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An omnium (from Latin omnium: of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling.Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that feature the three primary road race events (time trial, mass start and criterium).
The Men's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first competed in 2007 in Spain.. Until 20 June 2014, the Omnium consisted of six events: a one-lap flying start time trial, 5 km scratch race, an elimination race known as "the Devil", a 4 km individual pursuit, a 15 km points race, and a 1 km time trial.
Rank Name Nation Lap points Sprint points Total points Event points 1: Oscar Nilsson-Julien France 20: 4: 24: 40 2: Yanne Dorenbos Netherlands 20: 4: 24: 38 3: Ethan Hayter Great Britain 20: 3: 23: 36
The winner of the omnium is the cyclist who obtains the most points through the four races. The winner of each of the first three races earns 40 points, the second-place cyclist earns 38, the third-place rider 36, and so forth, and the final race has special scoring rules.
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The Women's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first contested in 2009 in Poland. The format of the multi-race endurance event ("Omnium" coming from the Latin Omnia, for all) has evolved rapidly since its introduction in 2009. In its first iteration, the competition consisted of 5 events over a single day; a 'flying lap', a ...
Rank Name Nation Lap points Sprint points Total points Notes 1: Ethan Hayter Great Britain 20: 6: 26: Q 2: Iúri Leitão Portugal 20: 5: 25: Q 3: Fabio Van den Bossche Belgium 20: 3: 23: Q 4: Viktor Filutás
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale .