Cycling 101: Since Rio

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

Who's Back

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

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

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

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

To retire is not easy but feel I was ready for it: https://t.co/3YsMHlV17f
— Emma Johansson (@emmaprocyclist) September 28, 2017

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

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

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

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