Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Summary

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.

NationTrackRoadMTBBMXTotal
MenWomenMenWomenMWMWQR
TSKESPTPOMTSKESPTPOMRRTTRRTT
 Algeria111
 ArgentinaX111154
 AustraliaXXXXXXXXXX523111323629
 Austria22155
 Azerbaijan1121
 BelarusXXXX3111110
 BelgiumXXX5131211917
 Brazil3131111119
 Bulgaria222
 CanadaXXXXXX11322212017
 ChileX1133
 ChinaXXXXXXXX1111612
 ColombiaXXXXXXX3111212017
 Costa Rica1122
 Croatia222
 CubaXXX1155
 Cyprus111
 Czech RepublicXX23121010
 DenmarkXX42111311
 Ecuador1122
 Eritrea111
 El Salvador111
 Estonia1122
 Finland11132
 FranceXXXXXXXX413132323024
 Georgia111
 GermanyXXXXXXXX52423223325
 Great BritainXXXXXXXXXX524211113527
 GreeceXX1144
 Guam111
 Guatemala111
 Hong KongXXX11166
 Hungary11133
 Iran3143
 IrelandX3154
 ItalyX51422111714
 JapanXXXX21111129
 Kazakhstan2242
 Latvia13155
 LithuaniaXX21164
 Luxembourg11132
 MalaysiaXXX255
 Morocco3143
 Mauritius111
 Mexico1122
 Moldova111
 Namibia1122
 NetherlandsXXXXXXXX52422313325
 New ZealandXXXXXXXXX211111212622
 Norway411176
 Philippines111
 PolandXXXX311221512
 Portugal31154
 Romania111
 RussiaXXXXXXX3132112318
 Rwanda111
 Serbia222
 Slovakia111
 Slovenia311276
 South AfricaX131211109
 South KoreaXXXXXX111210
 SpainXXXXX5231816
 Sweden1132185
 Switzerland523211311
 Syria111
 Thailand111
 Chinese TaipeiX122
 Trinidad and TobagoXX22
 Turkey3143
 UkraineXXXX21111210
 United StatesXXXX514222322724
 Uruguay111
 Uzbekistan222
 VenezuelaXXXXXXXX31111712
Total: 74 NOCs3018184018201818301814440672550303216238196
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

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

EventDateVenue
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 ChampionshipsSeptember 19–25, 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 UCI World Tour RankingNovember 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Africa TourNovember 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI America TourNovember 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Asia TourNovember 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Europe TourNovember 1, 2011
2010-2011 UCI Oceania TourNovember 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 ChampionshipFebruary 12–13, 2011 Cape Town, South Africa
2011 Oceanian Continental ChampionshipMarch 18–20, 2011 Shepparton, Australia
2011 Pan American Continental ChampionshipApril 1–3, 2011 Chía, Columbia
2011 Asian Cycling ChampionshipsJune 10–12, 2011 Suzhou, China
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification rankingMay 23, 2012
BMX[8]
2012 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsMay 25–27, 2012 Birmingham, UK
Establishment of the UCI Rankings by NationMay 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

EventRanking by NationQualifiedTeams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 10  Germany
 Australia
 Great Britain
 France
 New Zealand
 Russia
 China
 Japan
 Poland
 Venezuela
1
Total10

Men's Sprint

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 8  Czech Republic
 Greece
 Malaysia
 Netherlands
 South Africa
 Spain
 Trinidad and Tobago
 United States
1
Individuals qualified for other events1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint  Australia
 China
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Russia
 Venezuela
1
Total18

Men's Keirin

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 8  Canada
 Colombia
 Czech Republic
 Greece
 Malaysia
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Trinidad and Tobago
1
Individuals qualified for other events1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint  Australia
 China
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Poland
 Russia
 Venezuela
1
Total18

Men's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 4 riders

EventRanking by NationQualifiedTeams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 10  Australia
 Belgium
 Colombia
 Denmark
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Russia
 South Korea
 Spain
1
Total10

Men's Omnium

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 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 events1
Total18

Women's Team Sprint

Teams are of 2 riders

EventRanking by NationQualifiedTeams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 10  Australia
 China
 Colombia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 South Korea
 Ukraine
 Venezuela
1
Total10

Women's Sprint

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 8  Belarus
 Canada
 Cuba
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Lithuania
 New Zealand
 Russia
1
Individuals qualified for other events1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint  Australia
 China
 Colombia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 South Korea
 Ukraine
 Venezuela
1
Total18

Women's Keirin

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 8  Belarus
 Canada
 Cuba
 Hong Kong
 Lithuania
 Malaysia
 New Zealand
 Russia
1
Individuals qualified for other events1
1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint  Australia
 China
 Colombia
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 South Korea
 Ukraine
 Venezuela
1
Total18

Women's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 3 riders

EventRanking by NationQualifiedTeams per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 to 10  Australia
 Belarus
 Canada
 China
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Ukraine
 United States
1
Total10

Women's Omnium

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
Olympic Track Ranking 2010–20121 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 events1
Total18

Road cycling

Men's road race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour1st  Spain5
2nd  Belgium5
3rd  Italy5
4th  Australia5
5th  Great Britain5
6th  Germany5
7th  Netherlands5
8th  United States5
9th  Luxembourg1*
10th  Switzerland5
11th  France4
12th  Norway3*
13th  Ireland3*
14th  Denmark4
15th  Kazakhstan2*
Individual  Slovakia1
Individual  Costa Rica1
Individual  Latvia1
UCI Africa Tour1st  Morocco3
2nd  Eritrea1**
Individual  Algeria1
UCI America Tour1st  Colombia3
2nd  Venezuela3
3rd  Brazil3
4th  Argentina1**
5th  Canada1**
6th  Uruguay1**
Individual  Chile1
Individual  Cuba1
Individual  Ecuador1
UCI Asia Tour1st  Iran3
2nd  Japan2
3rd  Uzbekistan2
4th  Malaysia2
UCI Europe Tour[9]1st  Slovenia3
2nd  Russia3
3rd  Portugal3
4th  Poland3
5th  Turkey3
6th  Belarus3
7th  Lithuania2
8th  Ukraine2
9th  Croatia2
10th  Czech Republic2
11th  Serbia2
12th  Bulgaria2
13th  Austria2
14th  Estonia1**
15th  Norway1***
16th  Sweden1**
Individual  Romania1
Individual  Hungary1
Individual  Greece1
UCI Oceania Tour1st  New Zealand2
2010 African Championship*1st  Namibia1
2nd  South Africa1
2011 American Championship[10]1st  Mexico1
2nd  Guatemala1
2011 Asian Championship[11]1st  South Korea1
2nd  Hong Kong1
Re-allocated Quota  Finland1
 Georgia1
 Moldova1
 Syria1
Total144

* 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

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour1st  Spain1
2nd  Belgium1
3rd  Italy1
4th  Australia1
5th  Great Britain1
6th  Germany1
7th  Netherlands1
8th  United States1
9th  Luxembourg1
10th  Switzerland1
11th  France1
12th  Norway1
13th  Ireland1
14th  Denmark1
15th  Kazakhstan1
UCI Africa Tour1st  Morocco1
UCI America Tour1st  Colombia1
2nd  Venezuela1
3rd  Brazil1
4th  Argentina1
UCI Asia Tour1st  Iran1
2nd  Japan1
UCI Europe Tour[9]1st  Slovenia1
2nd  Russia1
3rd  Portugal1
4th  Poland1
5th  Turkey1
6th  Belarus1
7th  Lithuania1
UCI Oceania Tour1st  New Zealand1
2011 World Championship individual event1st  Germany1
2nd  Great Britain1
3rd  Switzerland1
4th  Australia1
5th  Netherlands1
6th  Kazakhstan1
7th  Denmark1
8th  Spain1
9th  Sweden1
10th  Canada1
Total40

Women's Road Race

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes 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 Championship1st  Mauritius1**
2012 American Championship1st  Chile1**
2012 Asian Championship1st  Hong Kong1**
Total66

* 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

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
2011 UCI World Tour Ranking1 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 event1 to 10  Germany
 Great Britain
 Canada
 Netherlands
 United States
 Sweden
 Australia
 Azerbaijan
 Russia
 Italy
 Finland
1
Total25

Mountain biking

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

Men

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes 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 Zealand1
Additional Place for Oceania  Guam1
Total50

Women

EventRanking by NationQualifiedAthletes 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 Africa1
American Championship[20]1  Colombia1
Asian Championship[21]1  China1
Oceanian Championship[22]1  Australia1
Total30

* Norway used only 1 spot.

BMX

Men

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/20121 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 Championships1 to 6  South Africa
 Switzerland
 Belgium
 Philippines
 Brazil
 Denmark
1
Host Nation1  Great Britain1
Re-allocation of Unused Quota1  Ecuador1
Total32

Women

EventRanking by nationQualifiedAthletes per NOC
UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/20121 to 4  Australia
 United States
 France
 Czech Republic
2
5 to 7  Colombia
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
1
2012 UCI BMX World Championships1 to 3  Brazil
 Lithuania
 Venezuela
1
Host Nation1  Great Britain1
Re-allocation of Unused Quota1  Latvia1
Total16

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