The men's

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at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

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took place at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on 14 and 15 August. The medals were presented by Marisol Casado,

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, Spain and Renato Di Rocco, Member of the UCI Management Committee.

Competition format

The

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

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, 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"

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, with the last rider in every sprint (each two laps) eliminated. * Time trial: a time trial, with two riders (starting opposite the track) 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

All times are

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( UTC−03:00)

Overall results

Final standings after all six events. SR:

Scratch race A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps. UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for ...

. IP: 4000m individual pursuit. ER:

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.
TT: 1000m time trial. FL: 250m flying lap. PR: Points race.

Event results

Scratch race

Individual pursuit

Elimination race

Time trial

Flying lap

Points race

References

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Cycling at the Summer Olympics – Men's omnium Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics