39 cyclists from 16 countries participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders in each advanced to the 1/16 finals.[1]
The first rider in each of the 12 heats advance to the second round.[2] There is no repechage for this round.
The first rider from each of the six second round heats advance to the quarterfinals and the second placed riders face a repechage[3] to determine the other two that will complete the quarterfinals.[4]
The first rider in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals and the four losing athletes faced a race for 5th–8th place.[5]
The qualifying, first round, second round, second round repechages and quarterfinals took place on 31 March. The semifinals and finals took place on 1 April. The final started at 17:20.[6]