LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark became the first Olympic omnium champion Sunday, winning the decathlon of cycling.
The event, making its debut in the Olympic program, calls for the cyclists to take part in six different kinds of racing over the course of two days.
The winner of each competition receives one point, the second place finisher gets two points and so on through all of the cyclists. The points are added after the six events and the competitor with the lowest total wins.
Hansen won the 4-kilometer race and was second in the 30-kilometer points race and 1-kilometer time trial.
Even with a 12th-place finish in the elimination race Hansen put together a gold medal winning total of 27 points.
Bryan Coquard of France was second at 29 points and Edward Clancy third with 30. Coquard won the elimination race, but his 12th place finish in the pursuit set him back.
