Eleven of the 17 cyclists named by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will participate at the Olympic Games in Rio, the UCI has confirmed.

Earlier this month the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would be up to individual sports federations to decide whether to allow Russians to compete in Brazil after opting against imposing a blanket ban following revelations of state-sponsored doping and the means of covering it up made in two independent reports requested by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

With just over a week to go before the Games, three Russian riders have been withdrawn, while the UCI are closely monitoring another three and have given the remaining 11 permission to compete.

A statement released by cycling's governing body said: "Following the publication of the McLaren Investigation Report, the UCI immediately sought information from the World Anti-Doping Agency related to the sport of cycling and was informed that three riders named by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to compete in Rio 2016 were potentially implicated.

"The UCI, through the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF), is in the process of identifying relevant rider samples and is in close dialogue with WADA to move forward with these cases immediately. 

"It has also passed the names of these three athletes to the IOC in the context of its Executive Board decision.

"Three other riders who have previously been sanctioned for Anti-Doping Rule Violations have been withdrawn by the ROC.

"In addition, the CADF has carried out a careful assessment on the other 11 riders named by the ROC to participate in Rio 2016 cycling events. 

"After thorough analysis of the testing history of these riders and considering the scrutiny currently being applied to all of them, the UCI and CADF believe that this is sufficient for these athletes to meet the relevant requirement of the decision of the IOC Executive Board."