Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles.
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement curve.
The Men's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first competed in 2007 in Spain.
An omnium is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that feature the three primary road race events.
The Women's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first contested in 2009 in Poland.
The Women's omnium at the European Track Championships was first competed in 1997.
The men's cycling omnium at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the London Velopark on 4 and 5 August.
The 2010 Dutch National Omnium Championships were the Dutch national track cycling Championships for the omnium discipline. The competitions took place at Sportpaleis Alkmaar in Alkmaar, the Netherlands on February 7, 2010.
The Men's omnium at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held February 22–23. 19 athletes participated in the contest. The final standings were determined by adding ranks in the six events.
The Women's omnium at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held February 23–24. 17 athletes participated in the contest. The final standings were determined by adding ranks in the six events.
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 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.
The Men's omnium at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February and 1 March 2014. 18 athletes participated in the contest. The final standings were determined by adding ranks in the six events; the rider with the lowest cumulative score won the gold medal.
The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015.
The Women's omnium event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21–22 February 2015.
The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016.
The 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2017. They took place in Hong Kong in the Hong Kong Velodrome from 12 to 16 April 2017. The last time the championships took place in Asia was at the 1990 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Japan at the Green Dome Maebashi.
The Six Day London is a six-day track cycling race held annually in London, United Kingdom. The competition consists of six consecutive evening sessions of track cycling: Madison, Sprint, Elimination, Keirin, Derny and Team Time Trial disciplines. Six day invites the world's elite Men's and Women's riders, as well as sprinters and emerging talent from around the world. The overall winner is the team which takes the most laps.
The 2017 UEC European Track Championships was the 17th continental championships for European under-23 and junior track cyclists, and the 8th since the event was renamed following the reorganisation of European track cycling in 2010. The event took place at the Sangalhos Velodrome in Sangalhos, Portugal from 19 to 23 July 2017.
The 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2018. They took place in the Netherlands at the Omnisport Apeldoorn from 28 February to 4 March 2018.
