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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).
An omnium is a multiple-race event, and the current event features four different types of races. The entire event is contested within a single day, but there are breaks between each race. The winner of the omnium is the cyclist who obtains the most points through the four races.
The omnium also moved from a two-day format in prior Games to a one-day format in 2020. 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.
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An omnium is a multiple race event. The current Olympic format features four different types of race. The entire event is contested within a single day, but there are breaks between the different races. The winner of the omnium is the cyclist who obtains the most points across the four races.
The omnium bronze medal went to Fabio van den Bossche of Belgium, who led going into the points race and wound up with 131. Benjamin Thomas wins omnium gold at the Paris Olympics, Ellesse Andrews ...
It was an Olympic event for men from 1984 to 2008 and for women from 1996 to 2008. Since 2012, the points race has been one of the omnium events in the Olympics. [1]