The UCI today released the final counts for each country that qualified to participate in the men's road events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The road race allocations are based on the final 2015 WorldTour nations rankings, with the Continental Tour rankings filling in for those countries who failed to qualify via the WorldTour. The time trial places are based on the same system, with extra positions coming via performances in the UCI Road World Championships in 2015.
Spain and Italy were the only teams to qualify for the maximum number of riders, earning five places for the road race and two for the individual time trial.
Great Britain, Colombia and Belgium earned five spots for the road race, but only one for the time trial after missing out of the top 10 at the World championships.
The United States failed to qualify via the WorldTour, and as fifth best nation in the Americas Tour, earned two places for the road race. Thanks to Taylor Phinney's efforts at Worlds, the team earned an additional place in the time trial for two starters.
2016 Olympic men's road quotas
| Country | Road Race | ITT |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 5 | 1 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 1 |
| Italy | 5 | 2 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 2 |
| France | 4 | 2 |
| Germany | 4 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 |
| Poland | 4 | 1 |
| Portugal | 4 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | 3 | 1 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | 3 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| Croatia | 2 | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| Estonia | 2 | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| Ireland | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| Japan | 2 | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 |
| Korea | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| Latvia | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| Lithuania | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1 |
| United States Of America | 2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| Chile | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| Eritrea | 1 | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| Greece | 1 | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| Guatemala | 1 | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
| Hong Kong, China | 1 | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| Mexico | 1 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| Namibia | 1 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| Romania | 1 | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| Rwanda | 1 | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
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