Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games competition in Santiago, Chile.

Qualification system edit

A total of 283 cyclists (142 men and 141 women) will qualify to compete. 187 will qualify in road/track, 36 in mountain biking and 60 in BMX. Various events and rankings were used to determine the qualifiers. A nation could enter a maximum of 34 athletes, four in mountain biking (two per gender), six in BMX (three per gender) 18 in track (nine per gender) and six in road (three per gender). Chile as host nation, was automatically awarded the maximum quota of 34 spots.[1]

Event Men Women Total
BMX racing 21 21 42
BMX freestyle 9 9 18
Mountain Biking 18 18 36
Road+Track 94 93 187
Total athletes 142 141 283

Qualification timeline edit

Event Date Venue
BMX
2021 Junior Pan American Games November 25 – December 5   Cali, Colombia
UCI Individual Ranking (racing) December 31, 2022
UCI Individual Ranking (freestyle) May 31, 2023
Mountain Bike
2021 Junior Pan American Games November 25 – December 5   Cali, Colombia
2022 South American Games October 2   Asuncion, Paraguay
2023 Pan American Continental Championship April 26–30   Congonhas
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games June 23 – July 8   San Salvador, El Salvador
Road/Track
2021 Junior Pan American Games November 25 – December 5   Cali, Colombia
2022 South American Games October 1–15, 2022   Asuncion, Paraguay
2022 Central American Road Cycling Championships October 14–16   Various cities, Costa Rica
2022 Caribbean Road Cycling Championships October 21–22   Various cities, Dominican Republic
2023 Pan American Road Cycling Championship April 18–23   Panama
2023 Pan American Track Cycling Championships June 14–18   San Juan, Argentina
UCI Ranking March 31, 2023

Qualification summary edit

A total of 26 countries qualified cyclists so far as of July 12, 2023.[2]

Nation BMX Freestyle Mountain Road/Track Total
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
  Argentina 2 3 1 1 2 2 10 5 15 11 26
  Aruba 2 0 2 2
  Barbados 1 0 1 1
  Bermuda 2 2 0 2
  Bolivia 2 2 2 2 4
  Brazil 2 2 1 1 2 2 5 7 10 12 22
  Canada 2 2 2 2 11 11 15 15 30
  Chile 2 2 1 1 3 2 12 12 18 17 35
  Colombia 3 2 1 1 2 3 12 14 18 20 38
  Costa Rica 1 2 1 3 3 6 4 10
  Cuba 2 0 2 2
  Dominican Republic 1 1 1 1 2
  Ecuador 2 2 2 1 4 3 7
  Guatemala 1 2 2 1 3
  Honduras 1 1 0 1
  Jamaica 2 0 2 2
  Mexico 1 1 2 2 9 12 12 15 27
  Panama 1 1 0 1
  Paraguay 1 1 0 2 2
  Peru 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 7
  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 1
  Suriname 2 1 2 1 3
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 4 2 6
  United States 2 2 1 1 2 9 11 12 16 28
  Uruguay 3 1 3 1 4
  Venezuela 2 1 1 4 6 7 7 14
Total: 26 NOCs 21 21 9 9 18 18 93 93 141 141 282

BMX edit

Racing edit

A maximum of 21 male and 21 female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX racing. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum of two quota spots per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. Qualification will be done using the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and the UCI rankings as of December 31, 2022.[1]

Men edit

Event Quotas Athlete total Qualified
Host nation 2 2   Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] 1 1   Mateo Carmona Garcia (COL)
UCI World Ranking of Nations[3] 2 18   Colombia
  United States
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Ecuador
  Canada
  Venezuela
  Bolivia
  Peru
Total 21

Women edit

Event Quotas Athlete total Qualified
Host nation 2 2   Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] 1 1   Agustina Cavalli (ARG)
UCI World Ranking of Nations[3] 2 12   Colombia
  United States
  Brazil
  Canada
  Ecuador
  Aruba
  Argentina
  Bolivia
  Peru
UCI World Ranking of Nations[3] 1 4   Aruba
  Guatemala
  Paraguay
  Peru
Total 19
  • Argentina declined two quotas and Aruba and Peru declined one quota each, for an available four additional quotas. These were redistributed to Guatemala (1 quota) and Paraguay (1 quota).

Freestyle edit

A maximum of nine male and nine female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX freestyle. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum one quota spot per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of one athlete per event. All qualification will be done using the UCI rankings as of May 31, 2023.[1]

Men edit

Event Quotas Qualified
Host nation 1   Chile
UCI World Rankings 8   United States
  Argentina
  Costa Rica
  Venezuela
  Brazil
  Mexico
  Peru
  Colombia
Total 9

Women edit

Event Quotas Qualified
Host nation 1   Chile
UCI World Rankings 8   United States
  Colombia
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Venezuela
  Peru
  Paraguay
  Mexico
Total 9

Mountain biking edit

A maximum of 18 male and 18 female athletes will be allowed to compete in mountain biking. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum two quota spot per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. Qualification will be done across four tournaments.[1]

Men edit

Event Quotas Qualified
Host nation 2   Chile
  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] 1   Martin Vidaurre Kossmann (CHI)
2022 South American Games[4] 1   Brazil
2023 Pan American Championships[5] 13   Mexico
  Canada
  Argentina
  Brazil
  Canada
  Colombia
  Puerto Rico
  Costa Rica
  Colombia
  Argentina
  Honduras
  Mexico
  Costa Rica
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 0
Reallocation 1   Peru
Total 18

Women edit

Event Quotas Qualified
Host nation 2   Chile
  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] 1   Angie Milena Lara Zarazo (COL)
2022 South American Games[4] 1   Brazil
2023 Pan American Championships[5] 13   United States
  United States
  Brazil
  Mexico
  Canada
  Colombia
  Mexico
  Canada
  Costa Rica
  Argentina
  Colombia
  Argentina
  Guatemala
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 1   Costa Rica
Total 18

Road/Track edit

A maximum of 94 male and 93 female athletes will be allowed to compete in the road and track cycling events. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum 24 quotas (12 men and 12 women), and all other nations may qualify a maximum of 24 cyclists as well. Qualification was done across six tournaments and the UCI Rankings of March 31, 2023.[1] A nation qualified in team events in track cycling, cannot qualify additional athletes in the individual events.

Men edit

Track edit

Team sprint
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 3
South American Games 1   Colombia 3
Pan American Ranking 1   Canada 3
Pan American Championships 3   Trinidad and Tobago
  Mexico
  United States
3
Total 6 18
Sprint
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified sprint teams 12   Canada
  Chile
  Colombia
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Mexico
  United States
Up to 2*
Junior American Games 1   Cristian Ortega (COL) 1
South American Games 1   Argentina 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Venezuela* 1
Pan American Championships 2   Suriname
  Brazil
1
Total 17 5
  • Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
  • Ranking quota was reallocated as Trinidad and Tobago later qualified a sprint team.
Keirin
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified sprint teams 6   Canada
  Chile
  Colombia
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Mexico
  United States
1*
Junior American Games 1   Cristian Ortega (COL)* 1
South American Games 1   Argentina 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Venezuela* 1
Pan American Championships 2   Suriname
  Brazil
1
Total 11 4
  • Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
  • Cristian David Ortega Fontalvo already qualified in the men's sprint, and his athlete total is not included in Keirin.
  • Ranking quota was reallocated as Trinidad and Tobago later qualified a sprint team.
Team pursuit
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 4
South American Games 1   Colombia 4
Pan American Ranking 1   Canada 4
Pan American Championships 3   United States
  Mexico
  Argentina
4
Total 6 24
Madison
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 2
South American Games 1   Argentina 2
Pan American Ranking 1   United States 2
Pan American Championships 3   Mexico
  Canada
  Colombia
2
Total 6 12
Omnium
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified pursuit teams 6   Chile
  Colombia
  Canada
  United States
  Mexico
  Argentina
1*
Junior American Games 1   Anderson Arboleda Ruiz (COL) 1
South American Games 1   Peru* 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Trinidad and Tobago* 1
Pan American Championships 2   Brazil
  Venezuela
1
Total 11 5
  • Team pursuit quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
  • Ranking and South American Games quotas were reallocated as the United States and Argentina later qualified pursuit teams.

Road edit

Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC
Host nation road race 2   Chile
  Chile
Host nation time trial 1   Chile
Central American Championships road race 1   Guatemala
Caribbean 1   Dominican Republic
Junior Pan American Games road race 1   Gabriel Francisco Rojas Campos (CRC)
Junior Pan American Games time trial 1   Victor Alejandro Ocampo Giraldo (COL)
Pan American Championships road race[5] 13   Canada
  Argentina
  Canada
  Uruguay
  Ecuador
  Brazil
  Costa Rica
  Guatemala
  Brazil
  Costa Rica
  Venezuela
  Uruguay
  Bermuda
Pan American Championships time trial[5] 6   Colombia
  Bermuda[6]
  Uruguay
  Panama
  Argentina
  Ecuador
Total 26

Women edit

Track edit

Team sprint
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 3
South American Games 1   Colombia 3
Pan American Ranking 1   Canada 3
Pan American Championships 3   Mexico
  United States
  Argentina
3
Total 6 18
Sprint
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified sprint teams 12   Chile
  Colombia
  Canada
  Mexico
  United States
  Argentina
Up to 2*
Junior American Games 1   Marianis Salazar Sanchez (COL) 1
South American Games 1   Venezuela 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Jamaica 1
Pan American Championships 2   Brazil
  Costa Rica
1
Total 17 5
  • Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
Keirin
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified sprint teams 6   Chile
  Colombia
  Canada
  Mexico
  United States
  Argentina
1*
Junior American Games 1   Marianis Salazar Sanchez (COL)* 1
South American Games 1   Venezuela 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Jamaica 1
Pan American Championships 2   Brazil
  Suriname
1
Total 11 4
  • Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
  • Marianis Salazar Sanchez already qualified in the men's sprint, and her athlete total is not included in the keirin.
Team pursuit
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 4
South American Games 1   Colombia 4
Pan American Ranking 1   Canada 4
Pan American Championships 3   Mexico
  United States
  Venezuela
4
Total 6 24
Madison
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Host nation 1   Chile 2
South American Games 1   Colombia 2
Pan American Ranking 1   United States 2
Pan American Championships 3   Canada
  Mexico
  Brazil
2
Total 6 12
Omnium
Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC Athletes per NOC
Qualified pursuit teams 6   Chile
  Colombia
  Canada
  Mexico
  United States
  Argentina
1*
Junior American Games 1   Lina Marcela Hernández Gomez (COL) 1
South American Games 1   Brazil 1
Pan American Ranking 1   Barbados 1
Pan American Championships 2   Trinidad and Tobago
  Argentina
1
Total 11 4
  • Lina Marcela Hernández Gomez already qualified in the women's road cycling events, and her athlete total is not included in the Ominium.

Road edit

Event Quota(s) Qualified NOC
Host nation road race 2   Chile
  Chile
Host nation time trial 1   Chile
Central American Championships road race 1   Costa Rica
Caribbean 1   Cuba
Junior Pan American Games road race 1   Yareli Acevedo Mendoza (MEX)
Junior Pan American Games time trial 1   Lina Marcela Hernandez Gomez (COL)
Pan American Championships road race[5] 13   United States
  Canada
  Colombia
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Mexico
  Brazil
  Costa Rica
  Cuba
  Uruguay
  Dominican Republic
  Argentina
  Ecuador
Pan American Championships time trial[5] 6   United States
  Canada
  Paraguay
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Colombia
  Mexico
Total 26

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "BMX Racing Rankings". www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Jogos Sul-Americanos: MTB do Brasil conquista quatro medalhas" [South American Games: Brazilian MTB wins four medals]. www.bikemagazine.com.br/ (in Portuguese). Bike Magazine. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Road Cyclists and Mountain Bikers Qualify for Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org. Panam Sports. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ Clarke, Ross (20 April 2023). "Kaden Hopkins wins bronze at PanAmerican Championships". The Royal Gazette. Hamilton, Bermuda. Retrieved 20 April 2023. White also produced a decent performance to finish sixth in a time of 51:42 with the Bermudians' impressive displays enough to secure two qualifying spots for the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, later this year.