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.
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.- Scratch race: a scratch race, with all riders competing at once and first across the line winning.
- Individual pursuit: a individual pursuit, with placing based on time.
- Elimination race: a "miss-and-out" elimination race, with the last rider in every sprint eliminated.
- Time trial: a time trial, with two riders riding at once.
- Flying lap: an individual time trial over with a "flying start".
- Points race: a points race, with scoring for intermediate sprints as well as for lapping the pack.
Schedule
| 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.| Rank | Rider | Total | ||||||
| ' | 28 | 36 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 207 | |
| ' | 30 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 194 | |
| ' | 40 | 40 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 192 | |
| 4 | 26 | 22 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 41 | 181 | |
| 5 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 172 | |
| 6 | 38 | 34 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 167 | |
| 7 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 144 | |
| 8 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 40 | 40 | −7 | 143 | |
| 9 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 111 | |
| 10 | 22 | 12 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 111 | |
| 11 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 105 | |
| 12 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 95 | |
| 13 | 14 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 94 | |
| 14 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 81 | |
| 15 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 73 | |
| 16 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | ' | ||
| 17 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 18 | ' | ||
| 18 | 6 | 10 | 12 | – | – | ' |
SR: [|Scratch race]. IP: [|4000m individual pursuit]. ER: Elimination race.
TT: [|1000m time trial]. FL: [|250m flying lap]. PR: [|Points race].