The top of the Vuelta a España has made the image a lot clearer on which international locations may have riders for the highway races on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, with Belgium main the qualifying nations for males and the Netherlands for girls.
The subsequent month shall be vital for international locations to earn their spot for the highway biking occasions, as solely the highest 5 nations earn the utmost allocation of 4 athlete entries.
The 2024 Video games would be the first highway races with discipline dimension parity between the boys’s and girls’s races, and since biking didn’t acquire any extra athlete allocations from the IOC, there’ll solely be 180 complete athletes in highway biking in Paris.
Which means the highway races may have solely 88 males and 88 ladies, and the riders competing within the particular person time trial should come from the riders chosen for the highway races. France will get a minimum of two of these positions for being the host nation for a complete of 90 riders in every race.
It would make for an uncommon racing dynamic – the elite males will race 273 kilometres on the Trocadéro route, and the ladies will compete over 158 kilometres.
The assorted Nationwide Olympic Committees (NOC) earn 80 of the highway race allocations by the UCI Nation Rankings, with the highest 5 international locations getting 4 rider slots, the remainder of the highest 10 being given three, Eleventh by twentieth get two and Twenty first-Forty fifth get one spot.
Males’s Street Race
After the Vuelta a España, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia and France stay within the prime 5 and in line to earn 4 athlete positions for the highway race. Spain has knocked Nice Britain out of the highest 5 because of Mikel Landa, Enric Mas and Juan Ayuso‘s performances within the Vuelta.
The British should not quit hope for the utmost within the males’s Olympic occasion – they’re solely 80 factors from overtaking fifth-placed France. The Netherlands, Italy and Australia are unlikely to problem being 2,000 factors adrift.
The USA, for the primary time since 2012, stands to have greater than two riders after climbing into tenth in late August. Kuss’ Vuelta victory has given the People a lead of greater than 2,500 factors over Eleventh-place Colombia, who, together with Switzerland, Portugal, Norway, Germany, Austria, Eire, Canada, New Zealand and Eritrea are in line to get locations for 2 riders.
Asian, African and American NOCs who haven’t earned a place for Paris from the Nation Rankings or Worlds outcomes get an opportunity for an additional probability from the Continental championships. These outcomes earned Uruguay, Mauritius and Korea an entry except the highest 45 international locations change.
Sweden, ranked forty ninth, earned one spot for placings within the males’s highway race at Worlds. The second spot is unallocated as a result of all the boys’s finishers come from international locations within the prime 45 who earned an entry from the rankings.
If France continues to qualify for the utmost 4 spots, their two positions for being host nation shall be reallocated based mostly on the Nation Rating to the highest international locations who haven’t but certified.
Rwanda, Costa Rica, and Serbia are able to get the unallocated spots on the newest rankings, however the late-season races in Asia, just like the Tour de Langkawi, shall be a main alternative for the lower-ranked groups to nudge these international locations on the decrease finish of Forty fifth within the rankings out of the allocation.
For the person time trial, entrants come from athletes already chosen for the highway race. The highest 25 international locations earn one entry, whereas ten extra entries for the ITT are awarded to NOCs based mostly on outcomes on the World Championships.
Belgium, Denmark, Nice Britain, Italy, Australia, the USA, Switzerland, Portugal, Norway and Canada earned one further place every.
The qualifying interval lasts by October 17, 2023, with the Chrono des Nations, Japan Cup and Veneto Basic the ultimate races.
| Nation | Factors | Allocation | ITT entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 21813.09 | 4 | 2 |
| Denmark | 18440.98 | 4 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 15570.34 | 4 | 1 |
| Spain | 14103.38 | 4 | 1 |
| France | 13721.15 | 4 | 1 |
| Nice Britain | 13641.2 | 3 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 11647.01 | 3 | 1 |
| Italy | 10854.28 | 3 | 2 |
| Australia | 9896.2 | 3 | 2 |
| United States | 9405.78 | 3 | 2 |
| Colombia | 6877.32 | 2 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 6629.58 | 2 | 2 |
| Portugal | 6199.91 | 2 | 2 |
| Norway | 5761.14 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | 5602.62 | 2 | 1 |
| Austria | 4078.57 | 2 | 1 |
| Eire | 3960.83 | 2 | 1 |
| Canada | 3612 | 2 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 3603.22 | 2 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 2970.24 | 2 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2879.62 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 2466 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | 2327.14 | 1 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1993.17 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco | 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| ****** | 1931.98 | 1 | Row 25 – Cell 3 |
| Czechia | 1682 | 1 | Row 26 – Cell 3 |
| Hungary | 1345.36 | 1 | Row 27 – Cell 3 |
| Algeria | 1308.5 | 1 | Row 28 – Cell 3 |
| Slovakia | 1245 | 1 | Row 29 – Cell 3 |
| Luxembourg | 1232.85 | 1 | Row 30 – Cell 3 |
| Mongolia | 1206 | 1 | Row 31 – Cell 3 |
| Japan | 1188 | 1 | Row 32 – Cell 3 |
| Israel | 1127 | 1 | Row 33 – Cell 3 |
| Uzbekistan | 1118.98 | 1 | Row 34 – Cell 3 |
| Greece | 1098 | 1 | Row 35 – Cell 3 |
| Argentina | 1088.25 | 1 | Row 36 – Cell 3 |
| South Africa | 1069.57 | 1 | Row 37 – Cell 3 |
| Estonia | 1053.88 | 1 | Row 38 – Cell 3 |
| Türkiye | 1040 | 1 | Row 39 – Cell 3 |
| Venezuela | 978 | 1 | Row 40 – Cell 3 |
| Panama | 946 | 1 | Row 41 – Cell 3 |
| Ukraine | 942.66 | 1 | Row 42 – Cell 3 |
| Thailand | 798 | 1 | Row 43 – Cell 3 |
| China | 775.32 | 1 | Row 44 – Cell 3 |
| Uruguay | 735 | 1 | CC |
| Rwanda | 734.66 | 1 | Reallocation |
| Costa Rica | 712 | 1 | Reallocation |
| Sweden | 694 | 1 | WRR |
| Serbia | 679 | 1 | Reallocation |
| Hong Kong, China | 644.99 | Row 50 – Cell 2 | Row 50 – Cell 3 |
| Mauritius | 641.98 | 1 | CC |
| Chile | 621 | Row 52 – Cell 2 | Row 52 – Cell 3 |
| Brazil | 612 | 1 | CC |
| Korea | 612 | 1 | CC |
| Lithuania | 565.57 | Row 55 – Cell 2 | Row 55 – Cell 3 |
| Guatemala | 529 | Row 56 – Cell 2 | Row 56 – Cell 3 |
| Iran | 513 | 1 | CC |
| Uganda | 150 | 1 | CC |
Within the elite ladies’s hunt for Olympic honours, the Netherlands are as ever far forward on the prime of the rankings, with Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland wanting pretty set to get 4 locations in Paris.
In fifth, Australia are chasing Nice Britain, simply 175 factors behind in sixth. France, Poland, Germany and the USA are thus far stable for incomes three locations.
With a pair of riders thus far are Denmark, Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Norway, Slovenia, and the unbiased athletes hailing from Russia.
As with the boys, the highest 25 international locations at Worlds earn entries into the time trial (Netherlands by Spain), with the Netherlands, Nice Britain, Australia, France, Poland, Germany, the USA, Denmark, Austria and Slovenia slotting in a second spot within the TT.
Two riders every from Africa, Asia and the Americas whose NOCs haven’t but certified get an entry based mostly on outcomes from the Continental Championships.
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mexico and Uruguay seem to have one spot every wrapped up for the highway races.
These counts will shift because the season heads to a detailed, however for riders from these international locations on the cusp, it’s going to undoubtedly be behind their minds, if not on the urging of their nationwide federation, to attempt to seize some factors.
| Rank 9/18 | Nation | Factors | Allocation | ITT entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 15031.23 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy | 8313.1 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6377 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5489.71 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Nice Britain | 5145.43 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 4972.45 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | France | 4796.7 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 4604.76 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Germany | 3761.62 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | United States | 3536.71 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Denmark | 3273.57 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada | 3046.64 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Austria | 2852 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 2326.86 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Spain | 2234.62 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | South Africa | 1954 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 1631.14 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Norway | 1337 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 1239.24 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | ****** | 1057.81 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 980.99 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Colombia | 978.57 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Cuba | 844 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 840.86 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Finland | 795 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Czechia | 793.36 | 1 | Row 25 – Cell 4 |
| 27 | Rwanda | 792.98 | 1 | Row 26 – Cell 4 |
| 28 | Thailand | 770 | 1 | Row 27 – Cell 4 |
| 29 | Sweden | 750.86 | 1 | Row 28 – Cell 4 |
| 30 | China | 682.98 | 1 | Row 29 – Cell 4 |
| 31 | Chile | 658 | 1 | Row 30 – Cell 4 |
| 32 | Serbia | 654 | 1 | Row 31 – Cell 4 |
| 33 | Mauritius | 637.98 | 1 | Row 32 – Cell 4 |
| 34 | Slovakia | 623 | 1 | Row 33 – Cell 4 |
| 35 | Algeria | 588 | 1 | Row 34 – Cell 4 |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 571 | 1 | Row 35 – Cell 4 |
| 37 | Namibia | 570 | 1 | Row 36 – Cell 4 |
| 38 | Brazil | 566 | 1 | Row 37 – Cell 4 |
| 39 | Korea | 565 | 1 | Row 38 – Cell 4 |
| 40 | Portugal | 535 | 1 | Row 39 – Cell 4 |
| 41 | Hungary | 534.86 | 1 | Row 40 – Cell 4 |
| 42 | Israel | 533 | 1 | Row 41 – Cell 4 |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 517.99 | 1 | Row 42 – Cell 4 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 473 | 1 | Row 43 – Cell 4 |
| 45 | Hong Kong, China | 472.99 | 1 | Row 44 – Cell 4 |
| 46 | Lithuania | 468 | 1 | Reallocation |
| 47 | Eire | 464.93 | Row 46 – Cell 3 | Row 46 – Cell 4 |
| 48 | Cyprus | 444 | Row 47 – Cell 3 | Row 47 – Cell 4 |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 414.99 | 1 | CC |
| 50 | Estonia | 392.17 | Row 49 – Cell 3 | Row 49 – Cell 4 |
| 51 | Nigeria | Row 50 – Cell 2 | 1 | CC |
| 53 | Vietnam | Row 51 – Cell 2 | 1 | CC |
| 54 | Malaysia | Row 52 – Cell 2 | 1 | CC |
| 65 | Latvia | Row 53 – Cell 2 | 1 | WRR |
| 71 | Uruguay | Row 54 – Cell 2 | 1 | CC |
| 72 | Trinidad & Tobago | Row 55 – Cell 2 | 1 | WRR |
| 73 | Mexico | Row 56 – Cell 2 | 1 | CC |
