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.
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.
Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, Lady Kenny OLY is a British track and road cyclist who specialises in track endurance events, specifically the team pursuit, omnium, scratch race, elimination race and madison disciplines. With six Olympic medals, having won both the team pursuit and the omnium at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and madison at the 2020 Olympics, along with a silver medal from the team pursuit at the 2020 Olympics, she is both the most successful female cyclist, and the most successful British female athlete, in Olympic history. Her husband, Sir Jason Kenny, holds the same records on the male side, and together they are the most successful married couple in Olympic history where both spouses have won at least one gold medal . Since first appearing at the European Track Championships in 2010, she has won seven World Championship, 14 European Championship and two Commonwealth Games titles, as part of a total of 33 medals. On the road, Kenny won the British National Road Race Championships in 2014, taking the under-23 title in the same race, but has not competed since 2015.
Aaron Gate is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling. He represented his country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.
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 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.
Jordan Kerby is an Australian-born New Zealand professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Meiyo CCN Pro Cycling. In 2017, he became UCI Track Cycling World Champion in the Men's individual pursuit in Hong Kong.
India competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was India's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
England will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration, it will be England's twenty-second appearance.
Australia competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. It was Australia's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Scotland will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration, it will be Scotland's twenty-second appearance.
Athletics was one of the core sports that was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. As a founding sport, athletics had appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games, the recognized precursor to the Commonwealth Games.
Seychelles will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It will be the ninth time that Seychelles competes at the Games.
Grenada is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It will be Grenada's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
The women's points race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the cycling programme, took place on 31 July 2022.
The men's scratch race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the cycling programme, took place on 31 July 2022.
