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Associated Press

When cycling normally comes to Paris in the summer, it is a yellow jersey and not a gold medal the competitors are fighting for.
But the Tour de France will take an unaccustomed back seat this year, as all eyes focus on gold across a variety of disciplines.
From BMX freestyle, to road and track races, here’s all you need to know about cycling at the Olympics.
Athletes to watch
Chloe Dygert, United States: The reigning time-trial world champion will also compete in the road race and the team pursuit.
Hannah Roberts, US: The five-time and reigning BMX freestyle world champion finished second at the Tokyo Games.

Wout van Aert, Belgium, and Mathieu van der Poel, Netherlands: They are the favourites for the road race.
Tom Pidcock, Britain: The defending mountain-bike gold medallist will be heavily favoured to repeat.
Jennifer Valente, US: She upset the favoured British team in the multi-discipline omnium on the track in Tokyo.
Storylines to follow
Taking centre stage After cycling was largely an afterthought in Rio and Tokyo, where the sport is not as popular, it should take centre stage in Paris, coming on the heels of the Tour de France. The iconic Grand Tour will end in Nice, rather than its customary finish on the Champs Elysee, because of the Summer Games.

US strongest in years Great Britain and the Netherlands have been the dominant nations in cycling, but the US will have one of its strongest teams in several Summer Games. Chloe Dygert (time trial) and Hannah Roberts (BMX freestyle) are heavy favourites to win gold, and there are up to a dozen other riders across the disciplines with a chance to stand on the podium.
Key dates
Cycling is one of the few sports that takes place every day of the Summer Games. The schedule has changed this year, with the men’s and women’s time trials taking the place of the men’s road race on July 27, the day after the opening ceremony.
Mountain bike moves up to days two and three of the programme before BMX freestyle and racing take centre stage. The men’s and women’s road races are August 3 and 4 before the final week is dominated by track cycling at Velodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines outside Paris.
Reigning champions
Women’s Road Race: Anna Kiesenhofer, Austria.
Men’s Road Race: Richard Carapaz, Ecuador
Women’s Time Trial: Annemiek van Vleuten, Netherlands
Men’s Time Trial: Primoz Roglic, Slovenia
Women’s Mountain Bike: Jolanda Neff, Switzerland

Men’s Mountain Bike: Tom Pidcock, Great Britain
Women’s BMX Racing: Beth Shriever, Great Britain
Men’s BMX Racing: Niek Kimmann, Netherlands
Women’s BMX Freestyle: Charlotte Worthington, Great Britain
Men’s BMX Freestyle: Logan Martin, Australia
Women’s Track: Jennifer Valente, US, among others
Men’s Track: Matthew Walls, Great Britain, among others


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Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel (centre) at the Tour de France. He and Belgium’s Wout van Aert are favourites in the road race event in Paris. Photo: AP

Hannah Roberts of the US during the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Xinhua

The US’ Chloe Dygert is a heavy favourite to win gold in the individual time-trial event. Photo: AP

The defending mountain-bike champion, Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock, is favourite to win gold again. Photo: AP

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Ceci Lee’s dominant Hong Kong Championship display secured her road race spot in Paris. Photo: Eugene Lee

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Vincent Lau is concerned over the course length for his Olympic Games debut in Paris Photo: SF&OC.

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After being largely an afterthought in Rio and Tokyo, where it is not as popular, cycling will take centre stage in Tour de France country


After being largely an afterthought in Rio and Tokyo, where it is not as popular, cycling will take centre stage in Tour de France country.


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