In modern Olympics history, the competition of cycling started in the 1896 Olympic Games. It was featured with five track events and 87 kilometers road race back then. Now it evolved to include BMX mountain bikes, track cycling.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tokyo 2020 was postponed and resume in 2021. Cycling sports are scheduled from 24th July to 8th August 2021. Of the 50 nations, 600 cyclists are competing in the 22 events.
Cycling Schedule & Fixture at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic’s cycling sports started with a men’s road race event on 24th July 2021 at Fuji International Speedway, Japan. Then the next day women’s event started at the same venue.
BMX, Mountain Biking and Road Cycling Schedule – Tokyo 2020 Olympics
24th July 2021
- Men’s road race Finals
25th July 2021
- Women’s road race – Finals
26th July 2021
- Men’s cross-country – Finals
27th July 2021
- Women’s cross-country – Finals
28th July 2021
- Men’s time trial – Finals
- Women’s time trial – Finals
29th July 2021
- Men’s racing – Quarter-Finals
- Women’s racing – Quarter-Finals
30th July 2021
- Men’s racing – Semi-finals
- Women’s racing – Semi-finals
31st July 2021
- Men’s freestyle – Heats
- Women’s freestyle – Heats
1st August 2021
- Men’s freestyle – Finals
- Women’s freestyle – Finals
Track Cycling Schedule & Fixture of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
2nd August 2021
- Men’s team pursuit – Heats
- Women’s team pursuit – Heats
- Women’s team sprint – Heats, SF, Finals
3rd August 2021
- Men’s team pursuit – Semi-finals
- Men’s team sprint – Heats, SF, Finals
4th August 2021
- Men’s team sprint – Finals
- Men’s sprint – Heats
- Women’s Keirin – Heats
5th August 2021
- Men’s Omnium
- Men’s sprint – Heats & QF
- Women’s Keirin – QF, SF, Finals
6th August 2021
- Men’s sprint – SF, Finals
- Women’s Madison – Finals
- Women’s sprint – Heats
7th August 2021
- Men’s Keirin – Heats
- Men’s Madison – Finals
- Women’s sprint – Quarter-Finals
8th August 2021
- Men’s Keirin – QF, SF, Finals
- Women’s Omnium – SR, TR, ER, PR
- Women’s sprint – Semi-finals & Finals
Competiting Nation List (Cycling at Tokyo 2020 Olympics)
| Algeria (2) | Egypt (1) | Luxembourg (3) | South Korea (2) |
| Argentina (3) | Eritrea (3) | Malaysia (2) | Spain (12) |
| Australia (30) | Estonia (3) | Mexico (7) | Suriname (1) |
| Austria (8) | Ethiopia (1) | Morocco (1) | Sweden (2) |
| Azerbaijan (1) | Finland (1) | Namibia (4) | Switzerland (20) |
| Belarus (4) | France (28) | Netherlands (28) | Chinese Taipei (1) |
| Belgium (15) | Germany (28) | New Zealand (19) | Thailand (2) |
| Brazil (5) | Great Britain (26) | Norway (9) | Trinidad and Tobago (3) |
| Burkina Faso (1) | Greece (3) | Panama (1) | Turkey (2) |
| Canada (23) | Guatemala (1) | Paraguay (1) | Ukraine (4) |
| Chile (3) | Hong Kong (5) | Peru (1) | United States (27) |
| China (7) | Hungary (3) | Poland (16) | Uzbekistan (2) |
| Colombia (10) | Iran (1) | Portugal (4) | Venezuela (2) |
| Costa Rica (3) | Ireland (7) | Refugee Olympic Team (2) | |
| Croatia (1) | Israel (2) | ROC (18) | |
| Cuba (1) | Italy (24) | Romania (2) | |
| Cyprus (1) | Japan (16) | Rwanda (1) | |
| Czech Republic (7) | Kazakhstan (5) | Slovakia (2) | |
| Denmark (17) | Latvia (4) | Slovenia (6) | |
| Ecuador (4) | Lithuania (4) | South Africa (11) |
