Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

ummary

;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

"* 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

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

"* 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

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

"* New Zealand had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one."

"** The left over places are taken by teams from the World Championships."

Women

"* New Zealand had 2 quota places, but chose to use only one."

"** The left over places are taken by teams from the World Championships."

References

* [http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?source=SiteSearch&id=NTM0Nw&MenuId=MTI2Mjg&CharValList=633%3B571%3B&CharTextList=&CharFromList=&CharToList=&txtSiteSearch=olympic&SelChar214=633&SelChar194=571 Qualifications for Men's Road events at the Olympic Games]
* [http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTgzOA&MenuId=MTYxNw&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTYxNw 2008 Olympic Games road cycling: distribution of places for Elite Women]
* [http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTQ0Nw&MenuId=MTYxNw&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTYxNw Mountain bike: publication of rankings by nation and qualification for the Olympic Games]
* [http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NTcxNg&MenuId=MTYxNw&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTYxNw Qualification for track events at the Olympic Games]
* [http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=NDE3OTg BMX: Qualifying places awarded for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games]

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