Olympic national team sizes almost determined

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Julien Absalon (Orbea) will be a favorite for the 2008 Olympics

Julien Absa🍌lon (Orbea) will be a favorite for the 2008 Olympics (Image credit: Tour of Japan)
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Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) will try for a comeback in 2008

Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multiv𒅌an Merida) will try for a comeback in 2008 (Image credit: Nick Warren)

The UCI rankings between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007, will be used to determiꦡne Olympic starting spots by nation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. On January 1, a country's 2006 ranking will simply be added to its final 2007 ranking to determine an overall score. A nation's ranking for any given season is calculated by adding together the point total🐟s of its top-three athletes in the individual rankings for that year.

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