The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games competition in Lima, Peru.
Qualification system edit
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 | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Qualification timeline edit
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| BMX | ||
| UCI Individual Ranking | December 31, 2018 | –
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| Mountain Bike | ||
| 2018 Pan American Continental Championship | April 4–8, 2018 |  Pereira, Colombia
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| 2018 South American Games | March 28 – June 8, 2018 |  Cochabamba, Bolivia
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| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 21–29, 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia
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| Road/Track | ||
| 2018 Pan American Road Cycling Championship | May 3–6, 2018 |  San Juan, Argentina
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| 2018 South American Games | March 28 – June 8, 2018 | Cochabamba, Bolivia
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| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 21–29, 2018 | Barranquilla, Colombia
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| 2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships | August 29 – September 2, 2018 |  Aguascalientes, Mexico
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| 2018 Caribbean Road Cycling Championships | October 13–14, 2018 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Qualification summary edit
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | ||
 Argentina |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
 Aruba |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
 Barbados |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Bermuda |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Brazil |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
 Canada |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
 Chile |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||
 Colombia |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 25 | ||
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
 Cuba |
1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
 Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
 Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
 Guatemala |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
 Honduras |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Mexico |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 23 | |||
 Panama |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Peru |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 23 | ||
 Puerto Rico |
2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Suriname |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |||||||
 United States |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |||
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Venezuela |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | |||
| Total: 26 NOCs | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 91 | 69 | 143 | 107 | 252 | |
BMX edit
Racing edit
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 edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Peru Peru
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| UCI World Rankings | 22 | United States Colombia Brazil United States Venezuela Argentina Chile Argentina Colombia Ecuador Brazil Canada Canada Bolivia Ecuador Venezuela Mexico Mexico Aruba Costa Rica Guatemala Bolivia
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| Total | 24 |
Women edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Peru Peru
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| UCI World Rankings | 14 | United States Brazil Canada Ecuador United States Colombia Canada Brazil Guatemala Colombia Ecuador Aruba Argentina Chile
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| Total | 16 |
Freestyle edit
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 edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Peru
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| UCI World Rankings | 7 | United States Venezuela Costa Rica Argentina Canada Brazil Ecuador
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| Total | 8 |
Women edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Peru
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| UCI World Rankings | 6 | United States Chile Argentina Venezuela Canada Brazil
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| Reallocation | 1 | Ecuador
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| Total | 8 |
Mountain biking edit
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 edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Peru Peru
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| Pan American Championships | 16 | Brazil Costa Rica Argentina Brazil Colombia Argentina Costa Rica Colombia Chile Guatemala Puerto Rico United States Venezuela Mexico Mexico Chile
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| South American Games | 1 | Ecuador
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | Puerto Rico
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| Total | 20 |
Women edit
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Peru Peru
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| Pan American Championships | 10 | Brazil United States Mexico Argentina Colombia Argentina Costa Rica Costa Rica Ecuador Ecuador
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| South American Games | 1 | Colombia
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| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | Mexico
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| Total | 14 |
Road/Track edit
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 edit
- 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 | Colombia Argentina Guatemala Colombia Argentina
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| Road race | 12 | Colombia Argentina Chile Guatemala Uruguay Costa Rica Cuba Brazil Brazil Venezuela Cuba Argentina
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| 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 | Colombia
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| Keirin | 1 | Venezuela
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| Omnium | 1 | Colombia
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| Madison | 2 | Chile Chile
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| Team pursuit | 4 | Chile Chile Chile Chile
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| Team sprint | 3 | Colombia Colombia Colombia
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| Time trial road | 1 | Colombia
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| Road race | 2 | Ecuador Colombia
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| Total | 15 |
- Central American and Caribbean Games
The winner of each event qualified.
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 1 | Mexico
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| Keirin | 1 | Guatemala
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| Omnium | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| Madison | 2 | Mexico Mexico
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| Team pursuit | 4 | Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico
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| Team sprint | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
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| Time trial road | 1 | Cuba
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| Road race | 1 | Panama
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| 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 | Trinidad and Tobago United States Ecuador
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| Keirin | 3 | Canada Suriname Mexico
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| Omnium | 2 | Venezuela Ecuador
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| Madison | 4 | United States United States Chile Chile
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| Team pursuit | 8 | United States United States United States United States Canada Canada Canada Canada
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| Team sprint | 9 | Brazil Brazil Brazil Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela 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 | Dominican Republic Barbados
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| Road race | 4 | Dominican Republic Cuba Bermuda Cuba
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| Total | 6 |
Women edit
- 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 | United States United States Colombia
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| Road race | 10 | Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Chile Argentina Mexico Uruguay Cuba
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| 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 | Colombia
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| Keirin | 1 | Colombia
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| Omnium | 1 | Argentina
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| Team pursuit | 4 | Chile Chile Chile Chile
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| Team sprint | 2 | Colombia Colombia
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| Time trial road | 1 | Colombia
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| Road race | 2 | Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela
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| 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 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| Keirin | 1 | Venezuela
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| Omnium | 1 | Mexico
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| Team pursuit | 4 | Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico
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| Madison | 2 | Venezuela Venezuela
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| Time trial road | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| Road race | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| Total | 14 |
- Pan American Track Championships
The top two in each event qualified
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 2 | Argentina Jamaica
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| Keirin | 2 | Guatemala Chile
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| Omnium | 2 | United States Barbados
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| Madison | 4 | Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina
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| Team pursuit | 8 | Canada Canada Canada Canada Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador
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| Team sprint | 4 | United States United States Canada Canada
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| 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 | Trinidad and Tobago Bermuda
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| Road race | 2 | Dominican Republic Belize
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| Total | 4 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "2019 Lima Pan American Games Qualification" (PDF). www.copaci.org/. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Cycling Canada XVIII Pan American Games Team Selection Policy" (PDF). www.cyclingcanada.ca/. Cycling Canada Cyclisme. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 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