For the

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.

Summary

Track cycling

An NOC is entitled to enter a single team in each of the four team events. An NOC without a team in the relevant team event may qualify up to two places in sprint and keirin, and one place in omnium; an NOC with a team may enter that number from its team resources, for a total of twenty three quota places, an increase from the 2012 games which had a one rider per event limit in sprint and keirin; however, a limit of 15 riders (8 men, 7 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 earned will significantly exceed the numbers of riders qualified; in effect, members of team events will 'double up', for team sprint athletes in sprint and keirin, and team pursuit athletes in omnium.

Road cycling

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. ;Legend *TS – Team Sprint *KE – Keirin *SP – Sprint *TP – Team Pursuit *OM – Omnium *RR – Road Race *TT – Individual Time Trial *Q – Quotas *R – Riders

Timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Road cycling

Men's road race

* 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

Women's road race

* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour

Women's individual time trial

Track cycling

Men's team sprint

Teams must be composed of 3 riders.

Men's sprint

Men's Keirin

Men's team pursuit

Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Men's Omnium

Women's team sprint

Teams must be composed of 2 riders.

Women's sprint

Women's Keirin

Women's team pursuit

Teams must be composed of 4 riders.

Women's Omnium

Mountain biking

Men's cross-country race

Women's cross-country race

: – South Africa won the continental quotas in men's and women's mountain bike, but decided not to accept them. South African sports confederation and Olympic Committee (

SASCOC The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) ( af, Suid-Afrikaanse Sportkonfederasie en Olimpiese Komitee) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for South Africa, and the respo ...

) and Cycling South Africa (CSA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.Agreement between SASCOC and CSA
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BMX

Men's BMX

Women's BMX

References

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