Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's omnium

The men's cycling omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 14 and 15 August.^[1]

Men's Omnium at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Rio Olympic Velodrome
Date	14–15 August 2016
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Winning points	207
Medalists
Elia Viviani  Italy Mark Cavendish  Great Britain Lasse Norman Hansen  Denmark
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The medals were presented by Marisol Casado, IOC member, Spain and Renato Di Rocco, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

Competition format

The omnium competition consists of six events. During the first five events, riders receive points depending on their place, while during the final points race they can obtain points by winning sprints and taking laps during the event.^[2]

• Scratch race: a 15 km (9.3 mi) scratch race, with all riders competing at once and first across the line winning.
• Individual pursuit: a 4 km (2.5 mi) individual pursuit, with placing based on time.
• Elimination race: a "miss-and-out" elimination race, with the last rider in every sprint (each two laps) eliminated.
• Time trial: a 1 km (0.6 mi) time trial, with two riders (starting opposite the track) riding at once.
• Flying lap: an individual time trial over 250 m (820.2 ft) with a "flying start".
• Points race: a 40 km (24.9 mi) points race, with scoring for intermediate sprints as well as for lapping the pack.

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00)

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 14 August 2016	16:40 17:50 19:15	15 km scratch race 4 km individual pursuit Elimination race
Monday 15 August 2016	10:21 16:00 17:23	1 km time trial Flying lap 40 km points race

Overall results

Final standings after all six events.^[1]

Rank	Rider	SR	IP	ER	TT	FL	PR	Total
	Elia Viviani (ITA)	28	36	40	36	38	29	207
	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	30	38	28	30	36	32	194
	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	40	40	6	32	34	40	192
4	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	26	22	36	34	22	41	181
5	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	36	32	38	20	24	22	172
6	Roger Kluge (GER)	38	34	18	24	20	33	167
7	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	34	20	22	38	30	0	144
8	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	32	30	8	40	40	−7	143
9	Tim Veldt (NED)	10	28	10	28	28	7	111
10	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	22	12	32	22	16	7	111
11	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	20	16	16	26	26	1	105
12	Gaël Suter (SUI)	12	8	26	16	32	1	95
13	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	14	24	30	10	12	4	94
14	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	18	6	34	12	10	1	81
15	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	16	14	24	8	8	3	73
16	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	24	18	14	18	14	DNF	DNF
17	Bobby Lea (USA)	8	26	20	14	18	DNF	DNF
18	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	6	10	12	DNS	–	–	DNF

SR: Scratch race. IP: 4000m individual pursuit. ER: Elimination race.
TT: 1000m time trial. FL: 250m flying lap. PR: Points race.

Event results

Scratch race

Rank	Rider	Laps down	Points
1	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	0	40
2	Roger Kluge (GER)	0	38
3	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	−1	36
4	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	−1	34
5	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	−1	32
6	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	−1	30
7	Elia Viviani (ITA)	−1	28
8	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	−1	26
9	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	−1	24
10	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	−1	22
11	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	−1	20
12	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	−1	18
13	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	−1	16
14	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	−1	14
15	Gaël Suter (SUI)	−1	12
16	Tim Veldt (NED)	−1	10
17	Bobby Lea (USA)	−1	8
18	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	−1	6

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Individual pursuit

Rank	Rider	Time	Points	Overall	Overall rank
1	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	4:14.982 OR	40	80	1
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	4:16.878	38	68	3
3	Elia Viviani (ITA)	4:17.453	36	64	5
4	Roger Kluge (GER)	4:18.907	34	72	2
5	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	4:19.918	32	68	3
6	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	4:20.180	30	62	6
7	Tim Veldt (NED)	4:22.856	28	38	10
8	Bobby Lea (USA)	4:23.942	26	34	13
9	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	4:25.808	24	38	10
10	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	4:26.649	22	48	8
11	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	4:28.350	20	54	7
12	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	4:29.079	18	42	9
13	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	4:29.162	16	36	12
14	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	4:29.396	14	30	15
15	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	4:32.503	12	34	13
16	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	4:36.246	10	16	18
17	Gaël Suter (SUI)	4:36.674	8	20	17
18	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	4:39.889	6	24	16

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Elimination race

Rank	Rider	Points	Overall	Overall rank
1	Elia Viviani (ITA)	40	104	2
2	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	38	106	1
3	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	36	84	6
4	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	34	58	11
5	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	32	66	10
6	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	30	68	9
7	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	28	96	3
8	Gaël Suter (SUI)	26	46	17
9	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	24	54	13
10	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	22	76	7
11	Bobby Lea (USA)	20	54	13
12	Roger Kluge (GER)	18	90	4
13	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	16	52	15
14	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	14	56	12
15	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	12	28	18
16	Tim Veldt (NED)	10	48	16
17	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	8	70	8
18	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	6	86	5

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Time trial

Rank	Rider	Time	Points	Overall	Overall rank
1	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	1:00.923	40	110	8
2	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	1:02.332	38	114	6
3	Elia Viviani (ITA)	1:02.338	36	140	1
4	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	1:02.469	34	118	4
5	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	1:02.538	32	118	4
6	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	1:02.868	30	126	2
7	Tim Veldt (NED)	1:03.464	28	76	12
8	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	1:03.730	26	78	10
9	Roger Kluge (GER)	1:03.797	24	114	6
10	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	1:03.941	22	88	9
11	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	1:04.227	20	126	2
12	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	1:04.231	18	74	13
13	Gaël Suter (SUI)	1:04.433	16	62	16
14	Bobby Lea (USA)	1:05.339	14	68	15
15	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	1:05.498	12	70	14
16	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	1:05.505	10	78	10
17	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	1:05.839	8	62	16
18	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)	DNS	–	28	18

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Flying lap

Rank	Rider	Time	Points	Overall	Overall rank
1	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	12.506	40	150	4
2	Elia Viviani (ITA)	12.660	38	178	1
3	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	12.793	36	162	2
4	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	12.832	34	152	3
5	Gaël Suter (SUI)	12.981	32	94	12
6	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	13.053	30	144	6
7	Tim Veldt (NED)	13.170	28	104	10
8	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	13.265	26	104	11
9	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	13.272	24	150	5
10	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	13.273	22	140	7
11	Roger Kluge (GER)	13.332	20	134	8
12	Bobby Lea (USA)	13.416	18	86	15
13	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	13.446	16	104	9
14	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	13.489	14	88	14
15	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	13.569	12	90	13
16	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	13.587	10	80	16
17	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	14.046	8	70	17

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Points race

Rank	Rider	Points	Overall	Overall rank
1	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	41	181	4
2	Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN)	40	192	3
3	Roger Kluge (GER)	33	167	6
4	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	32	194	2
5	Elia Viviani (ITA)	29	207	1
6	Thomas Boudat (FRA)	22	172	5
7	Tim Veldt (NED)	7	111	9
8	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	7	111	10
9	Gideoni Monteiro (BRA)	4	94	13
10	Ignacio Prado (MEX)	3	73	15
11	Leung Chun Wing (HKG)	1	105	11
12	Kazushige Kuboki (JPN)	1	81	14
13	Gaël Suter (SUI)	1	95	12
14	Glenn O'Shea (AUS)	0	144	7
15	Dylan Kennett (NZL)	–7	143	8
16	Park Sang-hoon (KOR)	DNF	88	DNF
17	Bobby Lea (USA)	DNF	86	DNF

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