This is a rough assessment of unknowns that will ultimately be determined when the full qualification process is completed.

Who's Back

BMX

  • Alise Willoughby (USA) - 2017 and 2019 world champion
  • Mariana Pajon (COL) - two-time defending Olympic champion and 2017 world bronze medalist
  • Laura Smulders (NED) - 2018 world champion and London Olympics bronze medalist

Mountain Biking

  • Nino Schurter (SUI) - defending Olympic and 2017, 2018 and 2019 reigning world champion
  • Jolanda Neff (SUI) - 2017 world champion and 2019 world silver medalist; 6th in Rio
  • Jenny Rissveds (SWE) - defending Olympic champion

Road

  • Anna van der Breggen (NED) - defending Olympic and 2018 and 2020 reigning world road race champion
  • Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) - 2017 and 2018 world time trial champion and 2019 world road race champion; broke back in Rio
  • Chloe Dygert (USA) - 2019 world road race champion (*recovering from serious injury at 2020 worlds)
  • Tom Dumoulin (NED) - 2016 Olympic time trial silver medalist and world time trial 2017 champion and 2018 bronze medalist
  • Chris Froome (GBR) - 2012 and 2016 Olympic time trial bronze medalist
  • Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) - Rio Olympic and 2020 world road race bronze medalist
  • Rohan Dennis (AUS) - 2018 and 2019 world time trial champion
  • Peter Sagan (SLO) - 2016 and 2017 world time trial champion
  • Amanda Spratt (AUS) - 2018 world road race silver medalist and 2019 world bronze medalist

Who's Gone

Road

  • Kristin Armstrong (USA) - her second retirement after coming back in 2016 to defend her Olympic time trial golds from 2008 and 2012

  • Emma Johansson (SWE) - announced retirement in September 2017 after two straight Olympic road race silver medals

  • Fabian Cancellara (SUI) - the defending and 2008 Olympic time trial champion retired in 2016

 

New Faces to Watch

BMX

  • Sylvain Andre (FRA) - 2018 world champion, 2017 world silver medalist and 2019 world bronze medalist

Mountain Biking

  • Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) - two-time reigning world champion and 2017 world bronze medalist
  • Kate Courtney (USA) - 2018 world champion

Road

  • Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) - 2016 world road race champion and 2017 world bronze medalist