Major achievements in cycling by nation

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This article contains lists of achievements in major cycling competitions according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by cyclists representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by cyclists in major international competitions, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by cyclists of these nations. All major World Championships organized by Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union, UCI) are covered, as well as cycling events at the Olympic Games.

Results

For the making of the list, results from major senior-level international UCI World Championships and the cycling events at the Summer Olympics were consulted. Junior and under-23 events at the UCI World Championships were not taken into account. Results obtained by amateur athletes, or in amateur events, were considered for the list.

The conventions used on this table are:

Events held at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships were counted as part of road events. Four-cross events were counted as part of the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships (MTB&T). Indoor results comprise all artistic events as well as cycle ball events.

The following World Championships were not considered for this list:

The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order. Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italics.

Also, it is important to note that official documents from UCI credit a medal at the 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships to Zhou Suying as a medal for North Korea, while in reality Syuing represented China. Cyclists from North Korea have never earned medals at the UCI World Championships, and this is reflected on this list. [1] [2]

Last updated: March 28, 2021
Olympic Games UCI World Championships Number of
Rk.NationRoadTrackMTBBMX Road Track MTB&T XCM BMX Urban Cross Indoor Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg102012
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg100212
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg100111
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg92011
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg72211
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg91010
7Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg81110
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8109
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7119
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg6219
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8008
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7108
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7018
13Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7018
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg4408
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg5117
16Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5117
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg3407
19Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5106
19Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5106
Olympic Games UCI World Championships Number of
Rk.NationRoadTrackMTBBMX Road Track MTB&T XCM BMX Urban Cross Indoor Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4116
21Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg4116
23Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2316
24Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg5005
25Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4105
26Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg3115
27Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2215
28Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg4004
29Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg3014
30Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2204
30Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2204
30Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg2204
33Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg2024
34Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg1304
35Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2103
36Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2013
36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg2013
38Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1113
39Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1023
39Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1023
Olympic Games UCI World Championships Number of
Rk.NationRoadTrackMTBBMX Road Track MTB&T XCM BMX Urban Cross Indoor Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
41Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg0213
42Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg0123
43Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2002
44Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
44Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
44Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
44 German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
44Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg1102
49Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg1012
50Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Gold medal icon.svg1001
51Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svg0101
51 Russian Cycling Federation Silver medal icon.svg0101
51Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Silver medal icon.svg0101
59Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Bronze medal icon.svg0011
59Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Bronze medal icon.svg0011
59Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Bronze medal icon.svg0011
59Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC Bronze medal icon.svg0011

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