The men's

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competition at the

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took place at the

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track at the Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August.

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won the gold medal, successfully defending his victory in 2008, with a time of 37.576 seconds. Sam Willoughby, representing

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, won silver and Carlos Oquendo from

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took the bronze.

Competition format

The riders were seeded into four quarter-finals based on a time trial. Each of the four quarter-finals comprised five runs, using a point-for-place system. The top two riders after three runs advanced to the semi-finals (without having to finish the remaining two rides), in addition the top two remaining riders progressed after the full five runs. The semi-finals consisted of three runs, with the top four in each group advancing to the final. The final was a one-run contest.

Schedule

All times are

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(UTC+1)

Results

Seeding run

Quarter-finals

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Final

References

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