On 9 April, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the official programme for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028.
The UCI is proud to confirm that cycling will be the third biggest sport in terms of the number of participants and titles awarded. In total, 514 athletes will take part in the various cycling events, vying for 22 Olympic titles across the competition’s five cycling disciplines (road, track, mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle).
A total of 180 riders will compete in road events (road race and time trial), 190 in track (team sprint, sprint, keirin, team pursuit, omnium and Madison), 72 in mountain bike events (cross-country olympic), 48 in BMX Racing and 24 in BMX Freestyle (Park).
The UCI would also like to point out that, just as at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the number of women and men participating in cycling events will be identical: 257 of each gender. Parity will also be respected within each discipline on the programme.
The qualification system for the various disciplines will be published between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026.