Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of 514 cyclists, with an equal distribution between men and women, will compete in twenty-two medal events across five disciplines (road, track, mountain biking, BMX racing, and BMX freestyle) at these Games.

Qualification summary

NationRoadTrackMTBBMXTotal
MenWomenMenWomenMWMenWomenPlacesRiders
RRTTRRTTTSKESPTPOMMDTSKESPTPOMMDRCFRRCFR
 Algeria1122
 Argentina1122
 Aruba111
 Australia3232 1122521
 Austria2122 12129
 Belgium4241 21112322
 Brazil11111166
 Burkina Faso111
 Canada2221 11112322
 Chile11133
 China111 11169
 Colombia211 13211615
 Costa Rica1122
 Cuba111
 Cyprus111
 Czech Republic11 1166
 Denmark4222 1211916
 Ecuador11132
 Egypt 43
 Eritrea1121
 Estonia1122
 Finland11132
 France4132 2231113231
 Germany2132 21112524
 Great Britain4242 2211114630
 Greece111
 Hong Kong11 22
 Hungary11133
 Individual Neutral Athletes112153
 Indonesia 11
 Iran111
 Ireland211 77
 Israel11 154
 Italy3241 2212321
 Japan11 111718
 Kazakhstan21 43
 Latvia11111166
 Liechtenstein111
 Lithuania1 43
 Luxembourg1122
 Malaysia1 54
 Mauritius11133
 Mexico1 1188
 Mongolia1121
 Morocco11132
 Namibia1122
 Netherlands3142 2232721
 New Zealand2121 11112323
 Nigeria111
 Norway2221 196
 Panama111
 Poland132 111613
 Portugal221 197
 Romania111
 Rwanda111143
 Serbia1122
 Slovakia1122
 Slovenia41221107
 South Africa121 11197
 South Korea1122
 Spain3121 2119
 Suriname 21
 Sweden11133
 Switzerland2231 22222118
 Thailand111 164
 Trinidad and Tobago 21
 Turkey111
 Uganda111
 Ukraine1111154
 United Arab Emirates111
 United States3222 2222322623
 Uruguay111
 Uzbekistan12143
 Venezuela111
 Vietnam111
Total: 75 NOCs9035903582626101522823231015223636241241544267
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

Timeline

The following table outlines a timeline of the qualification events for cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

EventDateVenue
Road[1]
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsFebruary 8–13, 2023 Accra[2]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsApril 16–23, 2023 Panama
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsJune 7–13, 2023 Rayong
2023 UCI Road World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023 Glasgow
Establishment of the UCI World Rankings by NationsOctober 17, 2023
Track[3]
Establishment of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2022–2024April 15, 2024
Mountain biking[4]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsApril 26–29, 2023 Congonhas
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsJune 2–4, 2023 Johannesburg
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023 Glasgow
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsOctober 26–28, 2023 Panchkula
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification rankingMay 28, 2024
BMX freestyle[5]
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World ChampionshipsNovember 9–13, 2022 Abu Dhabi
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023 Glasgow
2024 Olympic Qualifier SeriesMay 16–19, 2024
June 20–23, 2024
Shanghai
Budapest[6]
BMX racing[7]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsMay 20, 2023 Riobamba
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsJuly 16, 2023 Tagaytay City[8]
2023 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023 Glasgow
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsNovember 4–5, 2023 Harare
2024 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsMay 12–18, 2024 Rock Hill[9][10]
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification rankingJune 4, 2024

Road cycling

A total of 180 cyclists (90 per gender) will race through the Paris 2024 course. Each NOC could enter a maximum of eight riders (four per gender) in road cycling with specific parameters: a maximum of four in the men's and women's road races and two in the men's and women's road time trial. The majority of the berths will be attributed to a specific number of riders per NOC based on the UCI Road World Ranking list by nations for the 2022–2023 season.[11]

As the host country, France reserves a single men's and women's quota place in the road race. If one or two French cyclists qualify directly and regularly, their spare slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible NOCs in the aforementioned events based on the national order of the UCI World Ranking list by 17 October 2023. The remainder of the total quota will be offered to the two highest-ranked NOCs (each composed of a single rider) vying for qualification at three of the continental meets (Africa, Asia, and the Americas) and at the 2023 UCI World Championships in and around Glasgow, Scotland.[11][1]

For the time trial, thirty-five spots per gender will be awarded to the NOCs ranked 1 to 25 from the UCI World Ranking list, respecting the minimum continental distribution, and the rest with only a single quota place each from the 2023 Worlds.[11]

Men's road race

Quotas as of November 2023.[12]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation0
UCI World Ranking1 to 5  Belgium
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Great Britain
 France
4
6 to 10  Spain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Australia
 United States
3
11 to 20  Switzerland
 Portugal
 Colombia
 Norway
 Germany
 Austria
 Ireland
 Canada
 Kazakhstan
 New Zealand
2
21 to 45  Eritrea
 Individual Neutral Athletes
 Ecuador
 Poland
 Latvia
 Morocco
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Mongolia
 Japan
 Algeria
 Slovakia
 Uzbekistan
 Luxembourg
 Greece
 South Africa
 Venezuela
 Israel
 Estonia
 Turkey
 Panama
 Thailand
 Argentina

 Serbia
 Ukraine
 China

1
2023 UCI Road World Championships1 to 2  Sweden1
2023 African Championships1 to 2  Mauritius
 Uganda
1
2023 Asian Championships1 to 2  Iran
 Hong Kong
1
2023 Pan American Championships1 to 2  Brazil
 Costa Rica
1
Reallocation of unused quota  Rwanda
 Uruguay
 South Korea
1
Total90

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

Men's individual time trial

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
UCI World Ranking1 to 25  Belgium
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Great Britain
 France
 Spain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Australia
 United States
 Switzerland
 Portugal
 Colombia
 Norway
 Germany
 Austria
 Ireland
 Canada
 Kazakhstan
 New Zealand
 Eritrea
 Ecuador
 Individual Neutral Athletes
 Morocco**
 Mongolia**
1
2023 UCI Road World Championships1 to 10  Belgium
 Italy
 Great Britain
 United States
 Portugal
 Australia
 Denmark
 Norway
 Switzerland
 Canada
1
Invitational place  Amir Ansari (EOR)1
Total36

** Qualified as a continental representative

Women's road race

Quotas as of February 2024.[13]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation0
UCI World Ranking1 to 5  Netherlands
 Italy
 Belgium
 Switzerland
 Great Britain
4
6 to 10  Poland
 France
 Australia
 Germany
 Denmark
3
11 to 20  United States
 Canada
 Austria
 New Zealand
 Spain
 South Africa
 Uzbekistan
 Norway
 Slovenia
 Individual Neutral Athletes
2
21 to 45  China
 Finland
 Ukraine
 Thailand
 Colombia
 Luxembourg
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 Hong Kong
 Cuba
 South Korea
 Rwanda
 Ireland
 Individual Neutral Athletes
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Mauritius
 Brazil
 Chile
 Algeria
 Namibia
 Cyprus
 Japan
 Israel
 Portugal
1
2023 UCI Road World Championships1 to 2  Hungary
 Latvia
1
2023 African Championships1 to 2  Nigeria
 Burkina Faso
1
2023 Asian Championships1 to 2  Malaysia
 Vietnam
1
2023 Pan American Championships1 to 2  Mexico
 Costa Rica
1
Reallocation of unused quota  United Arab Emirates
 Lithuania
1
Invitational place  Fariba Hashimi (AFG)
 Yulduz Hashimi (AFG)
 Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru (EOR)
1
Total90

Women's individual time trial

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
UCI World Ranking1 to 25  Netherlands
 Italy
 Belgium
 Switzerland
 Poland
 Great Britain
 Australia
 France
 Germany
 Canada
 Denmark
 United States
 Austria
 New Zealand
 Spain
 South Africa
 Uzbekistan
 Norway
 Slovenia
 China
 Individual Neutral Athletes
 Finland
 Ukraine
 Thailand
 Rwanda**
1
2023 UCI Road World Championships1 to 10  United States
 Australia
 Austria
 Great Britain
 France
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Germany
 Slovenia
 Denmark
1
Total35

** Qualified as a continental representative

Track cycling

A total of 190 track cyclists, with an equal number of men and women, will race around the Paris 2024 velodrome. Each NOC could enter a maximum of fourteen track cyclists with a specific number of riders allotted per event: two per gender in sprint and keirin, a single rider each in the men's and women's omnium, a quartet of riders in the team pursuit, a trio in the team sprint, and a duo in the Madison race. All quota places offered in track cycling will be attributed based on the points obtained in the UCI Track Olympic Ranking period for the 2022 to 2024 season.[14] The quota places per event are listed as follows:[15]

  • Team sprint – top 8 teams of three riders per gender
  • Team pursuit – top 10 teams of four riders per gender
  • Madison – all NOCs with a qualified team pursuit, apart from the next five highest-ranked quartets (a total of 15 teams)
  • Omnium – NOCs directly qualifying for Madison, apart from the seven riders without a team (a total of 22 individuals)
  • Sprint – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter two individuals, apart from the next seven highest-ranked riders in the individual sprint and the next seven highest-ranked in keirin (a total of 30 individuals)
  • Keirin – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter two individuals, in addition to the next 7 best-ranked in the individual sprint, and the next seven highest-ranked in keirin (a total of 30 individuals)

A NOC could enter qualify a maximum of 14 cyclists (seven per gender).

Men's team sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 8  Australia
 Netherlands
 Japan
 France
 Great Britain
 China
 Germany
 Canada
1
Total8

Men's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint  Australia
 Netherlands
 Japan
 France
 Great Britain
 China
 Germany
 Canada
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7  Trinidad and Tobago
 Poland
 Israel
 Suriname
 Malaysia
 Lithuania
 South Africa*
 Colombia
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin  New Zealand
 Thailand
 Suriname
 Kazakhstan
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Men's keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint  Australia
 Netherlands
 Japan
 France
 Great Britain
 China
 Germany
 Canada
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7  Malaysia
 Colombia
 New Zealand
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Suriname
 Israel
 Thailand
 Kazakhstan
1
NOCs qualified for sprint  Poland
 Lithuania
 South Africa
 Israel
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Men's team pursuit

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 10  Denmark
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Italy
 France
 Great Britain
 Japan
 Canada
 Germany
 Belgium
1
Total10

Men's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit  Denmark
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Italy
 France
 Great Britain
 Japan
 Canada
 Germany
 Belgium
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 5  Netherlands
 Portugal
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Austria
1
Total15

Men's omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison  Denmark
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Italy
 France
 Great Britain
 Japan
 Canada
 Germany
 Belgium
 Netherlands
 Portugal
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Austria
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 7  United States
 Poland
 Switzerland
 Colombia
 Mexico
 Indonesia
 Egypt*
1
Total22

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's team sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2023–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 8  Germany
 Great Britain
 China
 Netherlands
 Mexico
 Poland
 New Zealand
 Canada
1
Total8

Women's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint  Germany
 Great Britain
 China
 Netherlands
 Mexico
 Poland
 New Zealand
 Canada
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7  France
 Japan
 Colombia
 Italy
 Australia
 Belgium
 Egypt*
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin  Malaysia1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint  Germany
 Great Britain
 China
 Netherlands
 Mexico
 Poland
 New Zealand
 Canada
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7  Colombia
 Japan
 France
 Belgium
 Australia
 Italy
 Malaysia
1
NOCs qualified for sprint  Egypt1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's team pursuit

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 10  New Zealand
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Australia
 Canada
 United States
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Japan
1
Total10

Women's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit  New Zealand
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Australia
 Canada
 United States
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Japan
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 5  Denmark
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Switzerland
 Belgium
1
Total15

Women's omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison  New Zealand
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Australia
 Canada
 United States
 France
 Germany
 Ireland
 Japan
 Denmark
 Poland
 Netherlands
 Switzerland
 Belgium
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 7  Norway
 Portugal
 Lithuania
 China
 Hong Kong
 Mexico
 Egypt*
1
Total22

* Qualified as a continental representative

Mountain biking

A total of 72 mountain bikers (36 per gender) will race through the Paris 2024 cross-country course, a slight reduction from those competing in Tokyo 2020 by four athletes. Each NOC could enter a maximum of four bikers (two per gender) in the men's and women's cross-country races. Host country France reserves one men's and women's quota place if unqualified, while two more spots are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their mountain bikers compete for Paris 2024, as granted by the Universality principle.[16]

The majority of the berths will be awarded to the nineteen highest-ranked NOCs with a specific number of qualified bikers (a duo of riders for NOCs ranked 1 to 8 and a single rider for NOCs ranked 9 to 19) based on the points acquired throughout the biennial UCI Mountain Bike Olympic Qualification period (running from May 7, 2022, to May 26, 2024). Outside Europe and Oceania, the highest-ranked NOC per gender will secure a single quota place at the cross-country continental championships for Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The remaining four spots will be allocated to the top mountain bikers competing at the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow and its outlying areas across Scotland, with two each in the elite and under-23, respectively.[16][4]

Men's cross-country race

Quotas as of June 20 2024.[17]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 8  Switzerland
 France
 Italy
 Spain
 United States
 Germany
 Belgium
 Great Britain
2
9 to 19  Brazil
 Denmark
 Canada
 New Zealand
 South Africa
 Austria
 Norway
 Chile
 Poland
 Romania
 Czech Republic
1
2023 African Championships1  Namibia1
2023 Pan American Championships1  Mexico1
2023 Asian Championships1  China1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2  Latvia
 Colombia
1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2  Netherlands
 Sweden
1
Universality places  Liechtenstein1
Re-allocations of unused quota places  Israel
 Ukraine
 Finland
1
Total36

Women's cross-country race

Quotas as of June 3 2024.[18]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 8  Switzerland
 France
 United States
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Austria
 Denmark
 Great Britain
2
9 to 19  Germany
 Brazil
 Australia
 Canada
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 Poland
 Estonia
 Ukraine
 Portugal
 South Africa
1
2023 African Championships1  Mauritius1
2023 Pan American Championships1  Mexico1
2023 Asian Championships1  China1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2  Slovenia
 Hungary
1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2  New Zealand
 Japan
1
Universality places  Rwanda1
Re-allocations of unused quota places  Belgium1
Total36

BMX

BMX freestyle

Twenty-four quota places (12 per gender) are available to the BMX freestyle riders competing in Paris 2024, augmenting their roster size from the previous edition by six athletes. Each NOC could enter a maximum of two riders per gender in the men's and women's freestyle park. Host country France reserves one men's and women's quota place if unqualified.[19]

The initial half of the total quota will be distributed to the highest-ranked BMX freestyle riders (by name) through a two-month-long Olympic Qualifier Series (May to June 2024), while the remaining five spots per gender are offered, first to the highest-ranked NOC from continents without a representative, then once all continents are represented, to the overall highest-ranked NOCs competing, at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (two) and then the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow (three).[19]

Men's freestyle

Quotas as of June 26 2024.[20]

EventQuotasQualified NOCSelected rider
Host nation
Olympic Qualifier Series6  FranceAnthony Jeanjean
 Great BritainKieran Reilly
 United StatesMarcus Christopher
 BrazilGustavo Oliveira
 United StatesJustin Dowell
 CroatiaMarin Ranteš
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships2  Japan
 Australia
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships3  South Africa
 Argentina
 Canada
Reallocation of host nation quota
(from 2023 World Championships)
1  LatviaErnests Zēbolds
Total12

Women's freestyle

Quotas as of July 4 2024.[21]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCSelected rider
Host nation  FranceLaury Perez
Olympic Qualifier Series1  United StatesHannah Roberts
2  ChinaSun Jiaqi
3  ChinaDeng Yawen
4  United StatesPerris Benegas
5  SwitzerlandNikita Ducarroz
6  AustraliaNatalya Diehm
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships0  Switzerland
1  Czech Republic
2  GermanyKim Lea Müller
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships1  Great Britain
2  ColombiaQueen Saray Villegas
3  ChileMacarena Perez Grasset
Total12

BMX racing

A total of 48 BMX riders (24 per gender) will race through the Paris 2024 course. Each NOC could enter a maximum of three spots per gender. Host country France reserves one men's and women's quota place if unqualified, while a further spot is entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have their BMX racers compete for Paris 2024, as granted by the Universality principle.[22]

The remainder of the total quota will be allocated to the eligible NOCs across four qualification routes. Seventeen of them with a specific number of qualified riders (a trio for the top two NOCs, a duo for NOCs ranked 3 to 5, and a single rider for NOCs ranked 6 to 10) will receive a coveted spot based on the points accumulated throughout the biennial UCI BMX Olympic Qualification period (running from August 1, 2022, to June 4, 2024). Outside Europe and Oceania, the highest-ranked NOC per gender will secure a single quota place at the BMX continental championships for Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The remaining four spots will be allocated to the top BMX riders competing at the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow and at the 2024 Worlds in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[22][7]

Men's race

Quotas as of June 11 2024.[23]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 2  France
 Colombia
3
3 to 5  Switzerland
 Netherlands
 United States
2
6 to 10  Great Britain
 Australia
 Argentina
 New Zealand
 Belgium
1
2023 African Championships1  Morocco1
2023 Pan American Championships1  Ecuador1
2023 Asian Championships1  Thailand1
2023 UCI BMX World Championships1  Latvia1
2024 UCI BMX World Championships1  Chile1
Reallocation of unused host country quota1  Germany1
Reallocation of Universality Places  Italy1
Total24

** Qualified as a continental representative

Women's race

Quotas as of June 11 2024.[24]

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 2  Netherlands
 United States
3
3 to 5  Switzerland
 Australia
 Colombia
2
6 to 10  Great Britain
 France
 Denmark
 Canada
 Belgium
1
2023 African Championships01
2023 Pan American Championships1  Brazil1
2023 Asian Championships1  Japan1
2023 UCI BMX World Championships1  Germany1
2024 UCI BMX World Championships1  New Zealand1
Reallocation from 2023 African Championships1  South Africa1
Reallocation from unused host country quota1  Latvia1
Universality Places1  Aruba1
Total24

** Qualified as a continental representative

References