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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.
10 17: Bertold Drijver Hungary: 8 18: Liam Walsh Australia: 6 19: Ramis Dinmukhametov Kazakhstan: 4 20: Juan Esteban Arango Colombia: 2 21: Fernando Gabriel Nava Romo Mexico: 1 22: Harshveer Sekhon India –1: 1 23: Tso Kai Kwong Hong Kong –1: 1 24: Akil Campbell Trinidad and Tobago –1: 1
The tempo race is the second event of the new Omnium format. It lasts 7.5 km (30 laps on a 250-m-track) for women and 10 km (40 laps on a 250-m-track) for men. During this race one point is awarded to the first rider each lap from the end of the fifth lap. If a rider gains a lap, they score 20 points; if a rider loses a lap, they lose 20 points.
10 17: Eva Anguela Spain: 8 18: Akvilė Gedraitytė Lithuania: 6 19: Tsuyaka Uchino Japan: 4 20: Lily Plante Canada: 2 21: Lina Hernández Colombia: 1 22: Alexandra Manly Australia: 1 23: Marith Vanhove Belgium: 1 24: Fanny Cauchois Laos: 1
Deputy Editor Tara Seplavy chats with 3x Olympian Bobby Lea to learn about the fast-paced disciplines of Olympic track cycling, track bikes, and training tips.
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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