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For the '''[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|cycling]]''' competitions at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], the following qualification systems are in place.
==Summary==
===Track cycling===
An NOC is entitled to enter a single team in each of the four team events. An NOC without a team in the relevant team event may qualify up to two places in sprint and keirin, and one place in omnium; an NOC with a team may enter that number from its team resources, for a total of twenty three quota places, an increase from the 2012 games which had a one rider per event limit in sprint and keirin; however, a limit of 15 riders (8 men, 7 women ) is placed on  each NOC, with the possibility of drafting in two further riders from other cycling events. For certain countries, therefore, the number of quota places earned will significantly exceed the numbers of riders qualified; in effect,  members of team events will 'double up', for team sprint athletes in sprint and keirin, and team pursuit athletes in omnium.
===Road cycling===
Similarly, the cyclists who compete in the road time trial must also compete in the road race event; thus an NOC may win 2 quota places, but be allowed to take only one rider.
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! rowspan="3"| Nation !! colspan=4| Road !! colspan=10| Track !! colspan=2 | MTB !! colspan=2|BMX !! colspan=2|Total
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! colspan=2|Men !! colspan=2|Women !! colspan=5|Men !! colspan=5|Women !! rowspan=2|M !! rowspan=2|W !! rowspan=2|M !! rowspan=2|W !! rowspan=2|Q !! rowspan=2|R
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! RR !! TT !! RR !! TT !! TS !! KE !! SP !! TP !! OM !! TS !! KE !! SP !! TP !! OM
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ALG|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''3''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  || 1 || 1 || '''7''' || '''6'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 || '''34''' || '''31'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''5''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|AZE|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''7''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || 2 || 1 ||  || 1 || '''18''' || '''14'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BOL|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''10''' || '''10'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|BUL|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 || 3 || 2 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || 2 || 2 || 1 ||  || '''22''' || '''19'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CHI|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || X ||  || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || 1 || 1 ||   ||   || '''11''' || '''14'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}} || 5 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || X ||  || 1 || 1 ||  ||  || 1 ||  || 2 || 1 || '''16''' || '''15'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CRC|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CRO|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CUB|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || X ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CYP|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 ||  ||   ||  || 1 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 3 || 1 ||  ||  || '''14''' || '''12'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || X ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''11''' || '''13'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|DOM|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ECU|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|EGY|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ERI|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|EST|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ETH|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||   ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FIN|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 1 || X || 2 || 2 ||  || X || X || 2 || 2 ||  || X || 3 || 2 || 3 || 1 || '''30''' || '''22'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || '''32''' || '''29'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}} || 5 || 1 || 3 || 1 || X || 2 || 2 || X || X ||  || 1 || 2 || X || X || 1 ||  || 2 ||  || '''24''' || '''26'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GRE|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''3''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GUM|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|GUA|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || X || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''6''' || '''5'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|HUN|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|INA|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|IRI|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''3''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ISR|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || 5 || 2 || 4 || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  || X ||  || 3 || 1 ||  ||  || '''19''' || '''19'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || 1 ||  || 1  ||  || '''10''' || '''9'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KAZ|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KOS|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LAO|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LAT|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  || '''4''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LES|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''5''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|LUX|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MRI|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||   ||   || '''4''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''4''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NAM|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || '''3''' || '''3'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || X || 2 || 2 ||  || X || 1 ||  || 3 || 2 || '''31''' || '''25'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || X || 2 || 2 || X || X || 1 ||  || 1 ||  || '''20''' || '''19'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || 1 ||  || '''9''' || '''7'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 2 || 3 || 2 || X || 2 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || X ||  || 2 ||  ||  || '''20''' || '''17'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  ||  ||  || '''7''' || '''6'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|PUR|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ROU|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  || 1 || 2 || X ||  || X || 2 || 2 ||  ||  || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || '''19 '''|| '''16'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|RWA|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SRB|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SVK|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}} || 4 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  ||  || '''8''' || '''7'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  || 1 ||  || '''8''' || '''7'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}} || 2 ||  || 1 ||  || X || 2 || 2 ||  || X ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''10''' || '''8'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || 5 || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || X || 2 || 2 ||  ||  || 3 ||  ||  ||  || '''17''' || '''12'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 3 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || '''4''' || '''4'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  || X || X ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 3 || 2 || 1 ||  || '''13''' || '''15'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TPE|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|THA|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 || '''2''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TLS|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TRI|2016 Summer}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TUN|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|TUR|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''3''' || '''2'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 2 ||  ||  || '''9''' || '''7'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|UAE|2016 Summer}} || 1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || '''1''' || '''1'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 4 || 2 ||  || 1 ||  ||  || X ||  ||  ||  || X || X || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || '''22''' || '''21'''
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 1 ||  || X || 2 || 2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || X ||  ||  || 1 || 1 || '''10''' || '''9'''
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! Total: 80 NOCs !! 144 !! 40 !! 67 !! 25 !! 9 !! 27 !! 27 !! 9 !! 18 !! 9 !! 27 !! 27 !! 9 !! 18 !! 50 !! 30 !! 32 !! 16 !! 581 !! 520
|}
;Legend
*'''TS''' – Team Sprint
*'''KE''' – Keirin
*'''SP''' – Sprint
*'''TP''' – Team Pursuit
*'''OM''' – Omnium
*'''RR''' – Road Race
*'''TT''' – Individual Time Trial
*'''Q''' – Quotas
*'''R''' – Riders
==Timeline==
The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].
{| class="wikitable" style="width:700px;"
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! Event !! Date !! Venue
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! colspan=3|Road<ref name="cycling (road) qual"/>
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|2015 African Continental Championships (men) ||  February 9–14, 2015 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wartburg]], South Africa
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|[[2015 Asian Cycling Championships]] (men) ||  February 10–14, 2015 || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nakhon Ratchasima]], Thailand
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|[[2015 Pan American Road Cycling Championships]] (men) ||  May 7–10, 2015 || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[León, Guanajuato|León]], Mexico
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|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships]] || September 19–27, 2015|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], United States
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|[[2015 UCI World Tour]]|| October 4, 2015 || rowspan=6 {{n/a}}
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|[[2015 UCI Africa Tour]] || rowspan=5| January 1, 2016
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|[[2015 UCI America Tour]]
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|[[2015 UCI Asia Tour]]
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|[[2015 UCI Europe Tour]]
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|[[2015 UCI Oceania Tour]]
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|[[2016 Asian Cycling Championships]] (women) || January 19–24, 2016 || {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan
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|2016 African Continental Championships (women) || February 22–26, 2016 || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Casablanca]], Morocco
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|[[2016 Pan American Road Cycling Championships]] (women) || May 26–28, 2016 || {{flagicon|VEN}} [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]], Venezuela
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|2015–2016 UCI World Ranking (women) || May 31, 2016 || {{n/a}}
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! colspan=3|Track<ref name="cycling (track) qual"/>
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|Close of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2014–2016<br/>(at end of 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships) || March 6, 2016 || {{flagicon|GBR}} London, United Kingdom
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! colspan=3|Mountain biking<ref name="cycling (mountain biking) qual"/>
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|2015 Oceania Continental Championships || February 26–27, 2015 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Toowoomba]], Australia
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|2015 Pan American Continental Championships || March 27–29, 2015 || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Cota, Cundinamarca|Cota]], Colombia
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|2015 African Continental Championships || May 5–10, 2015 || {{flagicon|RWA}} [[Musanze]], Rwanda
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|2015 Asian Cycling Championships ||  August 12–16, 2015 || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Melaka]], Malaysia
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|Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking ||  May 25, 2016 || {{n/a}}
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! colspan=3|BMX<ref name="cycling (BMX) qual"/>
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|[[2016 UCI BMX World Championships]] ||  May 25–29, 2016 || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Medellín]], Colombia<ref>{{cite news|title=2016 UCI BMX Worlds Goes to Medellin|url=http://www.bmxnews.com/2013/06/2016-uci-bmx-worlds-goes-to-medellin/|publisher=BMXNews.com|date=14 June 2013|accessdate=14 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192712/http://www.bmxnews.com/2013/06/2016-uci-bmx-worlds-goes-to-medellin/|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation ||  May 31, 2016 || {{n/a}}
|}
==Road cycling==
{{OlympicsQualificationCaveat
| sport = cycling (road)
| url = http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/81/62/2015-02-Rio2016-QualificationSystem-FINAL-RoadCycling-EN_English.pdf
| title = Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – ''Road Cycling''
| accessdate = 14 February 2015
}}
===Men's road race===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
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! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
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|align=left|Host nation || {{n/a}} ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}} || 2
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|rowspan=17 align=left|2015 UCI World Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || 5
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|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || 5
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|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}} || 5
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|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}} || 5
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|5th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}} || 5
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|6th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}} || 4
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|7th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || 4
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|8th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} || 3*
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|9th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}} || 4
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|10th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 1*
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|11th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || 3*
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|12th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}} || 4
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|13th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 3*
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|14th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}} || 3*
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|15th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}} || 4
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|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|SVK|2016 Summer}}||1
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|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|LUX|2016 Summer}}||1
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|rowspan=6 align=left|UCI Africa Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer}} || 3
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|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ALG|2016 Summer}} || 2
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|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}} || 1**
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|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ERI|2016 Summer}} || 1**
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|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|TUN|2016 Summer}}||1
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|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RWA|2016 Summer}}||1
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|rowspan=8 align=left|UCI America Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}} || 3
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|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}} || 3
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|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}} || 2**
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|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}} || 1**
|-
|5th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CRC|2016 Summer}} || 1**
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ECU|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GUA|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CHI|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|rowspan=4 align=left|UCI Asia Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|IRI|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|KAZ|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|rowspan=21 align=left|UCI Europe Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}} || 1***
|-
|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|5th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 3***
|-
|6th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || 1***
|-
|7th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer}}|| 2
|-
|8th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|9th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|TUR|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|10th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 1***
|-
|11th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|12th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|EST|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|13th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|14th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|LAT|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|15th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CRO|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|16th||align="left"| <s>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}</s> || 2
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|AZE|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|SRB|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GRE|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BUL|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|Individual||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ROU|2016 Summer}}||1
|-
|align=left|UCI Oceania Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|2015 African Championships || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|ETH|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|NAM|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|2015 Asian Championships || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|UAE|2016 Summer}}  || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}}  || 1
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|2015 Pan American Championships || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|DOM|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=3 align=left|Re-allocation of unused quota ||rowspan=3| || align="left"| {{flagIOC|PUR|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
|rowspan=3 align=left|Tripartite Commission Invitation ||rowspan=3| ||align=left|{{flagIOC|BOL|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagIOC|KOS|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagIOC|LAO|2016 Summer}} ||1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 144
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Quota reduced to the number of riders in the ranking of the respective tour</small>
<small><nowiki>**</nowiki> Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour</small>
<small><nowiki>***</nowiki> Additional quota places earned on the continental tour for countries with quota reduction due to lack of ranked riders on the world tour</small>
===Men's individual time trial===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|rowspan=15 align=left|2015 UCI World Tour || 1st|| align="left"|{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|3rd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|4th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|5th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|6th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|7th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|8th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|9th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|10th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|11th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|12th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|13th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|14th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|15th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|UCI Africa Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|MAR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ALG|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=4 align=left|UCI America Tour || 1st|| align="left"|{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|3rd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|4th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|UCI Asia Tour || 1st|| align="left"|{{flagIOC|IRI|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|KAZ|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|rowspan=6 align=left|UCI Europe Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|3rd||align="left"| {{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|4th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|5th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|6th||align="left"| {{flagIOC|TUR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|UCI Oceania Tour || 1st|| align="left"| {{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=10 align=left|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|2015 UCI World Championships]] || 1st|| align="left"|{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|2nd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|3rd||align="left"|{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|4th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|5th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|6th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|7th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|8th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|9th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|10th||align="left"|{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 40
|}
===Women's road race===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|align=left|Host nation || {{n/a}} ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|rowspan=5 align=left|2016 UCI World Ranking || 1 to 5 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}} || 4
|-
|rowspan="2"|6 to 13||align="left"| {{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LUX|2016 Summer}} || 2*
|-
|14 to 22||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FIN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CUB|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}} || 1*
|-
| Individual top 100 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|TPE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AZE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|THA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CYP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ISR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CHI|2016 Summer}}  || 1
|-
|align=left|2016 African Championships || 1st ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|NAM|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2016 Pan American Championships || 1st ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2016 Asian Championships || 1st ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|Re-allocation of unused host quota||  ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 68
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour</small>
===Women's individual time trial===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|align=left|2016 UCI World Ranking || 1 to 15 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br><s>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}</s><br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LUX|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|[[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial|2015 UCI World Championships]] || 1 to 10 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br><s>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}</s><br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 25
|}
==Track cycling==
{{OlympicsQualificationCaveat
| sport = cycling (track)
| url = http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/76/11/2014-04-Rio2016-QualificationSystem-FINAL-TrackCycling-EN_Neutral.pdf
| title = Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – ''Track Cycling''
| accessdate = 14 February 2015
}}
===Men's team sprint===
Teams must be composed of 3 riders.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Teams per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 ||{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}}|| align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 9
|}
===Men's sprint===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 || {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|TTO|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
| NOCs qualified for Team Sprint ||  || {{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}}|| style="text-align:center;"| up to 2
|-
! Total !! !! !! 27
|}
===Men's Keirin===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 || {{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GRE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}}<br><s>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}</s><br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
| NOCs qualified for Team Sprint ||  ||{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}}|| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|-
! Total !! !! !! 27
|}
===Men's team pursuit===
Teams must be composed of 4 riders.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Teams per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 ||{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}|| align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 9
|}
===Men's Omnium===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 18 ||{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KAZ|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}}<br> || align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 18
|}
===Women's team sprint===
Teams must be composed of 2 riders.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC !! Teams per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 ||{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br> || align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 9
|}
===Women's sprint===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC!! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 ||{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CUB|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AZE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|MAS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|EGY|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
| NOCs qualified for Team Sprint ||  ||{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}|| style="text-align:center;"| up to 2
|-
! Total !! !! !! 27
|}
===Women's Keirin===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified NOC!! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 ||{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|KOR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LTU|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CUB|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|IRL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AZE|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
| NOCs qualified for Team Sprint ||  ||{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}|| style="text-align:center;"| up to 2
|-
! Total !! !! !! 27
|}
===Women's team pursuit===
Teams must be composed of 4 riders.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified !! Teams per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 9 || {{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 9
|}
===Women's Omnium===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by Nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
| 2014–2016 Olympic track ranking || style="text-align:center;"| 1 to 18 || {{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CUB|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BLR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|TPE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || align=center| 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 18
|}
==Mountain biking==
{{OlympicsQualificationCaveat
| sport = cycling (mountain biking)
| url = http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/76/10/2014-04-Rio2016-QualificationSystem-FINAL-CyclingMountainBike-EN_Neutral.pdf
| title = Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – ''Mountain Biking''
| accessdate = 14 February 2015
}}
===Men's cross-country race===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|rowspan=3 align=left|2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking || 1 to 5 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ESP|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}} || 3
|-
|6 to 13||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}*<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}}|| 2
|-
|14 to 26||align="left"| {{flagIOC|AUT|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SVK|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br><s>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}</s><br>{{flagIOC|GRE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ISR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|HUN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}|| 1
|-
|align=left|2015 African Championships || 1 to 2 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|MRI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RWA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 Pan American Championships || 1 to 2 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CRC|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 Asian Championships || 1 to 2 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|HKG|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|Oceania || 1 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GUM|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|Tripartite Commission Invitation || 1 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|LES|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 50
|}
===Women's cross-country race===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|2016 UCI Olympic qualification ranking || 1 to 8 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SLO|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|POL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|UKR|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|9 to 19 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ITA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SWE|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SRB|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CZE|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 African Championships || 1 ||align="left"| <s>{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}}</s>{{ref|1|1}}<br>{{flagIOC|NAM|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 Pan American Championships || 1 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|MEX|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 Asian Championships || 1 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|CHN|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2015 Oceania Championships || 1 ||align="left"| <s>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}</s> || 1
|-
|align=left|Tripartite Commission Invitation || 1 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|TLS|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 30
|}
:{{note|1|1}} – South Africa won the continental quotas in men's and women's mountain bike, but decided not to accept them. South African sports confederation and Olympic Committee ([[SASCOC]]) and Cycling South Africa (CSA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sascoc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150724170550604.pdf |title=Agreement between SASCOC and CSA |access-date=2016-03-12 |archive-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804002137/http://www.sascoc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150724170550604.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==BMX==
{{OlympicsQualificationCaveat
| sport = cycling (BMX)
| url = http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/76/09/2014-04-Rio2016-QualificationSystem-FINAL-CyclingBMX-EN_Neutral.pdf
| title = Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – ''BMX''
| accessdate = 14 February 2015
}}
===Men's BMX===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|rowspan=3 align=left|UCI Olympic qualification ranking || 1 to 4 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br> || 3
|-
|5 to 7 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|GBR|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|LAT|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br> || 2
|-
|8 to 13 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|SUI|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|CAN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NZL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|JPN|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|UCI BMX individual ranking || 1 to 4 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|ECU|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NOR|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2016 UCI BMX World Championships || 1 to 3 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RSA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|Re-allocation of unused host quota ||  || align="left"| {{flagIOC|INA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 32
|}
===Women's BMX===
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:700px; text-align:center;"
|-
! Event !! Ranking by nation !! Qualified !! Athletes per NOC
|-
|rowspan=2 align=left|UCI Olympic qualification ranking || 1 to 3 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|AUS|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|USA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|NED|2016 Summer}} || 2
|-
|4 to 7 ||align="left"| {{flagIOC|COL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|FRA|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|VEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|RUS|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|UCI BMX individual ranking || 1 to 3 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|BEL|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|DEN|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|ARG|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|2016 UCI BMX World Championships || 1 to 2 || align="left"| {{flagIOC|GER|2016 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOC|BRA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
|align=left|Re-allocation of unused host quota ||  || align="left"| {{flagIOC|THA|2016 Summer}} || 1
|-
! Total !! !! !! 16
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Qualification}}
[[Category:Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Cycling qualification for the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Qualification]]