Aust to send full BMX quota to Rio

Australia will take a full complement of five riders to the Rio Olympics as the nation chases a first BMX gold medal.

Official rankings released by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) confirmed Australia - as they did in Beijing and London - will have the maximum BMX contingent of three men and two women racing in Rio.

As a nation, Australia were ranked No.1 in the women's and No.3 in the men's.

While the athletes who will represent Australia won't be announced until later this month, some pick themselves.

London Olympian Sam Willoughby is ranked No.6 in the men's, with Anthony Dean No.11.

Caroline Buchanan, who was the fastest qualifier for the BMX final at the London Olympics before finishing fifth, remain the No.1 in the world in the women's rankings.

"We've just finished up with the world championships and what we can take away from that is that were going to be in contention in Rio," BMX high performance coach Wade Bootes said.

"Caroline Buchanan has had a very good season, Lauren Reynolds has scored some good points to get our ranking up there in the women's standings and we're in a good spot.

"At worlds Anthony Dean and Sam Willoughby had a few issues, but the data tells us that our riders are all going fast enough to be a medal chance in Rio. I think we're within striking distance."