Road to Tokyo | 2020 Olympic Qualification System
The UCI points race details laid bare …
Published April 2018, updated December 2019
Road to Tokyo | 2020 Olympic Qualification System
The UCI points race details laid bare …
Published April 2018, updated December 2019
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are fast approaching, but for the 48 riders who will ultimately get on the gate in Japan there is still a long road ahead. From the 1st September 2018 until the 1st June 2020, the Elite BMX world will go on a global trek to amass as many UCI points for their nations as possible.
The Olympic cycle this time out is a little different to previous endeavors. It’s a little shorter for one, but the main difference being Gender Equality. This time out the places for men and women are equal, 24 each.
The nitty-gritty of the UCI points race is all laid out below … let the games begin #roadtotokyo
The qualification highlights:
Points race lasts from 1st Sept 2018 to 1st June 2020.
Qualification for both men and women is the same.
24 spots for men.
24 spots for women (see here).
A Nations 3 highest ranked riders points will be counted.
Both Jr. Elite and Elite riders can gather points.
Events which can be used for points gathering are;
UCI BMX World Championships (CM): 2 results from CM in 2019 and 2020.
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Stages (CDM): best 14 results in the Qualification Period.
Continental BMX Championships (CC): 1 result in the Qualification Period; in case 2 or more CC are held in this period in a continent, only the 1 result closest in time to the end of the Qualification Period is used for that continent;
International competition (HC): best 3 results in the Qualification Period.
International competition (C1): best 7 results in the Qualification Period.
National BMX Championships (CN): 1 result, CN in 2019
The Host nation, Japan, will automatically get a place for both men and women.
Nations Ranked 1 and 2 will each get 3 places.
Nations Ranked 3, 4 and 5 will each get 2 laces.
Nations Ranked 6 to 11 will each get 1 place.
The next 3 places for both men and women will go to the 3 highest ranked nations, who have not yet qualified, based on the ‘UCI BMX Elite Individual Rankings’ of 2nd June 2020. (This is to accommodate smaller nations that may not have 3 riders to count towards nation rankings).
The final 2 places will be awarded at the ‘2020 UCI BMX World Championships’ in Huston, Texas, USA, to the highest ranked nation from the Individual Elite results, who has not yet qualified a place.
Minimum Allocation per Continent: Except for the continent of the host nation, in case a continent does not have at least one (1) NOC represented, the last available quota place(s) through the Olympic Qualification ranking will be allocated, with a maximum of one (1) quota place per NOC, to the highest ranked NOC of that continent.
See the UCI Qualification Document for all the ‘what if’ questions …
Download the UCI Qualification Document HERE
