Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Summary
- Legend
- TS — Team sprint
- KE — Keirin
- SP — Sprint
- TP — Team pursuit
- IP — Individual pursuit
- MA — Madison
- PR — Points race
- RR — Road race
- TT — Individual time trial
- Q — Quotas
- R — Riders
| Nation | Track | Road | MTB | BMX | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | M | W | M | W | Q | R | |||||||||||
| TS | KE | SP | TP | IP | MA | PR | SP | IP | PR | RR | TT | RR | TT | |||||||
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | X | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||
 Australia | X | 2 | 2 | X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 28 | |
 Austria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | X | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||
 Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Canada | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | |||||||
 Chile | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 China | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | |||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Colombia | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | X | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | ||||||
 Denmark | X | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
 Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Estonia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 France | X | 2 | 2 | X | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 28 | ||
 Germany | X | 2 | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | |||||
 Great Britain | X | 2 | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 | |
 Greece | X | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Iran | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Italy | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | ||||||
 Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Japan | X | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
 Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Libya | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | X | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Mauritius | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | X | 2 | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 27 | |
 New Zealand | X | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | ||||||
 Norway | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Poland | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Russia | X | 2 | 1 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} Serbia | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Spain | X | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
 Sweden | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||
 Switzerland | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 1 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | |||||||
 United States | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 24 | |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total: 65 NOCs | 13 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 143 | 39 | 66 | 25 | 50 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 574 | 511 |
Qualification timeline
Track
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 2 athletes in each individual event, except points race where it can enter only 1 athlete. NOC may also enter up to 1 team in each team event.
Champions in the World Championship, World Cup, and "B" World Championship automatically qualify (Nontransferable place), as do several of the athletes with the highest UCI rankings in their event on 30 March 2008. Additionally, the tripartite commission (made up of the IOC, UCI and ANOC) may issue invitational places.
Men's sprint
| Event | Team sprint | Keirin | Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | France | Chris Hoy | Chris Hoy |
| World Cup | -* | -* | Kévin Sireau |
| "B" World Championships | - | Gadi Chait | Daniel Novikov |
| UCI ranking | Australia Netherlands Great Britain China Germany Greece Russia Japan Malaysia United States Czech Republic Poland* | Arnaud Tournant Teun Mulder Christos Volikakis Ryan Bayley Roberto Chiappa Toshiaki Fushimi Carsten Bergemann Josiah Ng Onn Lam Ricardo Lynch Sergey Borisov* Andriy Vynokurov** | Roberto Chiappa Ryan Bayley Kazunari Watanabe Theo Bos Maximilian Levy |
| 1 rider from each qualified sprint team | - | France Australia Netherlands Great Britain China Germany Greece Russia Japan Malaysia United States Czech Republic Poland | France Australia Netherlands Great Britain China Germany Greece Russia Japan Malaysia United States Czech Republic Poland |
| Total | 13 | 25 | 21 |
* Since World Cup leader qualified through World Championships, the next competitor from the world rankings qualify.
** South Africa replaced by the next competitor from the world rankings
Men's pursuit
| Event | Team pursuit | Individual pursuit |
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Great Britain | Bradley Wiggins |
| World Cup | -* | Volodymyr Dyudya |
| "B" World Championships | - | Alexandr Pliuschin |
| UCI ranking | Denmark Australia New Zealand Netherlands Spain Ukraine Russia France Colombia* | Jenning Huizenga Taylor Phinney Phillip Thuaux Sergi Escobar Roure Alexander Serov David O'Loughlin |
| 1 rider from each qualified pursuit team | - | Great Britain Denmark Australia New Zealand Netherlands Spain Ukraine Russia France Colombia |
| Total | 10 | 18 |
* Since World Cup leader qualified through World Championships, the next competitor from the world rankings qualify.
Men's points
| Event | Madison | Points race |
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Great Britain |  Vasil Kiryienka |
| World Cup | Denmark | Chris Newton |
| "B" World Championships | - | Radoslav Konstantinov |
| UCI ranking | Belgium Switzerland Netherlands Germany United States Italy Spain Argentina Russia France Czech Republic New Zealand Ukraine Canada | Cameron Meyer Rafal Ratajczyk Makoto Iijima Wong Kam-Po Milton Wynants Vazquez Marco Arriagada Feng Chun-Kai* |
| 1 rider from each qualified madison team | - | Denmark Belgium Switzerland Netherlands Germany United States Italy Spain Argentina Russia France Czech Republic New Zealand Ukraine Canada |
| Total | 16 | 23 |
* Bulgaria replaced by the next competitor from the world rankings
Women
| Event | Sprint | Individual pursuit | Points race |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Victoria Pendleton | Rebecca Romero | Marianne Vos |
| World Cup | Willy Kanis | Vilija Sereikaite | Li Yan |
| "B" World Championships | Sakie Tsukuda | Evelyn García | Satomi Wadami |
| UCI ranking | Jennie Reed Willy Kanis Clara Sanchez Simona Krupeckaitė Guo Shuang Lisandra Guerra Natallia Tsylinskaya Anna Meares Svetlana Grankovskaya | Rebecca Romero Sarah Hammer Vilija Sereikaite Lesya Kalytovska Katie Mactier María Luisa Calle Alison Shanks Lada Kozlikova Verena Joos Karin Thürig | Vera Carrara Yoanka González Wong Wan Yiu Leire Olaberria Trine Schmidt Olga Slyusareva Pascale Jeuland Gina Grain Lee Min-Hye Belem Guerrero |
| all individual pursuit competitors | - | - | Rebecca Romero Vilija Sereikaite Evelyn García Sarah Hammer Lesya Kalytovska Katie Mactier María Luisa Calle Alison Shanks Lada Kozlikova Verena Joos Karin Thürig |
| Total | 12 | 13 | 22 |
Road
An NOC may enter up to 5 men and 3 women if qualified through the UCI ranking. Otherwise it may enter up to 2 men and 2 women. Each NOC will receive athlete quota places according to the UCI ranking by nations in the tours. Also, each NOC with a rider in individual ranking in the Pro Tour and in the corresponding top places in continental tours will receive 1 place if not qualified through Nations Ranking. Places for the time trial event are included in the total quota for cycling disciplines. Only riders involved in the road, track or mountain biking or BMX can take part in the individual time trial race.
Men's road race
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ProTour | 1 to 10 | Spain Italy Australia Russia Germany Netherlands Belgium United States France | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 3* | ||
| 11 to 15 | Great Britain Slovenia Norway Ukraine | 4 | |
| Sweden | 3** | ||
| all ranked individuals | Li Fuyu | 1** | |
| UCI Africa Tour | 1st | South Africa | 3 |
| 2nd | Tunisia | 1** | |
| individual top 5 | Mohamed Ali Ahmed | 1** | |
| UCI America Tour | 1 to 3 | Argentina Canada Colombia | 3 |
| 4 to 6 | Brazil | 2 | |
| Venezuela Mexico | 1** | ||
| individual top 20 |  Henry Raabe Pedro Pablo Pérez | 1** | |
| UCI Asia Tour | 1st | Iran | 3 |
| 2 to 4 | Japan Kazakhstan | 2 | |
| Hong Kong | 1** | ||
| individual top 5 | Park Sung-Baek | 1** | |
| UCI Europe Tour | 1 to 6 | Poland Portugal*** Slovakia Croatia Denmark Belarus | 3 |
| 7 to 16 | Austria Estonia Lithuania Switzerland**** Bulgaria Czech Republic Latvia Serbia Hungary Ireland | 2 | |
| UCI Oceania Tour | 1st | New Zealand | 3 |
| "B" World Championships | individual top 5 | Erik Hoffmann Alexandr Pliuschin Hichem Chaabane Richard Rodríguez Vladimir Tuychiev Francisco Cabrera* Mario Contreras* | Up to 2 |
| Total | 143 |
* Teams could qualify only the number of riders that they have in the corresponding tour. Luxembourg only qualified 3 riders in the pro tour. The left over places were taken by teams from the "B" World Championships.
** In tours where individual riders qualified, the teams that qualified more than one athlete lost quota places in order to maintain the overall quotas. Sweden, Tunisia, Venezuela, Mexico and Hong Kong all lost 1 quota place to China, Libya, Costa Rica, Cuba and South Korea respectively.
*** Portugal had 3 quota places, but chose to use only two.
**** Switzerland had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one.
Men's individual time trial
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ProTour | 1 to 10 | Spain Italy Australia Russia Luxembourg Germany Netherlands Belgium United States France | 1 |
| UCI Africa Tour | 1st | South Africa | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 1 to 4 | Argentina Canada Brazil Colombia | 1 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 1st and 2nd | Iran Japan | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 1 to 7 | Poland Slovenia Slovakia Croatia Denmark Ukraine Estonia | 1 |
| UCI Oceania Tour | 1st | New Zealand | 1 |
| World Championships | individual top 15 | Fabian Cancellara László Bodrogi Stef Clement Bert Grabsch Vladimir Gusev Iván Gutiérrez Andrey Mizurov Vasili Kyrienka Bradley Wiggins David Zabriskie Raivis Belohvoščiks Marco Pinotti Gustav Larsson Andriy Hrivko Ryder Hesjedal Brian Vandborg Ben Day | 1 |
| Total | 39 |
Women's road race
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Tour Rankings | 1 to 16 | Netherlands Germany Italy United States Australia Sweden Switzerland Lithuania Great Britain France Russia Austria** Spain** Canada China** Ukraine | 3 |
| 17 to 24 | Venezuela South Africa New Zealand | 2 | |
| Belgium Japan Mexico Brazil Denmark | 1* | ||
| individual top 100 | Grete Treier Yumari Gonzalez Valdivieso Maja Włoszczowska Anita Valen-De Vries Sigrid Corneo Zulfiya Zabirova | 1* | |
| "B" World Championships | individual top 3 | Sung Eun-Go Hae Ok-Jeong Thatsani Wichana | Up to 2 |
| Invitation places | 1 | Mauritius | |
| Total | 66 |
* 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.
** Austria, China and Spain had 3 quota places, but chose to use only two.
Women's individual time trial
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Tour Rankings | 1 to 15 | Netherlands Germany Italy United States Australia Sweden Switzerland Lithuania Great Britain France Russia Austria Spain Canada China | 1 |
| World Championships | individual top 10 | Hanka Kupfernagel Kristin Armstrong Priska Doppmann Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Emma Pooley Li Meifang Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel Zulfiya Zabirova Susanne Ljungskog Trine Schmidt | 1 |
| Total | 25 |
Mountainbike
An NOC may enter up to 3 men and 2 women athletes.
Men
| Mountainbike men | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ranking by nation | 1 to 5 | France Switzerland Spain Belgium Germany | 3 |
| 6 to 13 | United States Netherlands Sweden Canada Austria** Denmark Italy Great Britain | 2 | |
| 14 to 24 | Czech Republic New Zealand Australia Poland Russia Colombia Ukraine Brazil Chile South Africa Ireland Hungary* Turkey* Japan** | 1 | |
| African Championships | individual top 2 | Mannie Heymans Antipas Kwari | 1 |
| American Championships | individual top 2 | Luciano Caracioli Paolo Montolla Castillo | 1 |
| Asian Championships | individual top 2 | Ji Junhua Chan Chun Hing | 1 |
| Oceania Championships | individual top 2* | 1 | |
| Total | 50 |
* Since both Australia and New Zealand (the only competitors in the Oceania continental championships) qualified through world rankings, the next two competitors from the world rankings (Hungary and Turkey) qualified a single rider.
** Austria had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one and the next competitor from the world rankings (Japan) qualified a single rider
Women
| Mountainbike women | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ranking by nation | 1 to 8 | China Germany United States Canada Norway Poland Russia Switzerland | 2 |
| 9 to 18 | France Czech Republic Spain Slovenia Netherlands Austria New Zealand Italy Brazil Slovakia | 1 | |
| African Championships | individual 1st | Yolande Speedy | 1 |
| American Championship | individual 1st | Francisca Campos | 1 |
| Asian Championship | individual 1st | Rie Katayama | 1 |
| Oceania Championship | individual 1st | Tory Thomas | 1 |
| Total | 30 |
BMX
An NOC may enter up to 3 men and 2 women if qualified through the UCI ranking. Otherwise it may enter up to 1 man and 1 woman.
Men
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ranking by nation | 1 to 5 | United States Australia Latvia Netherlands Colombia |
3 |
| 6 to 8 | France Argentina New Zealand* |
2 | |
| 9 to 11 | Czech Republic Venezuela Ecuador |
1 | |
| UCI World Championship | 1 to 6 | South Africa Italy Great Britain Switzerland Denmark Canada Norway** Hungary** Japan** |
1 |
| Invitation places | | - | |
| Total | 32 |
* New Zealand had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one.
** The left over places were taken by teams from the World Championships.
Women
| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCI ranking by nation | 1 to 4 | France New Zealand* Australia Argentina |
2 |
| 5 to 8 | Czech Republic United States Netherlands Canada |
1 | |
| UCI World Championship | 1 to 3 | Great Britain Denmark Switzerland Hungary** |
1 |
| Invitation places | 1 | China | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
* New Zealand had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one.
** The left over places were taken by teams from the World Championships.
References
- Qualifications for Men's Road events at the Olympic Games
- 2008 Olympic Games road cycling: distribution of places for Elite Women
- Mountain bike: publication of rankings by nation and qualification for the Olympic Games
- Qualification for track events at the Olympic Games
- BMX: Qualifying places awarded for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games