Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Summary

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Following publication of full track cycling quotas - 25 April 2012.[1]

Although in theory an NOC is entitled to qualify up to one place per track event for a total of eighteen quota places, a limit of 14 riders (8 men, 6 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 won will significantly exceed the numbers of riders qualified.

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 Track Road MTB BMX Total
Men Women Men Women M W M W Q R
TS KE SP TP OM TS KE SP TP OM RR TT RR TT
  Algeria 1 1 1
  Argentina X 1 1 1 1 5 4
  Australia X X X X X X X X X X 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 36 29
  Austria 2 2 1 5 5
  Azerbaijan 1 1 2 1
  Belarus X X X X 3 1 1 11 10
  Belgium X X X 5 1 3 1 2 1 19 17
  Brazil 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 11 9
  Bulgaria 2 2 2
  Canada X X X X X X 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 20 17
  Chile X 1 1 3 3
  China X X X X X X X X 1 1 1 16 12
  Colombia X X X X X X X 3 1 1 1 2 1 20 17
  Costa Rica 1 1 2 2
  Croatia 2 2 2
  Cuba X X X 1 1 5 5
  Cyprus 1 1 1
  Czech Republic X X 2 3 1 2 10 10
  Denmark X X 4 2 1 1 13 11
  Ecuador 1 1 2 2
  Eritrea 1 1 1
  El Salvador 1 1 1
  Estonia 1 1 2 2
  Finland 1 1 1 3 2
  France X X X X X X X X 4 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 30 24
  Georgia 1 1 1
  Germany X X X X X X X X 5 2 4 2 3 2 2 33 25
  Great Britain X X X X X X X X X X 5 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 35 27
  Greece X X 1 1 4 4
  Guam 1 1 1
  Guatemala 1 1 1
  Hong Kong X X X 1 1 1 6 6
  Hungary 1 1 1 3 3
  Iran 3 1 4 3
  Ireland X 3 1 5 4
  Italy X 5 1 4 2 2 1 1 17 14
  Japan X X X X 2 1 1 1 1 12 9
  Kazakhstan 2 2 4 2
  Latvia 1 3 1 5 5
  Lithuania X X 2 1 1 6 4
  Luxembourg 1 1 1 3 2
  Malaysia X X X 2 5 5
  Morocco 3 1 4 3
  Mauritius 1 1 1
  Mexico 1 1 2 2
  Moldova 1 1 1
  Namibia 1 1 2 2
  Netherlands X X X X X X X X 5 2 4 2 2 3 1 33 25
  New Zealand X X X X X X X X X 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 22
  Norway 4 1 1 1 7 6
  Philippines 1 1 1
  Poland X X X X 3 1 1 2 2 15 12
  Portugal 3 1 1 5 4
  Romania 1 1 1
  Russia X X X X X X X 3 1 3 2 1 1 23 18
  Rwanda 1 1 1
  Serbia 2 2 2
  Slovakia 1 1 1
  Slovenia 3 1 1 2 7 6
  South Africa X 1 3 1 2 1 1 10 9
  South Korea X X X X X X 1 1 12 10
  Spain X X X X X 5 2 3 18 16
  Sweden 1 1 3 2 1 8 5
  Switzerland 5 2 3 2 1 13 11
  Syria 1 1 1
  Thailand 1 1 1
  Chinese Taipei X 1 2 2
  Trinidad and Tobago X X 2 2
  Turkey 3 1 4 3
  Ukraine X X X X 2 1 1 1 12 10
  United States X X X X 5 1 4 2 2 2 3 2 27 24
  Uruguay 1 1 1
  Uzbekistan 2 2 2
  Venezuela X X X X X X X X 3 1 1 1 17 12
Total: 74 NOCs 30 18 18 40 18 20 18 18 30 18 144 40 67 25 50 30 32 16 238 196
Legend
  • TS — Team Sprint
  • KE — Keirin
  • SP — Sprint
  • TP — Team Pursuit
  • OM — Omnium
  • RR — Road Race
  • TT — Individual Time Trial
  • Q — Quotas
  • R — Riders

Qualification timeline

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The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Event Date Venue
Track[2]
Close of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012
(at end of 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships)
April 8, 2012   Melbourne, Australia
Road[3]
2010 African Continental Championship (men qualification) November 10–14, 2010   Kigali, Rwanda
2011 Asian Cycling Championships (men qualification) February 9–19, 2011   Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
2011 American Continental Championship (men qualification) May 3–7, 2011   Medellin, Colombia
2011 UCI Road World Championships September 19–25, 2011   Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 UCI World Tour Ranking November 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Africa Tour November 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI America Tour November 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Asia Tour November 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Europe Tour November 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Oceania Tour November 1, 2011
2011 African Continental Championship (women qualification) November 9–13, 2011   Asmara, Eritrea [4]
2012 Asian Continental Championships (women qualification) February 14–18, 2012   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[5]
2012 Pan American Continental Championship (women qualification) March 9–11, 2012   Mar del Plata, Argentina[6]
UCI World Ranking (women) May 31, 2012
Mountain Bike[7]
2011 African Continental Championship February 12–13, 2011   Cape Town, South Africa
2011 Oceanian Continental Championship March 18–20, 2011   Shepparton, Australia
2011 Pan American Continental Championship April 1–3, 2011   Chía, Columbia
2011 Asian Cycling Championships June 10–12, 2011   Suzhou, China
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking May 23, 2012
BMX[8]
2012 UCI BMX World Championships May 25–27, 2012   Birmingham, UK
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation May 28, 2012

Track cycling

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Qualification is entirely based on the Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012. NOCs are limited to one rider or team per event, 9 men / 7 women in total. Within these limits, riders who have qualified in one cycling event will have the right to enter others.

Men's Team Sprint

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Teams are of 3 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 10   Germany
  Australia
  Great Britain
  France
  New Zealand
  Russia
  China
  Japan
  Poland
  Venezuela
1
Total 10

Men's Sprint

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 8   Czech Republic
  Greece
  Malaysia
  Netherlands
  South Africa
  Spain
  Trinidad and Tobago
  United States
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint   Australia
  China
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Japan
  New Zealand
  Poland
  Russia
  Venezuela
1
Total 18

Men's Keirin

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 8   Canada
  Colombia
  Czech Republic
  Greece
  Malaysia
  Netherlands
  Spain
  Trinidad and Tobago
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint   Australia
  China
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Japan
  New Zealand
  Poland
  Russia
  Venezuela
1
Total 18

Men's Team Pursuit

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Teams are of 4 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 10   Australia
  Belgium
  Colombia
  Denmark
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Russia
  South Korea
  Spain
1
Total 10

Men's Omnium

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 18   Argentina
  Australia
  Belgium
  Canada
  Chile
  Colombia
  Denmark
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Hong Kong
  Ireland
  Italy
  New Zealand
  South Korea
  Spain
  United States
  Venezuela
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
Total 18

Women's Team Sprint

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Teams are of 2 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 10   Australia
  China
  Colombia
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  South Korea
  Ukraine
  Venezuela
1
Total 10

Women's Sprint

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 8   Belarus
  Canada
  Cuba
  Hong Kong
  Japan
  Lithuania
  New Zealand
  Russia
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint   Australia
  China
  Colombia
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  South Korea
  Ukraine
  Venezuela
1
Total 18

Women's Keirin

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 8   Belarus
  Canada
  Cuba
  Hong Kong
  Lithuania
  Malaysia
  New Zealand
  Russia
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint   Australia
  China
  Colombia
  France
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  South Korea
  Ukraine
  Venezuela
1
Total 18

Women's Team Pursuit

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Teams are of 3 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 10   Australia
  Belarus
  Canada
  China
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Ukraine
  United States
1
Total 10

Women's Omnium

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 1 to 18   Australia
  Belarus
  Belgium
  Canada
  China
  Colombia
  Cuba
  France
  Great Britain
  South Korea
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Poland
  Russia
  Spain
  Chinese Taipei
  United States
  Venezuela
1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
Total 18

Road cycling

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Men's road race

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Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour 1st   Spain 5
2nd   Belgium 5
3rd   Italy 5
4th   Australia 5
5th   Great Britain 5
6th   Germany 5
7th   Netherlands 5
8th   United States 5
9th   Luxembourg 1*
10th   Switzerland 5
11th   France 4
12th   Norway 3*
13th   Ireland 3*
14th   Denmark 4
15th   Kazakhstan 2*
Individual   Slovakia 1
Individual   Costa Rica 1
Individual   Latvia 1
UCI Africa Tour 1st   Morocco 3
2nd   Eritrea 1**
Individual   Algeria 1
UCI America Tour 1st   Colombia 3
2nd   Venezuela 3
3rd   Brazil 3
4th   Argentina 1**
5th   Canada 1**
6th   Uruguay 1**
Individual   Chile 1
Individual   Cuba 1
Individual   Ecuador 1
UCI Asia Tour 1st   Iran 3
2nd   Japan 2
3rd   Uzbekistan 2
4th   Malaysia 2
UCI Europe Tour[9] 1st   Slovenia 3
2nd   Russia 3
3rd   Portugal 3
4th   Poland 3
5th   Turkey 3
6th   Belarus 3
7th   Lithuania 2
8th   Ukraine 2
9th   Croatia 2
10th   Czech Republic 2
11th   Serbia 2
12th   Bulgaria 2
13th   Austria 2
14th   Estonia 1**
15th   Norway 1***
16th   Sweden 1**
Individual   Romania 1
Individual   Hungary 1
Individual   Greece 1
UCI Oceania Tour 1st   New Zealand 2
2010 African Championship* 1st   Namibia 1
2nd   South Africa 1
2011 American Championship[10] 1st   Mexico 1
2nd   Guatemala 1
2011 Asian Championship[11] 1st   South Korea 1
2nd   Hong Kong 1
Re-allocated Quota   Finland 1
  Georgia 1
  Moldova 1
  Syria 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

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Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour 1st   Spain 1
2nd   Belgium 1
3rd   Italy 1
4th   Australia 1
5th   Great Britain 1
6th   Germany 1
7th   Netherlands 1
8th   United States 1
9th   Luxembourg 1
10th   Switzerland 1
11th   France 1
12th   Norway 1
13th   Ireland 1
14th   Denmark 1
15th   Kazakhstan 1
UCI Africa Tour 1st   Morocco 1
UCI America Tour 1st   Colombia 1
2nd   Venezuela 1
3rd   Brazil 1
4th   Argentina 1
UCI Asia Tour 1st   Iran 1
2nd   Japan 1
UCI Europe Tour[9] 1st   Slovenia 1
2nd   Russia 1
3rd   Portugal 1
4th   Poland 1
5th   Turkey 1
6th   Belarus 1
7th   Lithuania 1
UCI Oceania Tour 1st   New Zealand 1
2011 World Championship individual event 1st   Germany 1
2nd   Great Britain 1
3rd   Switzerland 1
4th   Australia 1
5th   Netherlands 1
6th   Kazakhstan 1
7th   Denmark 1
8th   Spain 1
9th   Sweden 1
10th   Canada 1
Total 40

Women's Road Race

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Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2012 UCI ranking [12] 1 to 5   Netherlands
  Germany
  United States
  Italy
  Great Britain
4
6 to 13   Sweden
  Australia
  Russia
  Belgium
  Canada
  France
  Brazil
  South Africa
3
14 to 23   Lithuania[13]
  New Zealand
  Venezuela
  Cuba
  Luxembourg
  Ukraine
  China
  El Salvador
  Belarus
  Norway
1*
individual top 100   Jutatip Maneephan
  Mayra del Rocio Rocha
  Pia Sundstedt
  Mei Yu Hsiao
  Grete Treier
  Elena Tchalykh
  Mayuko Hagiwara
  Sylwia Kapusta
  Ah Reum Na
  Polona Batagelj
1*
2011 African Championship 1st   Mauritius 1**
2012 American Championship 1st   Chile 1**
2012 Asian Championship 1st   Hong Kong 1**
Total 66

* As other quota places are awarded to ranked athletes, the quota places for the ranked NOCs will be decreased to keep the total number of athletes constant.

**If, among the riders occupying the qualification places, there are athletes representing an NOC already qualified according to criterion n°1, it is the NOC whose rider who is ranked in the next place in the competition concerned who will benefit from the right to participate.

Women's Individual Time Trial

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Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour Ranking 1 to 15   Netherlands
  Germany
  United States
  Italy
  Great Britain
  Sweden
  Australia
  Russia
  Belgium
  Canada
  France
  Brazil
  South Africa
  Lithuania[13]
  New Zealand
1
2011 World Championship individual event 1 to 10   Germany
  Great Britain
  Canada
  Netherlands
  United States
  Sweden
  Australia
  Azerbaijan
  Russia
  Italy
  Finland
1
Total 25

Mountain biking

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A nation can enter a maximum of 3 men and 2 women.[7]

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Olympic qualification ranking[14] 1 to 5   Switzerland
  France
  Czech Republic
  Spain
  Germany
3
6 to 13   Italy
  Netherlands
  South Africa
  United States
  Austria
  Canada
  Poland
  Belgium
2
14 to 24   Great Britain
  Sweden
  Australia
  Japan
  Brazil
  Ukraine
  Hungary
  Russia
  Argentina
  Greece
  Cyprus
  Portugal
1
African Championship[15] 1 to 2   Namibia
  Rwanda
1
American Championship[16] 1 to 2   Colombia
  Costa Rica
1
Asian Championship[17] 1 to 2   China
  Hong Kong
1
Oceanian Championship[18] 1   New Zealand 1
Additional Place for Oceania   Guam 1
Total 50

Women

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Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Olympic qualification ranking[14] 1 to 8   Canada
  Switzerland
  France
  Poland
  United States
  Slovenia
  Germany
  Norway*
2
9 to 18   Russia
  Czech Republic
  Italy
  Austria
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
  Ukraine
  Great Britain
  Sweden
  Denmark
  Hungary
  Japan
  Slovakia
1
African Championship[19] 1   South Africa 1
American Championship[20] 1   Colombia 1
Asian Championship[21] 1   China 1
Oceanian Championship[22] 1   Australia 1
Total 30

* Norway used only 1 spot.

Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 1 to 5   Australia
  United States
  France
  Latvia
  Netherlands
3
6 to 8   Colombia
  New Zealand
  Germany
2
9 to 11   Canada
  Italy
  Argentina
1
2012 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 6   South Africa
  Switzerland
  Belgium
  Philippines
  Brazil
  Denmark
1
Host Nation 1   Great Britain 1
Re-allocation of Unused Quota 1   Ecuador 1
Total 32

Women

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Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 1 to 4   Australia
  United States
  France
  Czech Republic
2
5 to 7   Colombia
  Netherlands
  New Zealand
1
2012 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 3   Brazil
  Lithuania
  Venezuela
1
Host Nation 1   Great Britain 1
Re-allocation of Unused Quota 1   Latvia 1
Total 16

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