The Dutch Cycling Federation has announced a list of riders who will be present in Rio for the Olympic Games this summer. Marianne Vos will have a chance to win a second medal. She will start the road race with Anna van der Breggen, Ellen van Dijk and Annemiek van Vleuten. Van Dijk and Van der Breggen will race the time trial.

According to Telegraaf.nl, national coach Johan Lammerts has selected Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner Wout Poels, Tom Dumoulin and Bauke Mollema for the men's race. For the fourth and final spot, he will have to select one of three LottoNL-Jumbo rider : Robert Gesink, Steven Kruijswijk or Wilco Kelderman. Dumoulin will race the time trial with either Kelderman or Poels.

The 253km men’s road race includes three laps of the Grumari circuit with a steep but short climb and a two-kilometre sector of cobbles on each lap. After returning towards the start and finish area at the Copacabana fort, the finale of the race includes three laps of a longer circuit that includes the 8.5km climb up to Vista Chinesa - one of the best viewpoints in Rio. The time trial course will also cover the Grumari circuit, with the women racing for one lap and 29.8km, while the men face two laps and a total distance of 54.5km.