Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's omnium

The men's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.[1] 20 cyclists from 20 nations competed.[2]

Men's Omnium
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic track cycling
VenuesIzu Velodrome
Date5 August 2021
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Winning points153
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Walls  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Campbell Stewart  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elia Viviani  Italy
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Background

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This was the 3rd appearance of the event, which was introduced in 2012.

The previous reigning Olympic champion was Elia Viviani of Italy. The reigning (2020) World Champion was Benjamin Thomas of France.

France, Italy, Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations.[3]

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 1 cyclist in the omnium. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. Qualification is entirely through the 2018–20 UCI nation rankings. The best 8 NOCs in the madison rankings (not already qualified through the team pursuit) directly qualified to enter madison teams as well as earning 1 quota place in the omnium. There were another 12 places in the omnium available based on the omnium rankings; NOCs qualified through the madison were not eligible. Each continent was guaranteed at least one place in the omnium.[2] Because qualification was complete by the end of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on 1 March 2020 (the last event that contributed to the 2018–20 rankings), qualification was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Competition format

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An omnium is a multiple-race event. The current event features four different types of races. The format has changed significantly from 2016, with three of the six race types dropped and one replacement added. 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. The final race has special scoring rules. The races in the omnium are:

  • Scratch race: Mass start race; first to finish is the winner. Distance is 10 km (40 laps).
  • Tempo race: The new race for 2020. The distance is 10 km (40 laps). After the first 5 laps, the winner of each lap earns 1 point. Lapping the field earns 20 points. The winner of the race is the cyclist with the most points (the points earned within the tempo race do not count for the omnium total; they are used only to place cyclists for the race).
  • Elimination race: Every 2 laps, the last-place cyclist is eliminated.
  • Points race: A 25 km (100 lap) points race, with points earned for sprints (5/3/2/1, every 10 laps with double points for final sprint) and for lapping the field (20 points).

There is only one round of competition.[4][5]

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[6]

Date Time Round
5 August 2021 15:30
16:27
17:07
17:55
Scratch race
Tempo race
Elimination race
Points race

Results

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Scratch race

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Rank Cyclist Nation Laps down[7] Event points
1 Matthew Walls   Great Britain 40
2 Benjamin Thomas   France 38
3 Jan-Willem van Schip   Netherlands 36
4 Artyom Zakharov   Kazakhstan 34
5 Niklas Larsen   Denmark 32
6 Sam Welsford   Australia –1 30
7 Campbell Stewart   New Zealand –1 28
8 Eiya Hashimoto   Japan –1 26
9 Théry Schir   Switzerland –1 24
10 Gavin Hoover   United States –1 22
11 Kenny De Ketele   Belgium –1 20
12 Roger Kluge   Germany –1 18
13 Elia Viviani   Italy –1 16
14 Szymon Sajnok   Poland –1 14
15 Albert Torres   Spain –1 12
16 Mark Downey   Ireland –1 10
17 Christos Volikakis   Greece –1 8
18 Yauheni Karaliok   Belarus –1 6
19 Andreas Müller   Austria –1 4
20 David Maree   South Africa –2 2

Tempo race

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Rank Name Nation Race points[8] Event points
1 Jan-Willem van Schip   Netherlands 30 40
2 Benjamin Thomas   France 23 38
3 Matthew Walls   Great Britain 23 36
4 Théry Schir   Switzerland 23 34
5 Gavin Hoover   United States 22 32
6 Niklas Larsen   Denmark 22 30
7 Kenny De Ketele   Belgium 21 28
8 Elia Viviani   Italy 21 26
9 Szymon Sajnok   Poland 21 24
10 Albert Torres   Spain 21 22
11 Roger Kluge   Germany 3 20
12 Campbell Stewart   New Zealand 2 18
13 Sam Welsford   Australia 1 16
14 Yauheni Karaliok   Belarus 1 14
15 Artyom Zakharov   Kazakhstan 1 12
16 Eiya Hashimoto   Japan 1 10
17 Christos Volikakis   Greece 0 8
18 David Maree   South Africa 0 6
19 Mark Downey   Ireland –20 4
20 Andreas Müller   Austria –20 2

Elimination race

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Rank Name Nation Event points[9]
1 Elia Viviani   Italy 40
2 Matthew Walls   Great Britain 38
3 Théry Schir   Switzerland 36
4 Jan-Willem van Schip   Netherlands 34
5 Campbell Stewart   New Zealand 32
6 Benjamin Thomas   France 30
7 Albert Torres   Spain 28
8 Niklas Larsen   Denmark 26
9 Sam Welsford   Australia 24
10 Kenny De Ketele   Belgium 22
11 Gavin Hoover   United States 20
12 Eiya Hashimoto   Japan 18
13 Artyom Zakharov   Kazakhstan 16
14 Christos Volikakis   Greece 14
15 David Maree   South Africa 12
16 Szymon Sajnok   Poland 10
17 Roger Kluge   Germany 8
18 Yauheni Karaliok   Belarus 6
19 Mark Downey   Ireland 4
20 Andreas Müller   Austria 2

Points race and final standings

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Rank Name Nation SR TR ER Subtotal Sprint points Lap points Finish order Total points[10]
  Matthew Walls   Great Britain 40 36 38 114 19 20 2 153
  Campbell Stewart   New Zealand 28 18 32 78 11 40 17 129
  Elia Viviani   Italy 16 26 40 82 22 20 4 124
4 Benjamin Thomas   France 38 38 30 106 12 0 19 118
5 Niklas Larsen   Denmark 32 30 26 88 5 20 13 113
6 Jan-Willem van Schip   Netherlands 36 40 34 110 2 0 7 112
7 Théry Schir   Switzerland 24 34 36 94 15 0 1 109
8 Gavin Hoover   United States 22 32 20 74 5 20 8 99
9 Roger Kluge   Germany 18 20 8 46 5 40 12 91
10 Albert Torres   Spain 12 22 28 62 2 20 11 84
11 Sam Welsford   Australia 30 16 24 70 9 0 3 79
12 Yauheni Karaliok   Belarus 6 14 6 26 10 40 10 76
13 Kenny De Ketele   Belgium 20 28 22 70 0 0 6 70
14 Artyom Zakharov   Kazakhstan 34 12 16 62 0 0 15 62
15 Eiya Hashimoto   Japan 26 10 18 54 0 0 5 54
16 Szymon Sajnok   Poland 14 24 10 48 0 0 14 48
17 Mark Downey   Ireland 10 4 4 18 0 0 9 18
18 Andreas Müller   Austria 4 2 2 8 0 0 16 8
19 David Maree   South Africa 2 6 12 20 3 –40 18 –17
Christos Volikakis   Greece 8 8 14 30 1 –20 DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling Track Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Road Cycling" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympic Track Cycling at Tokyo 2020: Top Five Things to Know". Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "UCI CYCLING REGULATIONS PART 3 TRACK RACES" (PDF). UCI. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ Liam Nee (26 March 2021). "Cycling 101: Competition format". NBC. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Omnium – Scratch Race 1/4 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Omnium – Tempo Race 2/4 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Omnium – Elimination Race 3/4 Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Omnium – Final Classification" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.