| Cycling at the 2019 South Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Sahid Park, Gokarna (mountain biking) Ring Road (road cycling) |
| Dates | 4–7 December 2019 |
Cycling is among the sports contested at the 2019 South Asian Games. [1] Cycling was hosted at the Sahid Park, Gokarna (mountain biking) and Ring Road (road cycling) between 4 and 7 December 2019. [2]
* Host nation (Nepal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nepal (NEP)* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  India (IND) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country | Buddhi Tamang  Nepal | Rajeev Rai Nepal | Okesh Bajracharya Nepal | |||
| Men's downhill | Rajesh Magar Nepal | Nirav Shrestha Nepal | Prachit Magar Nepal | |||
| Women's cross-country | Laxmi Magar Nepal | Usha Khanal Nepal | Pranita Soman  India | |||
| Women's downhill | Nishma Shrestha Nepal | Jamuna Thapa Nepal | Yashodhara Sherkar India | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race | Satbir Singh India | Madushanka Silva  Sri Lanka | Silva Chamodde Sri Lanka | |||
| Men's time trial | Naveen John India | Arvind Panwar India | Mawatha Avisha Sri Lanka | |||
| Women's road race | Sonali Chanu India | Swasti Singh India | Solochana Nawanage Sri Lanka | |||
| Women's time trial | Elangbam Devi India | Dinesha Mudiyanselage Sri Lanka | Udeshani Kumarasinghe Sri Lanka | |||
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