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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 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.
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.
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A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps.. UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for Elite Men and 10 km for Elite Women. [1]
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 ...
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The miss and out, [1] or devil take the hindmost, [2] is a race run for individual competitors or, more rarely, for teams of two relaying each other as in the madison.At the end of every lap or every set number of laps the last rider to cross the line is eliminated from the race.