# Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
## Summary

Following publication of full track cycling quotas - 25 April 2012.
Although in theory an NOC is entitled to qualify up to one place per track event for a total of eighteen quota places, a limit of 14 riders (8 men, 6 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 won will significantly exceed the numbers of riders qualified.
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.
| Nation | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Road | Road | Road | Road | MTB | MTB | BMX | BMX | Total | Total |
| Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Men | Men | Women | Women | M | W | M | W | Q | R |
| Nation | TS | KE | SP | TP | OM | TS | KE | SP | TP | OM | RR | TT | RR | TT | M | W | M | W | Q | R |
| Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 4 |
| Australia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 29 |
| Austria | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 5 | 5 |
| Azerbaijan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 1 |
| Belarus | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | 10 |
| Belgium | | | | X | X | | | | | X | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 19 | 17 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| Bulgaria | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Canada | | X | | | X | | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 20 | 17 |
| Chile | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| China | X | X | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 16 | 12 |
| Colombia | | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 |
| Costa Rica | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Croatia | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | X | X | | X | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 5 | 5 |
| Cyprus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | | X | X | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 1 | | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Denmark | | | | X | X | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 13 | 11 |
| Ecuador | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 2 |
| Eritrea | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| El Salvador | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Finland | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| France | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 24 |
| Georgia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 33 | 25 |
| Great Britain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 27 |
| Greece | | X | X | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Guam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | | | | | X | | X | X | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 6 |
| Hungary | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 |
| Iran | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Ireland | | | | | X | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | 4 |
| Italy | | | | | X | | | | | | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 17 | 14 |
| Japan | X | X | X | | | | | X | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | 2 |
| Latvia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Lithuania | | | | | | | X | X | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Malaysia | | X | X | | | | X | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Moldova | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Namibia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands | | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 33 | 25 |
| New Zealand | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 22 |
| Norway | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 7 | 6 |
| Philippines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | X | X | X | | | | | | | X | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | | | 15 | 12 |
| Portugal | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 4 |
| Romania | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Russia | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | | X | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 23 | 18 |
| Rwanda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Serbia | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Slovakia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | | 7 | 6 |
| South Africa | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | 9 |
| South Korea | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 12 | 10 |
| Spain | | X | X | X | X | | | | | X | 5 | 2 | | | 3 | | | | 18 | 16 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | | 8 | 5 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 13 | 11 |
| Syria | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Turkey | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Ukraine | | | | | | X | X | X | X | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 12 | 10 |
| United States | | | X | | X | | | | X | X | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 24 |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 17 | 12 |
| Total: 74 NOCs | 30 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 144 | 40 | 67 | 25 | 50 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 238 | 196 |

### Legend

* TS — Team Sprint
* KE — Keirin
* SP — Sprint
* TP — Team Pursuit
* OM — Omnium
* RR — Road Race
* TT — Individual Time Trial
* Q — Quotas
* R — Riders

## Qualification timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
| Track |||
| Close of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 (at end of 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships) | April 8, 2012 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Road |||
| 2010 African Continental Championship (men qualification) | November 10–14, 2010 | Kigali, Rwanda |
| 2011 Asian Cycling Championships (men qualification) | February 9–19, 2011 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
| 2011 American Continental Championship (men qualification) | May 3–7, 2011 | Medellin, Colombia |
| 2011 UCI Road World Championships | September 19–25, 2011 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2011 UCI World Tour Ranking | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2010-2011 UCI Africa Tour | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2010-2011 UCI America Tour | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2010-2011 UCI Asia Tour | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2010-2011 UCI Europe Tour | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2010-2011 UCI Oceania Tour | November 1, 2011 | – |
| 2011 African Continental Championship (women qualification) | November 9–13, 2011 | Asmara, Eritrea |
| 2012 Asian Continental Championships (women qualification) | February 14–18, 2012 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2012 Pan American Continental Championship (women qualification) | March 9–11, 2012 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| UCI World Ranking (women) | May 31, 2012 | – |
| Mountain Bike |||
| 2011 African Continental Championship | February 12–13, 2011 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2011 Oceanian Continental Championship | March 18–20, 2011 | Shepparton, Australia |
| 2011 Pan American Continental Championship | April 1–3, 2011 | Chía, Columbia |
| 2011 Asian Cycling Championships | June 10–12, 2011 | Suzhou, China |
| Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking | May 23, 2012 | – |
| BMX |||
| 2012 UCI BMX World Championships | May 25–27, 2012 | Birmingham, UK |
| Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation | May 28, 2012 | |

## Track cycling

Qualification is entirely based on the Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012. NOCs are limited to one rider or team per event, 9 men / 7 women in total. Within these limits, riders who have qualified in one cycling event will have the right to enter others.

### Men's Team Sprint

Teams are of 3 riders
| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Teams per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 10 | Germany Australia Great Britain France New Zealand Russia China Japan Poland Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 10 |

### Men's Sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 8 | Czech Republic Greece Malaysia Netherlands South Africa Spain Trinidad and Tobago United States | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| 1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint | | Australia China France Germany Great Britain Japan New Zealand Poland Russia Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

### Men's Keirin

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 8 | Canada Colombia Czech Republic Greece Malaysia Netherlands Spain Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| 1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint | | Australia China France Germany Great Britain Japan New Zealand Poland Russia Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

### Men's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 4 riders
| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Teams per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 10 | Australia Belgium Colombia Denmark Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Russia South Korea Spain | 1 |
| Total | | | 10 |

### Men's Omnium

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 18 | Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Chile Colombia Denmark France Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Ireland Italy New Zealand South Korea Spain United States Venezuela | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

### Women's Team Sprint

Teams are of 2 riders
| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Teams per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 10 | Australia China Colombia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands South Korea Ukraine Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 10 |

### Women's Sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 8 | Belarus Canada Cuba Hong Kong Japan Lithuania New Zealand Russia | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| 1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint | | Australia China Colombia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands South Korea Ukraine Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

### Women's Keirin

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 8 | Belarus Canada Cuba Hong Kong Lithuania Malaysia New Zealand Russia | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| 1 rider per NOC qualified for Team Sprint | | Australia China Colombia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands South Korea Ukraine Venezuela | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

### Women's Team Pursuit

Teams are of 3 riders
| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Teams per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 10 | Australia Belarus Canada China Germany Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Ukraine United States | 1 |
| Total | | | 10 |

### Women's Omnium

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Olympic Track Ranking 2010–2012 | 1 to 18 | Australia Belarus Belgium Canada China Colombia Cuba France Great Britain South Korea Netherlands New Zealand Poland Russia Spain Chinese Taipei United States Venezuela | 1 |
| Individuals qualified for other events | | | 1 |
| Total | | | 18 |

## Road cycling
### Men's road race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 1st | Spain | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 2nd | Belgium | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 3rd | Italy | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 4th | Australia | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 5th | Great Britain | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 6th | Germany | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 7th | Netherlands | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 8th | United States | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 9th | Luxembourg | 1* |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 10th | Switzerland | 5 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 11th | France | 4 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 12th | Norway | 3* |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 13th | Ireland | 3* |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 14th | Denmark | 4 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 15th | Kazakhstan | 2* |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | Individual | Slovakia | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | Individual | Costa Rica | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | Individual | Latvia | 1 |
| UCI Africa Tour | 1st | Morocco | 3 |
| UCI Africa Tour | 2nd | Eritrea | 1** |
| UCI Africa Tour | Individual | Algeria | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 1st | Colombia | 3 |
| UCI America Tour | 2nd | Venezuela | 3 |
| UCI America Tour | 3rd | Brazil | 3 |
| UCI America Tour | 4th | Argentina | 1** |
| UCI America Tour | 5th | Canada | 1** |
| UCI America Tour | 6th | Uruguay | 1** |
| UCI America Tour | Individual | Chile | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | Individual | Cuba | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | Individual | Ecuador | 1 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 1st | Iran | 3 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 2nd | Japan | 2 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 3rd | Uzbekistan | 2 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 4th | Malaysia | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 1st | Slovenia | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 2nd | Russia | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 3rd | Portugal | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 4th | Poland | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 5th | Turkey | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 6th | Belarus | 3 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 7th | Lithuania | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 8th | Ukraine | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 9th | Croatia | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 10th | Czech Republic | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 11th | Serbia | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 12th | Bulgaria | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 13th | Austria | 2 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 14th | Estonia | 1** |
| UCI Europe Tour | 15th | Norway | 1*** |
| UCI Europe Tour | 16th | Sweden | 1** |
| UCI Europe Tour | Individual | Romania | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | Individual | Hungary | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | Individual | Greece | 1 |
| UCI Oceania Tour | 1st | New Zealand | 2 |
| 2010 African Championship* | 1st | Namibia | 1 |
| 2010 African Championship* | 2nd | South Africa | 1 |
| 2011 American Championship | 1st | Mexico | 1 |
| 2011 American Championship | 2nd | Guatemala | 1 |
| 2011 Asian Championship | 1st | South Korea | 1 |
| 2011 Asian Championship | 2nd | Hong Kong | 1 |
| Re-allocated Quota | | Finland | 1 |
| Re-allocated Quota | | Georgia | 1 |
| Re-allocated Quota | | Moldova | 1 |
| Re-allocated Quota | | Syria | 1 |
| Total | | | 144 |
* Quota reduced to the number of riders in the ranking of the respective tour
** Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers on the same tour
*** Additional quota places earned on the continental tour for countries with quota reduction due to lack of ranked riders on the world tour

### Men's Individual Time Trial

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 1st | Spain | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 2nd | Belgium | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 3rd | Italy | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 4th | Australia | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 5th | Great Britain | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 6th | Germany | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 7th | Netherlands | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 8th | United States | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 9th | Luxembourg | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 10th | Switzerland | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 11th | France | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 12th | Norway | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 13th | Ireland | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 14th | Denmark | 1 |
| 2011 UCI World Tour | 15th | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| UCI Africa Tour | 1st | Morocco | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 1st | Colombia | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 2nd | Venezuela | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 3rd | Brazil | 1 |
| UCI America Tour | 4th | Argentina | 1 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 1st | Iran | 1 |
| UCI Asia Tour | 2nd | Japan | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 1st | Slovenia | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 2nd | Russia | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 3rd | Portugal | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 4th | Poland | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 5th | Turkey | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 6th | Belarus | 1 |
| UCI Europe Tour | 7th | Lithuania | 1 |
| UCI Oceania Tour | 1st | New Zealand | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 1st | Germany | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 2nd | Great Britain | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 3rd | Switzerland | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 4th | Australia | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 5th | Netherlands | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 6th | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 7th | Denmark | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 8th | Spain | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 9th | Sweden | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 10th | Canada | 1 |
| Total | | | 40 |

### Women's Road Race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| 2012 UCI ranking | 1 to 5 | Netherlands Germany United States Italy Great Britain | 4 |
| 2012 UCI ranking | 6 to 13 | Sweden Australia Russia Belgium Canada France Brazil South Africa | 3 |
| 2012 UCI ranking | 14 to 23 | Lithuania New Zealand Venezuela Cuba Luxembourg Ukraine China El Salvador Belarus Norway | 1* |
| 2012 UCI ranking | individual top 100 | Jutatip Maneephan Mayra del Rocio Rocha Pia Sundstedt Mei Yu Hsiao Grete Treier Elena Tchalykh Mayuko Hagiwara Sylwia Kapusta Ah Reum Na Polona Batagelj | 1* |
| 2011 African Championship | 1st | Mauritius | 1** |
| 2012 American Championship | 1st | Chile | 1** |
| 2012 Asian Championship | 1st | Hong Kong | 1** |
| Total | | | 66 |
* As other quota places are awarded to ranked athletes, the quota places for the ranked NOCs will be decreased to keep the total number of athletes constant.
**If, among the riders occupying the qualification places, there are athletes representing an NOC already qualified according to criterion n°1, it is the NOC whose rider who is ranked in the next place in the competition concerned who will benefit from the right to participate.

### Women's Individual Time Trial

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| 2011 UCI World Tour Ranking | 1 to 15 | Netherlands Germany United States Italy Great Britain Sweden Australia Russia Belgium Canada France Brazil South Africa Lithuania New Zealand | 1 |
| 2011 World Championship individual event | 1 to 10 | Germany Great Britain Canada Netherlands United States Sweden Australia Azerbaijan Russia Italy Finland | 1 |
| Total | | | 25 |

## Mountain biking

A nation can enter a maximum of 3 men and 2 women.

### Men

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 5 | Switzerland France Czech Republic Spain Germany | 3 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 6 to 13 | Italy Netherlands South Africa United States Austria Canada Poland Belgium | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 14 to 24 | Great Britain Sweden Australia Japan Brazil Ukraine Hungary Russia Argentina Greece Cyprus Portugal | 1 |
| African Championship | 1 to 2 | Namibia Rwanda | 1 |
| American Championship | 1 to 2 | Colombia Costa Rica | 1 |
| Asian Championship | 1 to 2 | China Hong Kong | 1 |
| Oceanian Championship | 1 | New Zealand | 1 |
| Additional Place for Oceania | | Guam | 1 |
| Total | | | 50 |

### Women

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 8 | Canada Switzerland France Poland United States Slovenia Germany Norway* | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 9 to 18 | Russia Czech Republic Italy Austria Netherlands New Zealand Ukraine Great Britain Sweden Denmark Hungary Japan Slovakia | 1 |
| African Championship | 1 | South Africa | 1 |
| American Championship | 1 | Colombia | 1 |
| Asian Championship | 1 | China | 1 |
| Oceanian Championship | 1 | Australia | 1 |
| Total | | | 30 |
* Norway used only 1 spot.

## BMX
### Men

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 | 1 to 5 | Australia United States France Latvia Netherlands | 3 |
| UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 | 6 to 8 | Colombia New Zealand Germany | 2 |
| UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 | 9 to 11 | Canada Italy Argentina | 1 |
| 2012 UCI BMX World Championships | 1 to 6 | South Africa Switzerland Belgium Philippines Brazil Denmark | 1 |
| Host Nation | 1 | Great Britain | 1 |
| Re-allocation of Unused Quota | 1 | Ecuador | 1 |
| Total | | | 32 |

### Women

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 | 1 to 4 | Australia United States France Czech Republic | 2 |
| UCI Ranking by Nation of 28/05/2012 | 5 to 7 | Colombia Netherlands New Zealand | 1 |
| 2012 UCI BMX World Championships | 1 to 3 | Brazil Lithuania Venezuela | 1 |
| Host Nation | 1 | Great Britain | 1 |
| Re-allocation of Unused Quota | 1 | Latvia | 1 |
| Total | | | 16 |