The omnium event is four races — a scratch, tempo, elimination and points race — to award the best “all-around” rider on the track. For the men's event, the first three races are 40 laps long.

Can't view the above video? Click here. Jennifer Valente has won back-to-back golds in cycling omnium. She is now the most decorated Olympic medalist in American women’s cycling history, with five ...

June 14 (Reuters) - Olympic Omnium champion Jennifer Valente has been selected in the U.S. six-member track cycling team for the Paris Games, USA Cycling said on Thursday. The 29-year-old recovered ...

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Jennifer Valente rolled around the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines one last time with the American flag held aloft Sunday, a dominant defense of her Olympic omnium title giving her a ...

The Omnium, a multi-discipline event, is an all-round test of a track rider’s credentials at the Paris Olympic Games. With the men’s event taking place on August 8 and the women’s on August 11, here’s ...