29 cyclists from 18 countries participated in the contest. After the 4 qualifying heats, the fastest 2 riders in each heat advance to the second round. The remaining ones face a first round repechage.[1]
The riders that did not advance to the second round race in 4 repechage heats. The first rider in each heat advance to the second round along with the 8 that qualified before.[2]
The first 3 riders from each of the 2 Second Round heats advance to the Final and the remaining will race a consolation 7–12 final.[3]
The whole event took place on March 30. The First Round and Repechage on the morning session and the Second Round and Finals on the evening session. The Final started at 20:40.[4]