Omnium, Men

Paris retained the omnium format that was used at the Tokyo Games, with all the riders competing in four events over one day. Defending champion Matthew Walls (GBR) did not go to the Paris Games after suffering a huge crash on the track at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. That crash, along with other injuries he had sustained in 2023, changed his focus to road cycling instead. Campbell Stewart (NZL), who won silver in Tokyo, did ride on the track in Pairs, but in the Madison event instead. The only medalist from Tokyo to ride the omnium in Paris was Elia Viviani (ITA), who won bronze in 2020 after winning gold in the event in Rio in 2016. Iúri Leitão (POR) and Benjamin Thomas (FRA), who won gold and silver, respectively, at the Track World Championships in Glasgow, were also present in Paris.

Home favorite Benjamin Thomas opened his account with 40 points, following his victory in the scratch race. He finished ahead of Niklas Larsen (DEN), Fabio van den Bossche (BEL), and Jan-Willem van Schip (NED), the only riders to finish on the lead lap. Thomas then had a poor tempo race, scoring only one point, with his Belgian rival Fabio van den Bossche winning the event, with Iúri Leitão second and Tim Torn Teutenberg (GER) in third.

The penultimate event was the elimination race, which saw a disappointing performance from one of the early medal contenders when Niklas Larsen was eliminated early into the event. The main players all stayed out of trouble, with Ethan Hayter (GBR) surviving to the end for maximum points ahead of Viviani and Thomas.

It all came down to the fourth and final event, the points race, with all the favorites still in contention for a medal. Viviani was one of several riders to gain a lap on the field, but ultimately finished down in ninth, just behind Hayter. Albert Torres (ESP) won the final sprint, but was already way down the field. Despite him picking up two laps on the main field, he finished just outside the medals in fourth. The French crowd were ecstatic when Benjamin Thomas crossed the line in second place on the final sprint, with enough points and lap gains in the bag to win gold. Silver went to Iúri Leitão, with Fabio van den Bossche winning bronze.