2008 Olympic Games road cycling: distribution of places for Elite Women

The number of places allocated to different National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for the Olympic road events (road race and time trial) in the Elite Women’s category has been finalized by the UCI on June 5th.

The list of NOCs qualified for the women’s events in Beijing was established after the publication of the world ranking for Elite Women on 31 May 2008. The places were distributed according to the nations ranking and individual ranking and according to the current regulations.

This distribution will evolve according to the confirmations from the CNOs and the final redistribution will take place between now and July 2008.

NOCRoad Race Time Trial Australia31Austria32Belgium10Brazil10Canada31China32Cuba10Denmark10Spain31Estonia10France32Great Britain32Germany32Italy31Japan10Kazakhstan11Republic of Korea 20Lithuania31Mexico10Netherlands32Norway10New Zealand10Poland10South Africa10Russia31Slovenia10Switzerland32Sweden32Thailand10Ukraine30United States32Venezuela20Places by event6725Maximum Quota67 

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