Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Pictograms for, top to bottom, BMX, Mountain, Road and Track cycling.
Venue	Olympic BMX Center (BMX) Mountain Bike Centre (Mountain) Fort Copacabana, Pontal (Road) Rio Olympic Velodrome (Track)
Dates	6–21 August 2016
No. of events	18

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
List of cyclists
Qualification
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
Time trial	men	women
Track cycling
Sprint	men	women
Team sprint	men	women
Keirin	men	women
Team pursuit	men	women
Omnium	men	women
Mountain biking
Cross-country	men	women
BMX
BMX	men	women

The cycling competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held at four venues scheduled to host Eighteen events between 6 August and 21 August.

The venues were Fort Copacabana in the Copacabana venues were in Clusters for the start and finish of the road cycling road race,^[1] Pontal in the Barra Cluster for the road cycling time trial competitions, the Rio Olympic Velodrome, also in the Barra Cluster for track cycling,^[2] the Olympic BMX Center for BMX and the Mountain Bike Centre for mountain biking, both in the Deodoro Cluster.^[3]

Cycling competitions had been contested in every Summer Olympics programme since the first modern Olympiad in 1896 alongside athletics, artistic gymnastics, fencing and swimming.

Since the 1896 contests which featured five track events and a 87 km road race from Athens to Marathon and back, Olympic cycling had gradually evolved to include women's competitions, mountain bike and BMX to arrive at the current eighteen events

in February 2013, the International Cycling Union (UCI) announced its intention to petition the IOC to extend the cycling programme by three events for both men and women: the return of the points races (track event), a BMX freestyle event and a mountain bike eliminator but in August 2013 the IOC stated that the cycling programme will be the same as in 2012.^[4] No changes were made to the 2016 Olympic cycling programme compared to the cycling at the 2012 Olympics.^[5]

Venues

Venue	Cluster	Sport	Date	Medal events	Capacity
Fort Copacabana	Copacabana Cluster	Road cycling (road race)	6–7 August	2	5000 (seating) Unlimited (standing)^{[N 1]}
Mountain Bike Centre	Deodoro Cluster	Mountain biking	20–21 August	2	5000 (seating) 20000 (standing)
Olympic BMX Center	Deodoro Cluster	BMX	17–19 August	2	5000
Pontal	Barra Cluster	Road cycling (time trial)	10 August	2	5000 (seating) Unlimited (standing)^{[N 1]}
Rio Olympic Velodrome	Barra Cluster	Track cycling	11–16 August	10	7500

1 2 There will be free viewing areas alongside the route.

Qualification

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Participation

Participating nations

Brazil, as the host country, receives guaranteed quota place in case it would not qualify any qualification places.

Algeria (2)
Argentina (6)
Australia (31)
Austria (4)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (14)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (19)
Chile (2)
China (14)
Colombia (15)
Costa Rica (2)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (12)
Denmark (13)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (1)
Eritrea (1)
Estonia (2)
Ethiopia (1)
Finland (1)
France (22)
Germany (29)
Great Britain (26)
Greece (3)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (5)
Hungary (1)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (3)
Ireland (3)
Israel (2)
Italy (19)
Japan (9)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kosovo (1)
Laos (1)
Latvia (4)
Lesotho (1)
Lithuania (4)
Luxembourg (3)
Malaysia (2)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Morocco (4)
Namibia (3)
Netherlands (26)
New Zealand (19)
Norway (7)
Poland (17)
Portugal (6)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (16)
Rwanda (2)
Serbia (2)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (7)
South Africa (7)
South Korea (8)
Spain (12)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (15)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Thailand (2)
Timor-Leste (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (7)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (21)
Venezuela (9)

Competition schedule

H	Heats/preliminaries	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	F	Final

**BMX, mountain biking and road cycling**^[6]
Event↓/Date →	Sat 6	Sun 7	Wed 10	Wed 17	Thu 18	Fri 19		Sat 20	Sun 21
Men's BMX				H	¼	½	F
Women's BMX				H		½	F
Mountain biking
Men's cross-country									F
Women's cross-country								F
Road cycling
Men's road race	F
Men's time trial			F
Women's road race		F
Women's time trial			F

**Track cycling**^[6]
Date →	Thu 11			Fri 12			Sat 13			Sun 14			Mon 15			Tue 16
Event ↓	E			E			M	E		E			M	E		M	E
Men's Keirin																H	½	F
Men's Omnium										SR	IP	ER	TT	FL	PR
Men's sprint				H			¼	½		F
Men's team pursuit	H			½		F
Men's team sprint	H	½	F
Women's Keirin							H	½	F
Women's Omnium													SR	IP	ER	TT	FL	PR
Women's sprint										H						¼	½	F
Women's team pursuit	H						½	F
Women's team sprint				H	½	F

M = Morning session, E = Evening session
FL = Flying lap, PR = Points pace, ER = Elimination race, IP = Individual pursuit, SR = Scratch race, TT = Time trial

Medalists

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	6	4	2	12
2	Netherlands	2	3	1	6
3	United States	2	3	0	5
4	Switzerland	2	0	0	2
5	Sweden	1	1	0	2
6	Belgium	1	0	1	2
	Colombia	1	0	1	2
	Germany	1	0	1	2
	Italy	1	0	1	2
10	China	1	0	0	1
11	Russia	0	2	1	3
12	Denmark	0	1	2	3
13	Australia	0	1	1	2
13	Poland	0	1	1	2
15	Czech Republic	0	1	0	1
15	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
17	Canada	0	0	2	2
18	France	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Total 21 NOCs		18	18	18	54

Road cycling

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's road race	Greg Van Avermaet Belgium	Jakob Fuglsang Denmark	Rafał Majka Poland
Women's road race	Anna van der Breggen Netherlands	Emma Johansson Sweden	Elisa Longo Borghini Italy

Men's time trial	Fabian Cancellara Switzerland	Tom Dumoulin Netherlands	Chris Froome Great Britain
Women's time trial	Kristin Armstrong United States	Olga Zabelinskaya Russia	Anna van der Breggen Netherlands

Track cycling

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Keirin	Jason Kenny Great Britain	Matthijs Buchli Netherlands	Azizulhasni Awang Malaysia
Women's Keirin	Elis Ligtlee Netherlands	Becky James Great Britain	Anna Meares Australia

Men's Omnium	Elia Viviani Italy	Mark Cavendish Great Britain	Lasse Norman Hansen Denmark
Women's Omnium	Laura Trott Great Britain	Sarah Hammer United States	Jolien D'Hoore Belgium

Men's team pursuit	Great Britain (GBR) WR Ed Clancy Steven Burke Owain Doull Bradley Wiggins	Australia (AUS) Alexander Edmondson Jack Bobridge Michael Hepburn Sam Welsford Callum Scotson	Denmark (DEN) Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach Rasmus Quaade
Women's team pursuit	Great Britain (GBR) WR Katie Archibald Laura Trott Elinor Barker Joanna Rowsell Shand	United States (USA) Sarah Hammer Kelly Catlin Chloe Dygert Jennifer Valente	Canada (CAN) Allison Beveridge Jasmin Glaesser Kirsti Lay Georgia Simmerling Laura Brown

Men's sprint	Jason Kenny Great Britain	Callum Skinner Great Britain	Denis Dmitriev Russia
Women's sprint	Kristina Vogel Germany	Becky James Great Britain	Katy Marchant Great Britain

Men's team sprint	Great Britain (GBR) OR Philip Hindes Jason Kenny Callum Skinner	New Zealand (NZL) Eddie Dawkins Ethan Mitchell Sam Webster	France (FRA) Grégory Baugé Michaël D'Almeida François Pervis
Women's team sprint	China (CHN) Gong Jinjie Zhong Tianshi	Russia (RUS) Daria Shmeleva Anastasia Voynova	Germany (GER) Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel

Mountain biking

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's cross-country	Nino Schurter Switzerland	Jaroslav Kulhavý Czech Republic	Carlos Coloma Nicolás Spain
Women's cross-country	Jenny Rissveds Sweden	Maja Włoszczowska Poland	Catharine Pendrel Canada

BMX

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Connor Fields United States	Jelle van Gorkom Netherlands	Carlos Ramirez Colombia
Women	Mariana Pajón Colombia	Alise Post United States	Stefany Hernandez Venezuela

Broken records

At least one record in track cycling was set, the women's team pursuit Olympic record. After the 2012–13 track cycling season the UCI changed the women's 3000 metre team pursuit discipline for 3 riders into a format of 4000 metre with 4 riders.

Cycling track

Event	Round	Name	Nation	Time	Date	Record
Women's Team Pursuit	Qualifying	Great Britain	Great Britain	4:13.260	11 August	OR, WR
Men's Team Sprint	Qualifying	Great Britain	Great Britain	42.562	11 August	OR
Men's Team Sprint	First Round	New Zealand	New Zealand	42.535	11 August	OR
Men's Team Sprint	Finals	Great Britain	Great Britain	42.440	11 August	OR
Men's Sprint	Qualifying	Jason Kenny	Great Britain	9.551	12 August	OR
Women's Team Sprint	Qualifying	China	China	32.305	12 August	OR
Women's Team Sprint	First Round	China	China	31.928	12 August	OR, WR
Men's Team Pursuit	First Round	Great Britain	Great Britain	3:50.570	12 August	OR, WR
Men's Team Pursuit	Finals	Great Britain	Great Britain	3:50.265	12 August	OR, WR
Women's Team Pursuit	1st Round	United States	United States	4:12.282	13 August	OR, WR
Women's Team Pursuit	1st Round	Great Britain	Great Britain	4:12.152	13 August	OR, WR
Women's Team Pursuit	Finals	Great Britain	Great Britain	4:10.236	13 August	OR, WR
Omnium Individual Pursuit	Finals	Lasse Norman Hansen	Denmark	4:14.982	13 August	OR

In addition to the event records, Great Britain's Jason Kenny matched compatriate Chris Hoy as the most successful male cyclist in Olympic history, with six gold medals and a silver over three Games.

References

↑ "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Copacabana Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
↑ "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
↑ "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Deodoro Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
↑ "Olympic cycling to remain unchanged for 2016 Rio Games". telegraph.co.uk. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
↑ "Wielersport – Rio 2016" (in Dutch). olympischespelenrio.nl. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
1 2 "Rio 2016: Ticket Guide – Search for Sessions". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

External links

Events at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Chronological summary

Cycling at the Summer Olympics

Editions	1896 1900 1904 1906 (Intercalated) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 cyclists 2016 cyclists

Cylists	... Netherlands ... (incomplete list)

List of medalists men women List of Olympic records List of Olympic venues

2016 in road cycling (men, women)

UCI Women's Road World Ranking, UCI men's road cycling rankings

UCI World Circuits	UCI World Tour UCI Women's World Tour

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Global Championships	UCI Road World Championships

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National Championships	National road cycling championships

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