The Rio 2016 Olympic Games women's cycling road race takes place on Sunday, August 7, a day after the men's event.
A total of 67 women will line up for the road events – which comprise Sunday's road race and a time trial on Wednesday, August 10.
The women will take on a 136.9km route, tackling two loops of the Grumari circuit and one lap of the Vista Chinesa circuit. The latter includes a 8.5km climb with an average 5.7 per cent gradient and is likely to act as a launchpad for any late attack.
London 2012 champion Marianne Vos (Netherlands) returns but there is still a question mark over her form having had an injury earlier in the season. Her Dutch team-mate Anna Van Der Breggen will also be one to watch. Second in 2012, current world champion Lizzie Armitstead will hope to step up and claim gold for Great Britain.
Germany, Italy, Australia and the USA also field very strong squads, which - like the Netherlands - benefit from having the maximum four riders.
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Australia
Gracie Elvin
Katrin Garfoot
Rachel Neylan
Amanda Spratt
Austria
Martina Ritter
Azerbaijan
Olena Pavlukhina
Belarus
Alena Amialiusik
Belgium
Ann-Sophie Duyck
Lotte Kopecky
Anisha Vekemans
Brazil
Clemilda Fernandes
Flavia Oliveira
Canada
Karol-Ann Canuel
Leah Kirchmann
Tara Whitten
Chile
Paola Munoz
Colombia
Ana Sanabria
Costa Rica
Milagro Mena
Cuba
Arlenis Sierra
Cyprus
Antri Christoforou
Finland
Lotta Lepisto
France
Audrey Corden
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
Germany
Lisa Brennauer
Romy Kasper
Claudia Lichtenberg
Trixi Worrack
Great Britain
Lizzie Armitstead
Nikki Harris
Emma Pooley
Israel
Shani Bloch
Italy
Giorgia Bronzini
Elena Cecchini
Tatiana Guderzo
Elisa Longo Borghini
Japan
Eri Yonamine
Korea
Ahreum Na
Lithuania
Daiva Tuslaite
Luxembourg
Chantal Hoffmann
Christine Majerus
Mexico
Carolina Rodriguez
Namibia
Vera Adrian
Netherlands
Anna Van Der Breggen
Ellen Van Dijk
Annemiek Van Vleuten
Marianne Vos
New Zealand
Linda Villumsen
Norway
Vita Heine
Poland
Malgorzata Jasinska
Katarzyna Niewiadoma
Anna Plichta
Russia
Olga Zabelinskaya
Slovenia
Polona Batagelj
South Africa
An-li Kachelhoffer
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
Spain
Ane Santesteban
Sweden
Emilia Fahlin
Emma Johansson
Sara Mustonen
Switzerland
Jolanda Neff
Taiwan
Ting Ying Huang
Thailand
Jutatip Maneephan
Ukraine
Hanna Solovey
United States
Mara Abbott
Kristin Armstrong
Megan Guarnier
Evelyn Stevens
Venezuela
Jennifer Cesar
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