UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Omnium
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The Men's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
was first competed in 2007
in Spain
.
The Omnium
consists of five events (a 200m flying start time trial
, 5 km scratch race, 3 km individual pursuit
, 15 km points race
and a 1 km time trial). The placing a rider achieves in each event is converted to points, and the rider with the fewest points at the end of the competition wins.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track.php?id=features/2006/omnium_introduced
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
was first competed in 2007
2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships is the World Championship for track cycling. It took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from March 29, 2007 to April 1, 2007...
in Spain
Spain
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.
The Omnium
Omnium
An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. Currently, and for the 2012 Olympics, the omnium as defined by the Union Cycliste Internationale consists of the following six events:...
consists of five events (a 200m flying start time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
, 5 km scratch race, 3 km individual pursuit
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.The event is held over 4 km for men and 3 km for women. The two riders start at the same time and set off to complete the race distance in the...
, 15 km points race
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996-2008....
and a 1 km time trial). The placing a rider achieves in each event is converted to points, and the rider with the fewest points at the end of the competition wins.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track.php?id=features/2006/omnium_introduced