# Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the cycling competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the following qualification systems are in place.

## Qualification summary

| Nation | Road | Road | Road | Road | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | Track | MTB | MTB | BMX | BMX | BMX | BMX | Total | Total |
| Nation | Men | Men | Women | Women | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | M | W | Men | Men | Women | Women | Q | R |
| Nation | RR | TT | RR | TT | TS | KE | SP | TP | OM | MD | TS | KE | SP | TP | OM | MD | M | W | RC | FR | RC | FR | Q | R |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 | 3 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | X | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 29 |
| Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 9 | 8 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | X | X | | | | | X | X | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 18 | 15 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 5 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | X | | X | | 2 | 2 | X | X | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 26 | 24 |
| Chile | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| China | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | X | 2 | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 11 | 7 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 12 | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Cuba | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 9 | 7 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | X | X | X | | | | | X | X | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | 17 | 17 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 4 |
| Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Estonia | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 32 | 28 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | X | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | X | | X | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 33 | 28 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | X | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 26 |
| Greece | 1 | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | X | X | | | | | | | 7 | 5 |
| Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | 8 | 7 |
| Israel | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | X | X | X | | | | X | X | X | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | 23 | 24 |
| Japan | 2 | | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | | X | | | 1 | 1 | | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 4 |
| Lithuania | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | X | 2 | 2 | | X | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| Malaysia | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | X | 2 | 2 | | X | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 11 | 7 |
| Morocco | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Namibia | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | | 36 | 28 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | | | X | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | | 2 | 2 | X | X | X | 1 | | | | 1 | | 21 | 19 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 11 | 9 |
| Panama | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | 1 | 1 | | | | | 24 | 17 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 | | | | | 6 | 4 |
| Refugee Olympic Team | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Romania | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| ROC | 3 | 1 | 1 | | X | 2 | 2 | | | | X | 2 | 2 | | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18 |
| Rwanda | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 7 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | X | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 15 | 11 |
| South Korea | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Spain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 14 | 12 |
| Suriname | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | | | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 |
| Turkey | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | X | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 8 | 5 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | X | X | | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 27 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 2 |
| Total: 72 NOCs | 130 | 41 | 67 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 631 | 530 |

### Legend

* TS – Team sprint
* KE – Keirin
* SP – Sprint
* TP – Team pursuit
* OM – Omnium
* MD – Madison
* RR – Road race
* TT – Individual time trial
* RC – Race
* FR – Freestyle
* Q – Quotas
* R – Riders

### Track cycling

Track cycling is done entirely through UCI nation rankings. The quotas per event are as follows:
* Team sprint – top 8 teams per gender
* Team pursuit – top 8 teams per gender
* Madison – all NOCs with a qualified team pursuit, in addition to the next 8 teams per gender (total of 16 teams)
* Omnium – NOCs directly qualifying for Madison, in addition to the next 12 (men) or 13 (women) (21 individuals)
* Sprint – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, in addition to the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, and the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)
* Keirin – NOCs qualifying in team sprint enter 2 individuals, in addition to the next 7 best-ranked in individual sprint, and the next 7 best-ranked in Keirin (total of 30 individuals)

### Road cycling

Majority of the places in road cycling are attributed through the UCI nation rankings (122 for men, 62 for women), with special provisions for highly-ranked individuals whose nations do not make it. A small number of additional places are available through individual road race continental championships (2 men and 1 woman each for Africa, Americas, and Asia). Host nation Japan has obtained 2 guaranteed spots per gender in the road race. For the road time trial, the NOC must have qualified for the road race. The top 30 (men) or 15 (women) NOCs in the nation rankings may enter a time trial cyclist. The 2019 World Championships also afford 10 places per gender in the time trial. NOCs can have a maximum of 2 time trial entries if they qualify through each of those two methods.

### Mountain biking

For mountain biking, 38 spots per gender are allocated. Thirty places will be allocated through the UCI nation rankings and three through continental championships with one each for Africa, Americas, and Asia. One spot per gender has been reserved for host nation Japan. The remaining four spots will be awarded to the top mountain bikers competing at the 2019 UCI World Championships, with two each in the elite and under-23, respectively.

### BMX

In the BMX race, twenty-four spots are available for each gender, with one reserved for host nation Japan. Eighteen places will be awarded to the highest-ranked NOCs through the UCI qualification rankings, three through the UCI individual rankings, and the remaining two through the 2020 UCI World Championships. In the BMX freestyle events, nine spots are available for each gender, with one reserved for host nation Japan, six for the highest-ranked NOCs through the UCI rankings, and the remaining two for those competing at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.

## Timeline

The following is a timeline of the qualification events for the cycling events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Date | Venue |
| Road |||
| 2019 African Continental Championships | March 15–20, 2019 | Ethiopia |
| 2019 Asian Continental Championships | April 27–28, 2019 | Tashkent |
| 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | May 2–5, 2019 | Mexico |
| 2019 UCI Road World Championships | September 22–29, 2019 | Harrogate |
| Establishment of the UCI World Rankings by Nations | October 22, 2019 | — |
| Track |||
| Establishment of the UCI Olympic Track Ranking 2018–2020 (at end of 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships) | March 2, 2020 | — |
| Mountain biking |||
| 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | April 3–7, 2019 | Aguascalientes |
| 2019 African Continental Championships | April 12–14, 2019 | Windhoek |
| 2019 Asian Continental Championships | July 25–28, 2019 | Kfardebian |
| 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | August 28 – September 1, 2019 | Mont-Sainte-Anne |
| Establishment of the UCI Olympic qualification ranking | May 18, 2021 | — |
| BMX |||
| 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | November 6–10, 2019 | Chengdu |
| UCI Individual Rankings (BMX race) | June 1, 2021 | — |
| Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX race) | June 1, 2021 | — |
| Establishment of the UCI Rankings by Nation (BMX freestyle) | June 8, 2021 | — |

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

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI World Ranking | 1 to 6 | Belgium Italy Netherlands France Colombia Spain | 5 |
| UCI World Ranking | 7 to 13 | Slovenia Germany Australia Denmark Great Britain Norway Switzerland | 4 |
| UCI World Ranking | 14 to 21 | Austria Poland Ireland ROC South Africa Kazakhstan Canada Czech Republic | 3 |
| UCI World Ranking | 22 to 32 | Ecuador Portugal Slovakia Eritrea United States New Zealand Estonia Algeria Luxembourg Latvia Turkey | 2 |
| UCI World Ranking | 33 to 50 | Belarus Ukraine Costa Rica Greece Romania Iran Sweden Hungary Venezuela Japan Morocco Azerbaijan Lithuania Rwanda Mexico Guatemala Argentina China | 1 |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 to 2 | Namibia Burkina Faso | 1 |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 to 2 | Chinese Taipei Uzbekistan | 1 |
| 2019 Pan American Championships | 1 to 2 | Peru Panama | 1 |
| Reallocation of unused quota | — | Hong Kong Croatia | 1 |
| Total | | | 130 |
* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

### Men's individual time trial

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI World Ranking | 1 to 30 | Belgium Italy Netherlands France Colombia Spain Slovenia Germany Australia Denmark Great Britain Norway Switzerland Austria Poland Ireland ROC South Africa Kazakhstan Canada Czech Republic Ecuador Portugal Slovakia Eritrea United States New Zealand Estonia Algeria Iran** | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Road World Championships | 1 to 10 | Australia Belgium Italy New Zealand Great Britain United States Estonia Portugal Germany Switzerland | 1 |
| Invitational place | 1 | Ahmad Wais (EOR) | 1 |
| Reallocation of unused quota | — | Latvia | 1 |
| Total | | | 41 |
** Qualified as a continental representative

### Women's road race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI World Ranking | 1 to 5 | Netherlands Italy Germany United States Australia | 4 |
| UCI World Ranking | 6 to 13 | Belgium | 3 |
| UCI World Ranking | 6 to 13 | Denmark Canada Poland Spain Great Britain Norway South Africa | 2* |
| UCI World Ranking | 14 to 22 | Luxembourg France Cuba Mexico Switzerland Slovenia Belarus Japan ROC | 1* |
| UCI World Ranking | Individual top 100 | Uzbekistan Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Israel Finland Cyprus China Austria Sweden Colombia Ukraine Chile Costa Rica Czech Republic Lithuania Namibia Eritrea | 1 |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | South Korea | 1 |
| 2019 Pan American Championships | 1 | Paraguay | 1 |
| Reallocation of unused quota | — | Canada Poland | 1 |
| Total | | | 67 |
* Quota reduced by one to accommodate for the individual qualifiers

### Women's individual time trial

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| UCI World Ranking | 1 to 15 | Netherlands Italy Germany United States Australia Belgium Denmark Canada Poland Spain Great Britain Norway South Africa Luxembourg Japan** | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Road World Championships | 1 to 10 | United States Netherlands Germany Switzerland Belarus Australia Canada Israel Sweden France | 1 |
| Invitational place | 1 | Masomah Ali Zada (EOR) | 1 |
| Reallocation of unused quota | — | Mexico | 1 |
| Total | | | 26 |
** Qualified as a continental representative

## Track cycling

Track cycling quotas were released by the UCI in March 2020.

### Men's team sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Teams per NOC |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Australia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Poland ROC | 1 |
| Total | | | 8 |

### Men's sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team sprint | — | Australia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Poland ROC | up to 2 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 7 | Canada China Japan Malaysia South Africa* Suriname Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| NOCs qualified for Keirin | — | Canada Colombia Czech Republic Japan Kazakhstan Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| Total | | | 30 |
* Qualified as a continental representative

### Men's Keirin

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team sprint | — | Australia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Poland ROC | up to 2 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 7 | Canada Colombia Czech Republic Japan Kazakhstan Malaysia Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| NOCs qualified for sprint | — | Canada China Japan Malaysia South Africa Suriname Trinidad and Tobago | 1 |
| Total | | | 30 |

### Men's team pursuit

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Teams per NOC |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Australia Canada Denmark Germany Great Britain Italy New Zealand Switzerland | 1 |
| Total | | | 8 |

### Men's Madison

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team pursuit | — | Australia Canada Denmark Germany Great Britain Italy New Zealand Switzerland | 1 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Austria Belgium Spain France Ireland Poland Netherlands United States | 1 |
| Total | | | 16 |

### Men's Omnium

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs directly qualified for Madison | — | Austria Belgium Spain France Ireland Poland Netherlands United States | 1 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 12 | Australia Belarus Denmark Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Japan Kazakhstan New Zealand South Africa* Switzerland | 1 |
| Total | | | 20 |
* Qualified as a continental representative

### Women's team sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Teams per NOC |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Australia China Germany Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Poland ROC | 1 |
| Reallocation of unused quota | — | Ukraine | 1 |
| Total | | | 8 |

### Women's sprint

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team sprint | — | China Germany Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Poland ROC Ukraine | up to 2 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 7 | Australia Canada France Great Britain Hong Kong New Zealand South Africa* | 1 |
| NOCs qualified for Keirin | — | Canada France Hong Kong Japan New Zealand South Korea United States | 1 |
| Total | | | 30 |
* Qualified as a continental representative

### Women's Keirin

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team sprint | — | China Germany Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Poland ROC Ukraine | up to 2 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 7 | Canada France Hong Kong Japan New Zealand South Korea United States | 1 |
| NOCs qualified for sprint | — | Australia Canada France Great Britain Hong Kong New Zealand South Africa | 1 |
| Total | | | 30 |

### Women's team pursuit

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Teams per NOC |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Australia Canada France Germany Great Britain Italy New Zealand United States | 1 |
| Total | | | 8 |

### Women's Madison

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for team pursuit | — | Australia Canada France Germany Great Britain Italy New Zealand United States | 1 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 8 | Belgium Denmark Hong Kong Ireland Japan Netherlands Poland ROC | 1 |
| Total | | | 15 |
Cycling Canada declined to enter a team in the women's madison due to a lack of competitive experience in the event, and the event being prior to the omnium in the Olympic program.

### Women's Omnium

| Event | Ranking by Nation | Qualified NOC | Athletes per NOC |
| NOCs qualified for Madison | — | Belgium Denmark Hong Kong Ireland Japan Netherlands Poland ROC | 1 |
| 2018–2020 Olympic track ranking | 1 to 13 | Australia Belarus Canada China Egypt* France Great Britain Italy Mexico New Zealand Norway Portugal United States | 1 |
| Rellocation | 14 | Lithuania | 1 |
| Total | | | 21 |
* Qualified as a continental representative

## Mountain biking

Quotas were released in May 2021.

### Men's cross-country race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 2 | Switzerland Italy | 3 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 3 to 7 | France Brazil Netherlands Spain Germany | 2 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 8 to 21 | Czech Republic Austria Canada Denmark United States Belgium ROC South Africa New Zealand Poland Norway Greece Hungary Romania | 1 |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 | Namibia | 1 |
| 2019 Pan American Championships | 1 | Mexico | 1 |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | China | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite) | 1 to 2 | Australia Israel | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23) | 1 to 2 | Chile Great Britain | 1 |
| Total | | | 38 |

### Women's cross-country race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 2 | Switzerland United States | 3 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 3 to 7 | Netherlands Canada France Denmark Germany | 2 |
| 2020 UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 8 to 21 | Great Britain Italy South Africa Poland Ukraine Czech Republic Belgium Austria Argentina Estonia Brazil Hungary Spain Australia | 1 |
| 2019 African Championships | 1 | Namibia | 1 |
| 2019 Pan American Championships | 1 | Mexico | 1 |
| 2019 Asian Championships | 1 | China | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (elite) | 1 to 2 | Slovenia Sweden | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (under-23) | 1 to 2 | Portugal ROC | 1 |
| Total | | | 38 |

## BMX

Racing quotas were released on June 4, 2021.

### Men's BMX race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 2 | France Netherlands | 3 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 3 to 5 | United States Switzerland Colombia | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 6 to 11 | Australia Great Britain Argentina Brazil Ecuador South Africa** | 1 |
| UCI BMX individual ranking | 1 to 3 | Norway Canada ROC | 1 |
| World Championship Re-Allocation | 1 to 2 | Italy Latvia | 1 |
| Total | | | 24 |
** Qualified as a continental representative

### Women's BMX race

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 to 2 | Netherlands United States | 3 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 3 to 5 | France ROC Australia | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 6 to 11 | Colombia Brazil New Zealand Denmark Switzerland Canada | 1 |
| UCI BMX individual ranking | 1 to 3 | Great Britain Ecuador Latvia | 1 |
| World Championship Re-Allocation | 1 to 2 | Belgium Thailand | 1 |
| Total | | | 24 |
** Qualified as a continental representative

### Men's BMX freestyle

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 | United States | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 2 to 5 | Australia ROC Great Britain France | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | 1 to 2 | Venezuela Costa Rica | 1 |
| Total | | | 9 |

### Women's BMX freestyle

| Event | Ranking by nation | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
| Host nation | — | Japan | 1 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 1 | United States | 2 |
| UCI Olympic qualification ranking | 2 to 5 | Germany Great Britain Switzerland ROC | 1 |
| 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championship | 1 to 2 | Chile Australia | 1 |
| Total | | | 9 |