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
 Argentina111
 Australia323211128
 Austria212274
 Belgium4241118
 Brazil11133
 Burkina Faso111
 Canada2231195
 Chile111
 China12111176
 Colombia211154
 Costa Rica1122
 Cuba111
 Cyprus111
 Czech Republic1122
 Denmark4222106
 Ecuador1121
 Eritrea1121
 Estonia111
 Finland1121
 France41322221111916
 Germany213285
 Great Britain424[1]211111612
 Greece111
 Hong Kong1122
 Hungary1122
 Individual Neutral Athletes112153
 Iran111
 Ireland21143
 Israel1122
 Italy3241107
 Japan111144
 Kazakhstan2132
 Latvia1122
 Lithuania111
 Luxembourg1122
 Malaysia111
 Mauritius1122
 Mexico111
 Mongolia1121
 Morocco11132
 Namibia111
 Netherlands314211129
 New Zealand21211186
 Nigeria111
 Norway222174
 Panama111
 Poland13264
 Portugal22153
 Rwanda11132
 Serbia111
 Slovakia1122
 Slovenia412296
 South Africa1211165
 South Korea1122
 Spain312175
 Sweden1122
 Switzerland223111107
 Thailand111143
 Turkey111
 Uganda111
 Ukraine11132
 United Arab Emirates111
 United States322211221511
 Uruguay111
 Uzbekistan12143
 Venezuela111
 Vietnam111
Total: 68 NOCs90359035000000000000665656284214
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[2]
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsFebruary 8–13, 2023Ghana Accra[3]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsApril 16–23, 2023Panama Panama
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsJune 7–13, 2023Thailand Rayong
2023 UCI Road World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023United Kingdom Glasgow
Establishment of the UCI World Rankings by NationsOctober 17, 2023
Track[4]
Establishment of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2022–2024
(at the end of 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships)
April 15, 2024
Mountain biking[5]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsApril 26–29, 2023Brazil Congonhas
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsJune 2–4, 2023South Africa Johannesburg
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023United Kingdom Glasgow
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsOctober 26–28, 2023India Panchkula
Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification rankingMay 28, 2024
BMX freestyle[6]
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World ChampionshipsNovember 9–13, 2022United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023United Kingdom Glasgow
2024 Olympic Qualifier SeriesMay 16–19, 2024
June 20–23, 2024
China Shanghai
Hungary Budapest[7]
BMX racing[8]
2023 Pan American Continental ChampionshipsMay 20, 2023Ecuador Riobamba
2023 Asian Continental ChampionshipsJuly 16, 2023Philippines Tagaytay City[9]
2023 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsAugust 3–13, 2023United Kingdom Glasgow
2023 African Continental ChampionshipsNovember 4–5, 2023Zimbabwe Harare
2024 UCI BMX World ChampionshipsMay 12–18, 2024United States Rock Hill[10][11]
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.[12]

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 Glasgow and its outlying areas across Scotland.[12][2]

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.[12]

Men's road race

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
 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
Total35

** Qualified as a continental representative

Women's road race

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation0
UCI World Ranking1 to 5 Netherlands
 Italy
 Belgium
 Switzerland
 Great Britain
4
6 to 10 Poland
 Australia
 France
 Germany
 Canada
3
11 to 20 Denmark
 United States
 Austria
 New Zealand
 Spain
 South Africa
 Uzbekistan
 Norway
 Slovenia
 China
2
21 to 45 Individual Neutral Athletes
 Finland
 Ukraine
 Thailand
 Luxembourg
 Sweden
 Colombia
 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
Total90

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

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.[13] The quota places per event are listed as follows:

  • 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)

Men's team sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total8

Men's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Men's keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
NOCs qualified for sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total10

Men's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 5
 
 
 
 
1
Total15

Men's omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total8

Women's sprint

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
NOCs qualified for Keirin
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's keirin

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
up to 2
2022–2024 Olympic track ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
NOCs qualified for sprint
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total30

* Qualified as a continental representative

Women's team pursuit

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCTeams per NOC
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
Total10

Women's Madison

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs qualified for team pursuit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 5
 
 
 
 
1
Total15

Women's omnium

EventRanking by NationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
NOCs directly qualified for Madison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking1 to 7
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.[14]

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.[14][5]

Men's cross-country race

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation France1
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
9 to 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2023 African Championships1 South Africa1
2023 Pan American Championships1 Canada1
2023 Asian Championships1 China1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2 Great Britain
 New Zealand
1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2 France
 Switzerland[15]
1
Total36

Women's cross-country race

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation France1
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
9 to 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2023 African Championships1 South Africa1
2023 Pan American Championships1 United States1
2023 Asian Championships1 China1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite)1 to 2 France
 Netherlands
1
2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23)1 to 2 New Zealand
 Switzerland
1
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.[16]

The initial half of the total quota will be distributed to the highest-ranked BMX freestyle riders (by name) through a four-month-long Olympic Qualifier Series (March to June 2024), while the remaining five spots per gender are offered to the highest-ranked NOCs competing at either the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (two) or the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow (three).[16]

Men's freestyle

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCSelected rider
Host nation France
Olympic Qualifier Series1
2
3
4
5
6
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships1 Japan
2 United States
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships1 Great Britain
2 Australia
3 United States
Total12

Women's freestyle

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCSelected rider
Host nation France
Olympic Qualifier Series1
2
3
4
5
6
2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships1 United States
2 Australia
2023 UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Championships1 United States
2 China
3 Great Britain
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.[17]

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.[17][8]

Men's race

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation France1
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 2
 
3
3 to 5
 
 
2
6 to 10
 
 
 
 
1
2023 African Championships1 Morocco1
2023 Pan American Championships1 United States1
2023 Asian Championships1 Thailand1
2023 UCI BMX World Championships1 France1
2024 UCI BMX World Championships11
Universality Places1
Total24

** Qualified as a continental representative

Women's race

EventRanking by nationQualified NOCRiders per NOC
Host nation France1
2024 UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking1 to 2
 
3
3 to 5
 
 
2
6 to 10
 
 
 
 
1
2023 African Championships01
2023 Pan American Championships1 Brazil1
2023 Asian Championships1 Japan1
2023 UCI BMX World Championships1 Great Britain1
2024 UCI BMX World Championships11
Universality Places1
Total24

** Qualified as a continental representative

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