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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 United States will compete in the following track events: Women’s Team Pursuit, Women’s Madison, Women’s Omnium, and Men’s Omnium. The final roster selection is as follows. Women
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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.
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.