The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games competition in Lima, Peru.
Qualification system A total of 250 (143 men and 107 women) cyclists will qualify to compete. 160 will qualify in road/track, 34 in mountain biking and 56 in BMX. Various events and rankings were used to determine the qualifiers. A nation could enter a maximum of 26 athletes, four in mountain biking (two per gender), six in BMX (three per gender) and a combined 16 for road and track (ten men and six women). Peru as host nation, was automatically awarded the maximum quota of 26 spots.
Event Men WomenTotalBMX racing 24 16 40BMX freestyle 8 8 16Mountain Biking 20 14 34Road+Track 91 69 160 Total athletes 143 107 250
Qualification timeline Event Date VenueBMXUCI Individual Ranking December 31, 2018 Mountain Bike April 4–8, 2018 Pereira, Colombia2018 South American Games March 28 – June 8, 2018 Cochabamba, Bolivia July 21–29, 2018 Barranquilla, ColombiaRoad/Track2018 Pan American Road Cycling Championship May 3–6, 2018 San Juan, Argentina2018 South American Games March 28 – June 8, 2018 Cochabamba, Bolivia July 21–29, 2018 Barranquilla, Colombia2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships August 29 – September 2, 2018 Aguascalientes, Mexico2018 Caribbean Road Cycling Championships October 13–14, 2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Qualification summary A total of 26 countries qualified cyclists after reallocation. The qualification charts below do not represent qualified countries after reallocation. Two additional quotas were assigned for unknown reasons. Nation BMX Freestyle Mountain Road/Track Total Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 10 9 19 1 1 11 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 10 6 16 1 2 1 2 6 4 8 12 2 1 1 2 1 7 5 11 8 19 2 2 1 2 2 10 6 14 11 25 1 1 2 2 1 5 2 7 1 6 6 6 7 13 3 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 6 6 11 17 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 10 6 14 9 23 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 10 6 15 8 23 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 5 10 5 15 2 2 1 1 6 6 9 9 18 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 7 4 11 6 17 Total: 26 NOCs 24 16 8 8 20 14 91 69 143 107 252
BMX Racing A maximum of 24 male and 16 female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX racing. The host nation (Peru) automatically receives the maximum of two quota spots per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. All qualification will be done using the UCI rankings as of December 31, 2018.
Men Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 2 UCI World Rankings 22 Total 24
Women Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 2 UCI World Rankings 14 Total 16
Freestyle A maximum of eight male and eight female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX freestyle. The host nation (Peru) automatically receives the maximum one quota spot per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of one athlete per event. All qualification will be done using the UCI rankings as of December 31, 2018.
Men Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 1 UCI World Rankings 7 Total 8
Women Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 1 UCI World Rankings 6 Reallocation 1 Total 8
Mountain biking A maximum of 20 male and 14 female athletes will be allowed to compete in mountain biking. The host nation (Peru) automatically receives the maximum two quota spot per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. Qualification was done across three tournaments. The defending champion in both events, Canada, decided not to compete in this discipline after the Pan American Championships date was changed at the last minute.
Men Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 2 Pan American Championships 16 South American Games 1 Central American and Caribbean Games 1 Total 20
Women Event Quotas Qualified Host nation 2 Pan American Championships 10 South American Games 1 Central American and Caribbean Games 1 Total 14
Road/Track A maximum of 91 male and 69 female athletes will be allowed to compete in the road and track cycling events. The host nation (Peru) automatically receives the maximum 16 quotas (ten men and six women), and all other nations may qualify a maximum of 16 cyclists as well. Qualification was done across four tournaments. Like in mountain biking, the defending champion in some of the road events from 2015, Canada, decided not to enter any athletes in the discipline.
Men Host The host nation Peru, is permitted to enter 10 male cyclists.
Pan American Road Championships At the Pan American Championships, the top five men in the individual time trial and top 12 in the road race qualified, for a total of 17.
Event Quotas Qualified Time Trial 5 Road race 12 Total 17
South American Games The winner of each event, along with the top two in the road race qualified.
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 1 Keirin 1 Omnium 1 Madison 2 Team pursuit 4 Team sprint 3 Time trial road 1 Road race 2 Total 15
Central American and Caribbean Games The winner of each event qualified.
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 1 Keirin 1 Omnium 1 Madison 2 Team pursuit 4 Team sprint 3 Time trial road 1 Road race 1 Total 14
Pan American Track Championships The top two in team pursuit, omnium and madison qualified, along with the top 3 in the other three events.
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 3 Keirin 3 Omnium 2 Madison 4 Team pursuit 8 Team sprint 9 TBD Total 29
Caribbean Championships The top two athletes in the time trial along with the four best in the road race qualified. Event Quotas Qualified Time Trial 2 Road race 4 Total 6
Women Host The host nation Peru, is permitted to enter 6 female cyclists.
Pan American Road Championships At the Pan American Championships, the top three women in the individual time trial and top 10 in the road race qualified, for a total of 13.
Event Quotas Qualified Time Trial 3 Road race 10 Total 13
South American Games The winner of each event (except the madison), along with the top three in the road race qualified.
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 1 Keirin 1 Omnium 1 Team pursuit 4 Team sprint 2 Time trial road 1 Road race 2 Total 13
Central American and Caribbean Games The winner of each event qualified, except the madison. However, the team sprint was not held, meaning the quotas were transferred to the madison event.
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 1 Keirin 1 Omnium 1 Team pursuit 4 Madison 2 Time trial road 1 Road race 1 Total 14
Pan American Track Championships The top two in each event qualified
Event Quotas Qualified Sprint 2 Keirin 2 Omnium 2 Madison 4 Team pursuit 8 Team sprint 4 Total 22
Caribbean Championships The top two athletes in the time trial along with the two best in the road race qualified. Event Quotas Qualified Time Trial 2 Road race 2 Total 4
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