For the cycling competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.

Summary Track cycling

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.

Road cycling

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 TotalMen Women Men Women M W M W Q R RR TT RR TT TS KE SP TP OM TS KE SP TP OM 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 7 6 4 2 4 2 X 2 2 X X X 2 2 X X 2 1 3 2 34 31 2 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 X 7 4 5 2 3 2 X X 2 1 1 18 14 1 1 1 2 2 X 2 1 1 1 10 10 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 X 2 2 X X 2 2 1 22 19 1 1 2 2 1 X X 2 2 X X 1 1 11 14 5 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 1 2 1 16 15 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 X 4 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 3 1 14 12 3 1 X X X 1 1 1 1 11 13 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 X 2 2 X X 2 2 X 3 2 3 1 30 22 4 2 4 2 X 2 2 X X X 2 2 X X 2 2 1 1 32 29 5 1 3 1 X 2 2 X X 1 2 X X 1 2 24 26 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 1 X 1 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 5 2 4 1 1 X X 3 1 19 19 2 1 1 1 1 X X 1 1 10 9 2 1 X 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 X 1 4 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 4 2 X 2 2 X X X 2 2 X 1 3 2 31 25 2 1 1 1 X 2 2 X X X 2 2 X X 1 1 20 19 4 1 1 1 1 1 9 7 4 2 3 2 X 2 2 X X 2 20 17 4 1 2 7 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 X X 2 2 1 1 1 1 19 16 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 8 7 2 2 1 2 1 8 7 2 1 X 2 2 X 1 10 8 5 2 1 1 X 2 2 3 17 12 3 1 4 4 3 1 1 X X 3 2 1 13 15 1 X 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 9 7 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 X X X 1 2 3 2 22 21 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

Timeline The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Event Date VenueRoad2015 African Continental Championships (men) February 9–14, 2015 Wartburg, South Africa2015 Asian Cycling Championships (men) February 10–14, 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand2015 Pan American Road Cycling Championships (men) May 7–10, 2015 León, Mexico2015 UCI Road World Championships September 19–27, 2015 Richmond, United States2015 UCI World Tour October 4, 2015 rowspan=6 2015 UCI Africa Tour January 1, 2016 2015 UCI America Tour2015 UCI Asia Tour2015 UCI Europe Tour2015 UCI Oceania Tour2016 Asian Cycling Championships (women) January 19–24, 2016 Tokyo, Japan2016 African Continental Championships (women) February 22–26, 2016 Casablanca, Morocco2016 Pan American Road Cycling Championships (women) May 26–28, 2016 San Cristóbal, Venezuela2015–2016 UCI World Ranking (women) May 31, 2016 TrackClose of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2014–2016(at end of 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships) March 6, 2016 London, United KingdomMountain biking2015 Oceania Continental Championships February 26–27, 2015 Toowoomba, Australia2015 Pan American Continental Championships March 27–29, 2015 Cota, Colombia2015 African Continental Championships May 5–10, 2015 Musanze, Rwanda2015 Asian Cycling Championships August 12–16, 2015 Melaka, MalaysiaEstablishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking May 25, 2016 BMX2016 UCI BMX World Championships May 25–29, 2016 Medellín, ColombiaEstablishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation May 31, 2016

Road cycling

Men's road race Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOCHost nation 22015 UCI World Tour 1st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 47th 48th 3*9th 410th 1*11th 3*12th 413th 3*14th 3*15th 4Individual 1Individual 1UCI Africa Tour 1st 32nd 23rd 1**4th 1**Individual 1Individual 1UCI America Tour 1st 32nd 33rd 2**4th 1**5th 1**Individual 1Individual 1Individual 1UCI Asia Tour 1st 32nd 23rd 24th 2UCI Europe Tour 1st 32nd 1***3rd 34th 35th 3***6th 1***7th 28th 29th 210th 1***11th 212th 213th 214th 215th 216th 2Individual 1Individual 1Individual 1Individual 1Individual 1UCI Oceania Tour 1st 22015 African Championships 1st 12nd 12015 Asian Championships 1st 12nd 12015 Pan American Championships 1st 12nd 1Re-allocation of unused quota 1 1 1Tripartite Commission Invitation 1 1 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

Men's individual time trial Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC2015 UCI World Tour 1st 12nd 13rd 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 1UCI Africa Tour 1st 12nd 1UCI America Tour 1st 12nd 13rd 14th 1UCI Asia Tour 1st 12nd 1UCI Europe Tour 1st 12nd 13rd 14th 15th 16th 1UCI Oceania Tour 1st 12015 UCI World Championships 1st 12nd 13rd 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 110th 1 Total 40

Women's road race Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOCHost nation 12016 UCI World Ranking 1 to 5 46 to 13 3 2*14 to 22 1* Individual top 100 12016 African Championships 1st 12016 Pan American Championships 1st 12016 Asian Championships 1st 1Re-allocation of unused host quota 1 Total 68 * Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour

Women's individual time trial Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC2016 UCI World Ranking 1 to 15 12015 UCI World Championships 1 to 10 1 Total 25

Track cycling Men's team sprint Teams must be composed of 3 riders.

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Teams per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 Total 9

Men's sprint Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 NOCs qualified for Team Sprint up to 2 Total 27

Men's Keirin Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 NOCs qualified for Team Sprint 2 Total 27

Men's team pursuit Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Teams per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 Total 9

Men's Omnium Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 18 1 Total 18

Women's team sprint Teams must be composed of 2 riders.

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Teams per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 Total 9

Women's sprint Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 NOCs qualified for Team Sprint up to 2 Total 27

Women's Keirin Event Ranking by Nation Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 NOCs qualified for Team Sprint up to 2 Total 27

Women's team pursuit Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 9 1 Total 9

Women's Omnium Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking 1 to 18 1 Total 18

Mountain biking

Men's cross-country race Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 5 36 to 13 * 214 to 26 12015 African Championships 1 to 2 12015 Pan American Championships 1 to 2 12015 Asian Championships 1 to 2 1Oceania 1 1Tripartite Commission Invitation 1 1 Total 50

Women's cross-country race Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 8 29 to 19 12015 African Championships 1 12015 Pan American Championships 1 12015 Asian Championships 1 12015 Oceania Championships 1 1Tripartite Commission Invitation 1 1 Total 30

– 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.

BMX Men's BMX Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOCUCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 4 35 to 7 28 to 13 1UCI BMX individual ranking 1 to 4 12016 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 3 1Re-allocation of unused host quota 1 Total 32

Women's BMX Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOCUCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 3 24 to 7 1UCI BMX individual ranking 1 to 3 12016 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 2 1Re-allocation of unused host quota 1 Total 16

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