Cycling_at_the_2015_Pan_American_Games

Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games

Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games

International sporting event


Cycling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held July 10 to 25, 2015 at four different venues.[1] The BMX competitions took place at the Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre in Toronto, the mountain biking competitions happened at the Hardwood Ski and Bike (Hardwood Mountain Bike Park) in Oro-Medonte, due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] The road races happened in the streets of Downtown Toronto with the start and finish being adjacent to the Ontario Place West Channel. Finally the track cycling events occurred at the Milton Velodrome in Milton. The road cycling time trials happened in the streets surrounding the velodrome (Milton Time Trial Course).[3]

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Competition schedule

The Milton Velodrome, in Milton, was the venue for the track cycling competitions, along with the starting/finishing line for the road cycling time trials.
The Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre was the venue for the BMX competitions

The following was the competition schedule for the cycling competitions:[4]

QQualification ¼Quarterfinals ½Semifinals FFinal
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FL = Flying Lap, PR = Points Race, ER = Elimination Race, IP = Individual Pursuit, SR = Scratch Race, TT = Time Trial

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

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Medalists

BMX

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Mountain biking

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Road cycling

Women's road race at the 2015 Pan American Games

Track cycling

Participation

A total of 24 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 228 cyclists qualified to compete at the games (146 in road and track combined, 36 in mountain biking and 38 in BMX). A nation was able to enter at most 24 athletes (16 among road and track cycling, four in mountain biking and four in BMX). The host nation (Canada) automatically entered a full team of 24 athletes (14 male and 10 female).[5]

See also


References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. Persaud, Travis (17 July 2014). "Oro-Medonte biking facility ready to host Pan Am Games". Barrie Examiner. Sun Media. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. Gregory, Michael (17 June 2014). "Milton to host Pan Am Games cycling time trial events". InsideHalton.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "Qualification System – Cycling" (PDF). www.copaci.org/. Pan American Cycling Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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