UEC European Track Championships – Women's omnium
The Women's omnium at the European Track Championships was first competed in .
The Omnium event, consists of a combination of different disciplines, sharing similarities with other multi-event sports such as Modern Pentathlon, heptathlon and decathlon. The make up of the event has fluctuated since its introduction, as the event has been tweaked. In its most modern version, the event operates as an extended points race for endurance riders over one day - points are won in the first three disciplines (a scratch, tempo and elimination race) and these points are then brought forward to the final event, the points race. Timed elements that formally were part of the race, such as the flying lap, kilo and individual pursuit, have gradually been removed so that all four elements are now mass start.
Medalists[]
The women's omnium has been contested since before the advent of the full European Track championships, but can be broadly divided between a pre-Olympic event, and the Olympic event. For two years, a separate 'Omnium sprint' event was also held.
The most successful cyclist in the event before its Olympic inclusion was Olga Slyusareva who took six titles in seven years for Russia between 1998 and 2005. Following its Olympic inclusion, double-Olympic champion Laura Kenny holds the record for four titles and two silver medals, with Katie Archibald her closest challenger with three titles and a silver. Only Dutch racer Kirsten Wild with two titles, three silvers and a bronze has more than one title win outside these three.
Omnium endurance[]
The discipline exists of a points race, an individual pursuit, a scratch race and an elimination race.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 Antonella Bellutti (ITA) |
 Ingrid Haringa (NED) |
 Sally Boyden (GBR)
| |
 Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) |
Svetlana Samokhvalova (RUS)
| |
| Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
Antonella Bellutti (ITA) |
(NED)
| |
| 2001 |
Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
(RUS) |
Vera Carrara (ITA)
|
| 2002 |
Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
(RUS) |
Natalia Karimova (RUS)
|
| 2003 |
Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
Elena Tchalykh (RUS) |
 Iryna Yanovych (UKR)
|
| 2004 |
Lyudmyla Vypyraylo (UKR) |
(RUS) |
Eleonora Soldo (ITA)
|
| 2005 |
Olga Slyusareva (RUS) |
 Lada Kozliková (CZE) |
 Gema Pascual (ESP)
|
| 2006 |
Lada Kozliková (CZE) |
Yulia Aroustamova (RUS) |
 Carolina Lüthi (SUI)
|
| 2007 |
Vera Carrara (ITA) |
Gema Pascual (ESP) |
 Elke Gebhardt (GER)
|
| 2008 |
Elena Tchalykh (RUS) |
Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
Anastasia Tchulkova (RUS)
|
| 2009 |
Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) |
 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
Monia Baccaille (ITA)
|
Omnium sprint[]
The discipline exists of a flying lap, a keirin, an elimination race and a sprint.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) |
(NED) |
Helena Casas (ESP)
|
| 2009 |
 Simona Krupeckaite (LTU) |
Olga Streltsova (RUS) |
Viktoria Baranova (RUS)
|
Omnium Olympic[]
The individual disciplines of the event have changed over time. Initially consisting of a flying lap, a points race, an elimination race, an individual pursuit, a scratch race and a time trial, since 2016 the discipline consists of a scratch race, a tempo race, an elimination race, leading to a final deciding points race.
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Pruszków |
Leire Olaberria (ESP)
|
 Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)
|
 Małgorzata Wojtyra (POL)
|
| 2011 Apeldoorn |
Laura Trott (GBR)
|
Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)
|
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
| 2012 Panevėžys |
Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU)
|
Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)
|
Tamara Balabolina (RUS)
|
| 2013 Apeldoorn |
Laura Trott (GBR)
|
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
|
| 2014 Baie-Mahault |
Laura Trott (GBR)
|
Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
|
Anna Knauer (GER)
|
| 2015 Grenchen |
Laura Trott (GBR)
|
 Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
|
Aušrinė Trebaitė (LTU)
|
| 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Katie Archibald (GBR)
|
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
|
| 2017 Berlin |
Katie Archibald (GBR)
|
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
|
| 2018 Glasgow |
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Katie Archibald (GBR)
|
Letizia Paternoster (ITA)
|
| 2019 Apeldoorn |
Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
Laura Kenny (GBR)
|
Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)
|
| 2020 Plovdiv |
Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
|
Laura Kenny (GBR)
|
Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)
|
| 2021 Grenchen |
Katie Archibald (GBR)
|
 Victoire Berteau (FRA)
|
Rachele Barbieri (ITA)
|
References[]
- European Track Championships – Women's omnium
- Events at the European Track Championships
- Women's omnium