Cycling has been contested at the Pan American Games since the inaugural games in, 1951, without ever leaving the program.
The next edition of the games will take place in 2019 in Lima, Peru. 22 medal events are scheduled to be contested, four in BMX, two in mountain biking and four in road cycling and 12 in track cycling. A total of 250 cyclists will qualify to compete at the games.
In 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made several changes to its sports program, which were subsequently implemented for these games. Included in this was the addition of BMX freestyle events for the first time to the Pan American Games sports program. Also added was the addition of the Madison event in track cycling event for men and women.
Current events
Road cycling
Men's road race
The individual road race has been run every time since 1951.
Women's road race
The individual road race has been run every time since 1987.
Men's time trial
The individual road race has been run every time since 1951.
Women's time trial
The individual time trial was introduced in 1995, and has been run ever since.
Track cycling
Men's Keirin
Women's Keirin
Men's omnium
Women's omnium
Mountain biking
Men's cross-country
The Mountain biking was introduced in 1995.
Women's cross-country
The Mountain biking was introduced in 1995.
BMX
Men's BMX racing
The BMX was introduced in 2007.
Women's BMX racing
The BMX was introduced in 2007.
BMX freestyle
Men's BMX freestyle
The BMX freestyle was introduced in 2019.
Women's BMX freestyle
The BMX freestyle was introduced in 2019.