UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium
The Men's omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships was first competed in 2007 in Spain.
Until June 20th, 2014, the Omnium consisted of six events (a one-lap flying start time trial, 5 km scratch race, an elimination race known as "the Devil", a 4 km individual pursuit, 15 km points race and a 1 km time trial). The placing a rider achieves in each event is converted to points, and the rider with the fewest points at the end of the competition wins.. Prior to the introduction of "the Devil" in 2011, the Omnium consisted of five events.
Effective June 20th, 2014, the Omnium consists of six events (scratch race, 5 km individual pursuit, elimination race, a one-lap flying start time trial, 1 km time trial and points race. For the first five events, riders are awarded 40, 38, 36 etc. points for 1st, 2nd 3rd etc. place. Riders ranked 21st and below are awarded 1 point. To this total, riders can add and subtract points based on laps gained and lost and points won in sprints in the Points race. The rider with the highest total of points is the winner.
As of 2012, no cyclist has won the event twice. Leigh Howard, with one gold and two silver medals has been the most successful Omnium racer at World Championship level. Fernando Gaviria broke that record with back to back wins at the Omnium in 2015 and 2016.
Medalists
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2007 Palma de Mallorca |
 Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
 Walter Pérez (ARG) |
 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) |
| 2008 Manchester |
 Hayden Godfrey (NZL) |
 Leigh Howard (AUS) |
 Aliaksandr Lisouski (BLR) |
| 2009 Pruszków |
Leigh Howard (AUS) |
 Zachary Bell (CAN) |
 Tim Veldt (NED) |
| 2010 Ballerup |
 Ed Clancy (GBR) |
Leigh Howard (AUS) |
Taylor Phinney (USA) |
| 2011 Apeldoorn |
Michael Freiberg (AUS) |
Shane Archbold (NZL) |
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| 2012 Melbourne |
Glenn O'Shea (AUS) |
Zachary Bell (CAN) |
 Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) |
| 2013 Minsk |
Aaron Gate (NZL) |
Lasse Norman Hansen (DEN) |
Glenn O'Shea (AUS) |
| 2014 Cali |
 Thomas Boudat (FRA) |
Tim Veldt (NED) |
 Viktor Manakov (RUS) |
| 2015 Yvelines |
 Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
Glenn O'Shea (AUS) |
 Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 2016 London |
Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
 Roger Kluge (GER) |
Glenn O'Shea (AUS) |
External links
 UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's omnium | |
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