Dates 17 – 22 August 2010 | ||
Venue The Float at Marina Bay (road)
Tampines Bike Park (BMX, mountain) No. of events 8 (4 boys, 3 girls, 1 mixed) Competitors 288 (192 boys, 96 girls) | ||
Cycling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 August to 22 August. The event took place at The Float at Marina Bay for the road cycling and at Tampines Bike Park for the BMX and mountain biking.
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Format
There was one event held, a combined mixed-gender team event with sub-events in the disciplines of Bicycle Motocross (BMX), road cycling and mountain biking. Each team consisted of three boys and one girl, with the three boys required to compete in one discipline each (BMX, MTB and road time trial) while the girl had to compete in all three disciplines. All male riders also had to compete in the road race.
Qualification
The qualification system for the Youth Olympic Games is principally based on two sets of criteria, related to endurance and performance.
It is therefore obviously vital for the athletes to compete in these events, where their results could enable them to qualify the country for the Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
Endurance criteria
2009 UCI Juniors Nations’ Cup
Performance Criteria
UCI BMX World Championships
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships