Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification explained
See main article: Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games. 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.[1]
| Event | width=80 | Men ! | width=80 | Women! | width=90 | Total |
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| BMX racing | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| BMX freestyle | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Mountain Biking | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Road+Track | 91 | 69 | 160 |
| Total athletes | 143 | 107 | 250 | |
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Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
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| BMX |
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| UCI Individual Ranking | December 31, 2018 | |
| Mountain Bike |
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| April 4–8, 2018 |  Pereira, Colombia |
| 2018 South American Games | March 28 – June 8, 2018 |  Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| July 21–29, 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Road/Track |
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| 2018 Pan American Road Cycling Championship | May 3–6, 2018 |  San Juan, Argentina |
| 2018 South American Games | March 28 – June 8, 2018 | Cochabamba, Bolivia |
| July 21–29, 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| August 29 – September 2, 2018 |  Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| 2018 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.[2]
| Nation | BMX | Freestyle | Mountain | Road/Track | Total |
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| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 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 | |
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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.[1]
Men
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 |
|
| UCI World Rankings | 22 |
|
| Total | 24 | | |
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Women
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 |
|
| UCI World Rankings | 14 |
|
| Total | 16 | | |
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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.[1]
Men
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 | |
| UCI World Rankings | 7 |
|
| Total | 8 | | |
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Women
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 | |
| UCI World Rankings | 6 |
|
| Reallocation | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | | |
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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.[1] 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.[3]
Men
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 |
|
| Pan American Championships | 16 |
|
| South American Games | 1 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | | |
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Women
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 |
|
| Pan American Championships | 10 |
|
| South American Games | 1 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | | |
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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.[1] 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.[3]
Men
- Host The host nation Peru, is permitted to enter 10 male cyclists.
- Pan American Road ChampionshipsAt 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 |
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| Time Trial | 5 |
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| Road race | 12 |
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| Total | 17 | | |
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- South American GamesThe winner of each event, along with the top two in the road race qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Sprint | 1 | |
| Keirin | 1 | |
| Omnium | 1 | |
| Madison | 2 |
|
| Team pursuit | 4 |
|
| Team sprint | 3 |
|
| Time trial road | 1 | |
| Road race | 2 |
|
| Total | 15 | | |
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- Central American and Caribbean GamesThe winner of each event qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Sprint | 1 | |
| Keirin | 1 | |
| Omnium | 1 | |
| Madison | 2 |
|
| Team pursuit | 4 |
|
| Team sprint | 3 |
|
| Time trial road | 1 | |
| Road race | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | | |
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- Pan American Track ChampionshipsThe top two in team pursuit, omnium and madison qualified, along with the top 3 in the other three events.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Sprint | 3 |
|
| Keirin | 3 |
|
| Omnium | 2 |
|
| Madison | 4 |
|
| Team pursuit | 8 |
|
| Team sprint | 9 |
TBD |
| Total | 29 | | |
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- Caribbean ChampionshipsThe top two athletes in the time trial along with the four best in the road race qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Time Trial | 2 |
|
| Road race | 4 |
|
| Total | 6 | | |
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Women
- Host The host nation Peru, is permitted to enter 6 female cyclists.
- Pan American Road ChampionshipsAt 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 |
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| Time Trial | 3 |
|
| Road race | 10 |
|
| Total | 13 | | |
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- South American GamesThe winner of each event (except the madison), along with the top three in the road race qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Sprint | 1 | |
| Keirin | 1 | |
| Omnium | 1 | |
| Team pursuit | 4 |
|
| Team sprint | 2 |
|
| Time trial road | 1 | |
| Road race | 2 |
|
| Total | 13 | | |
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- Central American and Caribbean GamesThe 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 |
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| Sprint | 1 | |
| Keirin | 1 | |
| Omnium | 1 | |
| Team pursuit | 4 |
|
| Madison | 2 |
|
| Time trial road | 1 | |
| Road race | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | | |
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- Pan American Track ChampionshipsThe top two in each event qualified
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Sprint | 2 |
|
| Keirin | 2 |
|
| Omnium | 2 |
|
| Madison | 4 |
|
| Team pursuit | 8 |
|
| Team sprint | 4 |
|
| Total | 22 | | |
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- Caribbean ChampionshipsThe top two athletes in the time trial along with the two best in the road race qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
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| Time Trial | 2 |
|
| Road race | 2 |
|
| Total | 4 | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 29 May 2018.
- Web site: 2019 Lima Pan American Games Qualification. 25 May 2019. www.copaci.org/. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo. 15 June 2019.
- Web site: Cycling Canada XVIII Pan American Games Team Selection Policy. 26 July 2018. www.cyclingcanada.ca/. Cycling Canada Cyclisme. 17 December 2018. Canada did not compete at the 2018 Pan American Championships in either MTB or Road, which were the only available qualification events. The decision to not attend these events was based on late date changes, conflicts with other major events, and concerns for athlete health and safety.
