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Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium

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Venue
  
Rio Olympic Velodrome

Competitors
  
18 from 18 nations

Date
  
15–16 August 2016

Winning points
  
230

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium

The women's cycling omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 15 and 16 August.

Contents

The medals were presented by Adam Pengilly, IOC member, Great Britain and Harald Hansen, 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.

  • Scratch race: a 10 km (6.2 mi) scratch race, with all riders competing at once and first across the line winning.
  • Individual pursuit: a 3 km (1.9 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 500 m (1,640.4 ft) 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 20 km (12.4 mi) points race, with scoring for intermediate sprints as well as for lapping the pack.

    • Schedule

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

    Overall standings

    Overall standings after the points race.

    SR: Scratch race. IP: 3 km individual pursuit. ER: Elimination race.
    TT: 500m time trial. FL: 250m flying lap. PR: Points race.

    References

    Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium Wikipedia
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