | Windhoek |
2019 Asian Continental Championships | July 25–28, 2019 | Kfardebian |
2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | August 28 – September 1, 2019 | Mont-Sainte-Anne |
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking | May 18, 2021 | — |
BMX[5][6] |
2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | November 6–10, 2019 | Chengdu |
UCI Individual Rankings (BMX race) | June 1, 2021 | — |
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX race) | June 1, 2021 |
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX freestyle) | June 8, 2021 |
Road cycling
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [2] for cycling (road) published by UCI contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
Men's road race
* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers
Men's individual time trial
** Qualified as a continental representative
Women's road race
* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers
Women's individual time trial
** Qualified as a continental representative
Track cycling
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [3] for cycling (track) published by UCI contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
Track cycling quotas were released by the UCI in March 2020.[7]
Men's team sprint
Men's sprint
* Qualified as a continental representative
Men's Keirin
Men's team pursuit
Men's Madison
Men's Omnium
* Qualified as a continental representative
Women's team sprint
Women's sprint
* Qualified as a continental representative
Women's Keirin
Women's team pursuit
Women's Madison
Cycling Canada declined to enter a team in the women's madison due to a lack of competitive experience in the event, and the event being prior to the omnium in the Olympic program.[8]
Women's Omnium
* Qualified as a continental representative
Mountain biking
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [4] for cycling (mountain biking) published by UCI contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
Quotas were released in May 2021.[10][11]
Men's cross-country race
Women's cross-country race
BMX
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules [5] for cycling (BMX) published by UCI contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
This section tabulates the heads of qualification in a form suitable to be filled in as events progress. The full qualification rules[6] for BMX freestyle published by contain intricate conditions too lengthy for inclusion in Wikipedia. |
Racing quotas were released on June 4, 2021.[12][13]
Men's BMX race
** Qualified as a continental representative
Women's BMX race
** Qualified as a continental representative
Men's BMX freestyle
Women's BMX freestyle
References
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Road Cycling" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Track Cycling" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Mountain Biking" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – BMX Race" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – BMX Freestyle" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Athletes Quota Places for Track Cycling At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Canada Amended XXXII Olympic Games Team Selection Policy" (PDF). www.cyclingcanada.ca/. Cycling Canada. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
Due to the risks inherent in the event, its place prior to the Omnium in the Olympic program and the lack of athletes with sufficient competition experience, Canada will not be entering the women's Madison
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- ^ "Mountain Bike Athletes quota for Cycling – Mountain Bike men's events" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Mountain Bike Athletes quota for Cycling – Mountain Bike women's events" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "BMX Racing Athletes quota for Cycling – BMX Racing men's events" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "BMX Racing Athletes quota for Cycling – BMX Racing women's events" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.