Cycling_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_–_Qualification
The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games competition in Santiago, Chile.
Main article: Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games
A total of 283 cyclists (142 men and 141 women) will qualify to compete. 187 will qualify in road/track, 36 in mountain biking and 60 in BMX. Various events and rankings were used to determine the qualifiers. A nation could enter a maximum of 34 athletes, four in mountain biking (two per gender), six in BMX (three per gender) 18 in track (nine per gender) and six in road (three per gender). Chile as host nation, was automatically awarded the maximum quota of 34 spots.[1]
More information Event, Men ...
| Event | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMX racing | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| BMX freestyle | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Mountain Biking | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Road+Track | 94 | 93 | 187 |
| Total athletes | 142 | 141 | 283 |
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More information Event, Date ...
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| BMX | ||
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | November 25 – December 5 |  Cali, Colombia |
| UCI Individual Ranking (racing) | December 31, 2022 | – |
| UCI Individual Ranking (freestyle) | May 31, 2023 | – |
| Mountain Bike | ||
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | November 25 – December 5 | Cali, Colombia |
| 2022 South American Games | October 2 |  Asuncion, Paraguay |
| 2023 Pan American Continental Championship | April 26–30 |  Congonhas |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | June 23 – July 8 |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Road/Track | ||
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | November 25 – December 5 | Cali, Colombia |
| 2022 South American Games | October 1–15, 2022 | Asuncion, Paraguay |
| 2022 Central American Road Cycling Championships | October 14–16 |  Various cities, Costa Rica |
| 2022 Caribbean Road Cycling Championships | October 21–22 |  Various cities, Dominican Republic |
| 2023 Pan American Road Cycling Championship | April 18–23 |  Panama |
| 2023 Pan American Track Cycling Championships | June 14–18 |  San Juan, Argentina |
| UCI Ranking | March 31, 2023 | – |
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A total of 26 countries qualified cyclists so far as of July 12, 2023.[2]
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| Nation | BMX | Freestyle | Mountain | Road/Track | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Total | ||
 Argentina | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
 Aruba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Barbados | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
 Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
 Bolivia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
 Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||
 Chile | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
 Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 38 | |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||
 Cuba | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||
 Guatemala | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
 Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 27 | |||
 Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
 Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
 Peru | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
 Suriname | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
 United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | ||
 Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
 Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||
| Total: 26 NOCs | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 93 | 93 | 141 | 141 | 282 | |
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Racing
A maximum of 21 male and 21 female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX racing. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum of two quota spots per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. Qualification will be done using the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and the UCI rankings as of December 31, 2022.[1]
Men
Women
More information Event, Quotas ...
| Event | Quotas | Athlete total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | 2 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] | 1 | 1 | Agustina Cavalli (ARG) |
| UCI World Ranking of Nations[3] | 2 | 12 | Colombia United States Brazil Canada Ecuador Aruba Argentina Bolivia Peru |
| UCI World Ranking of Nations[3] | 1 | 4 | Aruba Guatemala Paraguay Peru |
| Total | 19 |
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- Argentina declined two quotas and Aruba and Peru declined one quota each, for an available four additional quotas. These were redistributed to Guatemala (1 quota) and Paraguay (1 quota).
Freestyle
A maximum of nine male and nine female athletes will be allowed to compete in BMX freestyle. The host nation (Chile) 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 May 31, 2023.[1]
Men
More information Event, Quotas ...
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| UCI World Rankings | 8 | United States Argentina Costa Rica Venezuela Brazil Mexico Peru Colombia |
| Total | 9 |
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Women
A maximum of 18 male and 18 female athletes will be allowed to compete in mountain biking. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum two quota spot per event, and all other nations may qualify a maximum of two athletes per event. Qualification will be done across four tournaments.[1]
Men
More information Event, Quotas ...
| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] | 1 | Martin Vidaurre Kossmann (CHI) |
| 2022 South American Games[4] | 1 | Brazil |
| 2023 Pan American Championships[5] | 13 | Mexico Canada Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Puerto Rico Costa Rica Colombia Argentina Honduras Mexico Costa Rica |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 0 | — |
| Reallocation | 1 | Peru |
| Total | 18 |
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Women
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| Event | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 | Chile Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games[1] | 1 | Angie Milena Lara Zarazo (COL) |
| 2022 South American Games[4] | 1 | Brazil |
| 2023 Pan American Championships[5] | 13 | United States United States Brazil Mexico Canada Colombia Mexico Canada Costa Rica Argentina Colombia Argentina Guatemala |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | Costa Rica |
| Total | 18 |
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A maximum of 94 male and 93 female athletes will be allowed to compete in the road and track cycling events. The host nation (Chile) automatically receives the maximum 24 quotas (12 men and 12 women), and all other nations may qualify a maximum of 24 cyclists as well. Qualification was done across six tournaments and the UCI Rankings of March 31, 2023.[1] A nation qualified in team events in track cycling, cannot qualify additional athletes in the individual events.
Men
Track
- Team sprint
More information Event, Quota(s) ...
| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 3 |
| South American Games | 1 | Colombia | 3 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Canada | 3 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | Trinidad and Tobago Mexico United States | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 18 |
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- Sprint
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified sprint teams | 12 | Canada Chile Colombia Trinidad and Tobago Mexico United States | Up to 2* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Cristian Ortega (COL) | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Argentina | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Venezuela* | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Suriname Brazil | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 5 |
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- Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
- Ranking quota was reallocated as Trinidad and Tobago later qualified a sprint team.
- Keirin
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified sprint teams | 6 | Canada Chile Colombia Trinidad and Tobago Mexico United States | 1* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Cristian Ortega (COL)* | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Argentina | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Venezuela* | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Suriname Brazil | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 4 |
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- Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
- Cristian David Ortega Fontalvo already qualified in the men's sprint, and his athlete total is not included in Keirin.
- Ranking quota was reallocated as Trinidad and Tobago later qualified a sprint team.
- Team pursuit
More information Event, Quota(s) ...
| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 4 |
| South American Games | 1 | Colombia | 4 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | United States Mexico Argentina | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 24 |
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- Madison
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 2 |
| South American Games | 1 | Argentina | 2 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | United States | 2 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | Mexico Canada Colombia | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 12 |
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- Omnium
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified pursuit teams | 6 | Chile Colombia Canada United States Mexico Argentina | 1* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Anderson Arboleda Ruiz (COL) | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Peru* | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago* | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 5 |
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- Team pursuit quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
- Ranking and South American Games quotas were reallocated as the United States and Argentina later qualified pursuit teams.
Road
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation road race | 2 | Chile Chile |
| Host nation time trial | 1 | Chile |
| Central American Championships road race | 1 | Guatemala |
| Caribbean | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| Junior Pan American Games road race | 1 | Gabriel Francisco Rojas Campos (CRC) |
| Junior Pan American Games time trial | 1 | Victor Alejandro Ocampo Giraldo (COL) |
| Pan American Championships road race[5] | 13 | Canada Argentina Canada Uruguay Ecuador Brazil Costa Rica Guatemala Brazil Costa Rica Venezuela Uruguay Bermuda |
| Pan American Championships time trial[5] | 6 | Colombia Bermuda[6] Uruguay Panama Argentina Ecuador |
| Total | 26 |
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Women
Track
- Team sprint
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 3 |
| South American Games | 1 | Colombia | 3 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Canada | 3 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | Mexico United States Argentina | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 18 |
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- Sprint
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified sprint teams | 12 | Chile Colombia Canada Mexico United States Argentina | Up to 2* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Marianis Salazar Sanchez (COL) | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Venezuela | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Jamaica | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Costa Rica | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 5 |
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- Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
- Keirin
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified sprint teams | 6 | Chile Colombia Canada Mexico United States Argentina | 1* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Marianis Salazar Sanchez (COL)* | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Venezuela | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Jamaica | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Brazil Suriname | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 4 |
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- Team sprint quotas do not add additional athletes and are not included in the total.
- Marianis Salazar Sanchez already qualified in the men's sprint, and her athlete total is not included in the keirin.
- Team pursuit
More information Event, Quota(s) ...
| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 4 |
| South American Games | 1 | Colombia | 4 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Canada | 4 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | Mexico United States Venezuela | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 24 |
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- Madison
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Chile | 2 |
| South American Games | 1 | Colombia | 2 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | United States | 2 |
| Pan American Championships | 3 | Canada Mexico Brazil | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 12 |
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- Omnium
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified pursuit teams | 6 | Chile Colombia Canada Mexico United States Argentina | 1* |
| Junior American Games | 1 | Lina Marcela Hernández Gomez (COL) | 1 |
| South American Games | 1 | Brazil | 1 |
| Pan American Ranking | 1 | Barbados | 1 |
| Pan American Championships | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago Argentina | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 4 |
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- Lina Marcela Hernández Gomez already qualified in the women's road cycling events, and her athlete total is not included in the Ominium.
Road
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| Event | Quota(s) | Qualified NOC |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation road race | 2 | Chile Chile |
| Host nation time trial | 1 | Chile |
| Central American Championships road race | 1 | Costa Rica |
| Caribbean | 1 | Cuba |
| Junior Pan American Games road race | 1 | Yareli Acevedo Mendoza (MEX) |
| Junior Pan American Games time trial | 1 | Lina Marcela Hernandez Gomez (COL) |
| Pan American Championships road race[5] | 13 | United States Canada Colombia Brazil Colombia Mexico Brazil Costa Rica Cuba Uruguay Dominican Republic Argentina Ecuador |
| Pan American Championships time trial[5] | 6 | United States Canada Paraguay Trinidad and Tobago Colombia Mexico |
| Total | 26 |
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White also produced a decent performance to finish sixth in a time of 51:42 with the Bermudians' impressive displays enough to secure two qualifying spots for the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, later this year.