How can Isaac del Toro take Mexico to the Olympic Games?

Isaac del Toro builds Mexico’s Olympic dream with his victories in Europe that impact the world ranking

Every time Isaac del Toro wins the world cycling tour Mexico to the Olympics of Los Angeles 2028where he could aspire to two medals in the road and time trial events. In addition, their points position the country to achieve the necessary quotas that can also benefit other national cyclists to World Championships and Olympics.

In Milan San Remo 2026 The Mexican cyclist will have the opportunity to continue adding points for the ranking and help form the Mexican team for Los Angeles 2028. As a teammate of Tadej Pogacar He will compete in the Italian classic for the third time and will try to get on the podium in his fourth race of the season.

The road cycling classification process for Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is the same as for Paris 2024, when Del Toro It did not qualify because it closed since 2023. Now, the period to add points, according to the criteria published by the International Cycling Union (UCI), is from October 20, 2026 to October 19, 2027.

When that period of time ends, the UCI world ranking of nations will be taken into account under the following criteria for the road test, which will have the presence of 88 participants:

Countries ranked from 1 to 5 classify four cyclists
Countries ranked from 6 to 10 classify three cyclists
Countries ranked 11 to 20 classify two cyclists
Countries ranked 21 to 43 classify a cyclist.

“I think that for any professional cyclist one of the great objectives will always be the Olympics. We already saw last year in Rwanda as Isaac he did a great time trial and he also did a great online road race. So, he is already showing at his young age that he is a candidate to win medals,” said Alejandro Rodríguez, co-founder of the AR Monex team that discovered Del Toro.

In the last Olympic editions, Mexico Only one cyclist has qualified, due to the lack of international presence, but the boom of Isaac del Toro will benefit the country to have a broader presence because it is located in 11th position in the world ranking. Mexico has 7 thousand 822.29 units, of which Del Toro has collaborated with 7,199. Edgar Cadena, Eder Frayre, José Prieto de Luna and four more cyclists have added some extra points.

Although this position does not guarantee Olympic presence because the official qualification period has not yet begun, it does present a projection of Mexican possibilities for the future in the road test. For the time trial competition you must have qualified on the road.

“I think that if he has the motivation to participate, his team already knows it, and it is also in the interest of his own professional team that one of their cyclists wins the Olympics. Normally, professional teams give great support, especially to their leaders, for the Olympics and Isaac del Toro He is confirming himself as one of its leaders. I am sure they will support you in that process. So what does it depend on in my opinion? That Isaac is motivated to do the event and surely they are already preparing it through participation in the world championships,” Rodríguez added.

The UCI ranking of nations is also the basis for classification to World Championshipsand there will also be more Mexicans who will benefit. In the women’s branch, the same criteria are used and Mexico She is in position 38 with 639 units, so she would have the right to qualify a cyclist.

For this year, in addition to the World Tour competitions with the UAE Team, Isaac del Toro could be in the World Road Championships to be held in Montreal, Canada, on September 20. “In Rwanda, in the time trial, Isaac He did better than in the online race. In the road test he was seventh and in the time trial he was fifth. Obviously, there is a big gap to close there with respect to the world champion, but we also have to check that the track can favor him, because as far as I know (in Los Angeles) it is not going to be a perfectly flat track; So there where there is a little inclination, Isaac It is where it is best defended,” Rodríguez considered.