Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Contents

Summary

Provisional as of 31 October 2011 [1]

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 1 1 1 1
Australia 5 2 1 1 9 7
Austria 2 2 2
Azerbaijan 1 1 1
Belarus 3 1 4 3
Belgium 5 1 6 5
Brazil 3 1 4 3
Bulgaria 2 2 2
Canada 1 1 1 3 3
Chile 1 1 1
China 1 1 2 2
Colombia 3 1 1 1 6 5
Costa Rica 1 1 1
Croatia 2 2 2
Cuba 1 1 1
Czech Republic 2 2 2
Denmark 4 2 6 4
Ecuador 1 1 1
Eritrea 1 1 1
Estonia 1 1 1
Germany 5 2 1 8 6
Great Britain 5 2 1 1 1 10 8
Greece 1 1 1
Guatemala 1 1 1
France 4 1 5 4
Hong Kong 1 1 1
Hungary 1 1 1
Iran 3 1 4 3
Ireland 3 1 4 3
Italy 5 1 6 5
Japan 2 1 1 4 3
Kazakhstan 2 2 4 2
Latvia 1 1 1
Lithuania 2 1 3 2
Luxembourg 2 1 3 2
Malaysia 2 2 2
Morocco 3 1 4 3
Mexico 1 1 1
Namibia 1 1 2 2
Netherlands 5 2 1 8 6
New Zealand 2 1 1 1 1 6 5
Norway 3 1 4 3
Poland 3 1 4 3
Portugal 3 1 4 3
Romania 1 1 1
Russia 3 1 1 5 4
Serbia 2 2 2
Slovenia 3 1 4 3
South Africa 1 1 1 1 3 3
South Korea 1 1 1
Spain 5 2 7 5
Slovakia 1 1 1
Sweden 1 1 1 3 3
Switzerland 5 2 7 5
Turkey 3 1 4 3
Ukraine 2 2 2
United States 5 1 1 1 8 7
Uruguay 1 1 1
Uzbekistan 2 2 2
Venezuela 3 1 4 3
Total: 47 NOCs - - - - - - - - - - 140 40 - 10 8 4 1 1 194 154
Legend

Qualification timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualifcation 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 -
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, Columbia
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]
UCI World Ranking (women) May 31, 2012 -
2012 Pan American Continental Championship (women qualification) May 5-6, 2012 TBD
Mountain Bike[6]
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[7]
2012 UCI BMX World Championships May 25-27, 2012 Birmingham, UK
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation May 28, 2012

Track cycling

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

Teams are of 3 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 10 1
Total 10

Men's Sprint

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 8 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint 1
Total 8

Men's Keirin

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 8 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint 1
Total 8

Men's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 4 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 10 1
Total 10

Men's Omnium

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 18 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
Total 18

Women's Team Sprint

Teams are of 2 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 10 1
Total 10

Women's Sprint

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 8 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint 1
Total 8

Women's Keirin

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 8 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint 1
Total 8

Women's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 3 riders

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Teams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 10 1
Total 10

Women's Omnium

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010 - 2012 1 to 18 1
Individuals qualified for other events 1
Total 18

Road cycling

Men's road race

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 2*
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
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**
6rd 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[8] 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 Sweden 1**
16th Latvia 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[9] 1st Mexico 1
2nd Guatemala 1
2011 Asian Championship[10] 1st South Korea 1
2nd Hong Kong 1
Tripartite Commission Invitation Places 5
Total 145

* 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

Men's Individual Time Trial

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[11] 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

Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour ranking 1 to 5 4
6 to 13 3
14 to 23 2
2011 African Championship 1st South Africa 1
2012 American Championship 1st 1
2012 Asian Championship 1st 1
Total 67

Women's Individual Time Trial

Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour Ranking 1 to 15 1
2011 World Championship individual event 1 to 10 Germany
New Zealand
Great Britain
Canada
Netherlands
United States
Sweden
Australia
Azerbaijan
Russia		 1
Total 25

Mountain biking

A nation can enter a maximum of 3 men and 2 women.[6]

Men

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 5 3
6 to 13 2
14 to 24 1
African Championship[12] 1 to 2 South Africa
Namibia		 1
American Championship[13] 1 to 2 Colombia
United States		 1
Asian Championship[14] 1 to 2 Japan
China		 1
Oceanian Championship[15] 1 to 2 Australia
New Zealand		 1
Total 50

Women

Event Ranking by Nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Olympic qualification ranking 1 to 8 2
9 to 18 1
African Championship[16] 1 South Africa 1
American Championship[17] 1 Colombia 1
Asian Championship[18] 1 China 1
Oceanian Championship[19] 1 New Zealand 1
Total 30

BMX

Men

Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 1 to 5 3
6 to 8 2
9 to 11 1
2012 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 6 1
Total 30

Women

Event Ranking by nation Qualified Athletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 1 to 4 2
6 to 7 1
2012 UCI BMX World Championships 1 to 3 1
Total 14

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