Races Road Hansen wins gold for Denmark in inaugural men's omnium By Laura Weislo published 5 August 2012 New record for Pendleton in sprint qualifying Comments Image 1 of 93Ed Clancy (Great Britain) was second quickest in the pursuit in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Shuang Guo (People's Republic of China).(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) set a world record.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Kristina Vogel (Germany).(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Olga Panarina (Belarus) in sprint qualifying.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)The women's sprint for 9th-12th place.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Anna Meares (Australia) takes on Monique Sullivan (Canada) in the women's sprint.(Image credit: Tour of Japan) Robert Forstemann and Denis Dmitriev in full flight.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) leads Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia).(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Gregory Bauge (France) sits on Robert Forstemann (Germany) in the sprint.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Gregory Bauge (France) Robert Forstemann (Germany) mix it up in the sprint quarter finals.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Zachary Bell (Canada) and Eloy Teruel (Spain) in the scratch race in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Zachary Bell (Canada) makes the winning attack in the scratch race in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Bobby Lea (USA) leads in the scratch race. (Image credit: Tour of Japan)Omnium gold medallist Lasse Hansen (Denmark) went down during the scratch race.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Glenn O'Shea (Australia) missed the important moves in the scratch race.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Zachary Bell (Canada) marks Ed Clancy (Great Britain).(Image credit: Tour of Japan)The scratch race was keenly contested in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) celebrates gold in London.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) in full flight in the kilometre.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) knows his 1km time trial result was good enough to win the omnium gold medal.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Bryan Coquard (France) rides to silver in the omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Ed Clancy (Great Britain) took bronze in the omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Glenn O'Shea (Australia) was agonisingly close to the podium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) flanked by Bryan Coquard (France) and Ed Clancy (Great Britain) on the men's omnium podium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Glenn O'Shea (Australia) in the pursuit in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) won gold in the omnium.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Jimmy Watkins (USA) and Shane Perkins (Australia) do battle.(Image credit: Tour of Japan)Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) bounced back from a crash in the omnium scatch race to finish sixth in the penultimate event.(Image credit: AFP)Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russian Federation) met Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) in the sprint 1/16 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Anna Meares (Australia) on the start line for her 1/16 final match-up.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) gets ready for the first day of competition in the women's sprint.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Women's sprint gold medal contender Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) celebrates his 1/4 final round victory over Russia's Denis Dmitriev. (Image credit: Daniel Simms)Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) comes around Denis Dmitriev (Russian Federation)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) in action in the men's sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Shane Perkins (Australia) won his 1/4 final round against Jimmy Watkins (USA).(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Shane Perkins (Australia) begins to wind up his sprint in his 1/4 finals match-up against Jimmy Watkins (USA)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)All that power in Robert Forstemann's legs wasn't enough to defeat rival Gregory Bauge (France) in the sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) celebrates his win in the men's sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) and Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) shake hands after the Briton won their 1/4 final match-up.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) and Jason Kenny (Great Britain) in the men's sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) en route to victory against Ekaterina Gnidenko (Russian Federation).(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Kristina Vogel (Germany) on the start line during the first day of women's sprint competition.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Monique Sullivan represented Canada in the women's sprint in London.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Lee Wai Sze (Hong Kong, China), Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) and Willy Kanis (Netherlands) in action during their 1/8 final repechage round, won by the Ukrainian.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) would win her match-up with Lee Wai Sze (Hong Kong, China) in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) and Lee Wai Sze (Hong Kong, China) get up to speed in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Olga Panarina (Belarus) and Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) met in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Kristina Vogel (Germany) beat Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Anna Meares (Australia) won her match-up with Monique Sullivan (Canada) (Image credit: Daniel Simms)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) sprints to victory agains Willy Kanis (Netherlands) in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) sprints to victory agains Willy Kanis (Netherlands) in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Willy Kanis (Netherlands) checks on Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) in their 1/8 final match-up.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) begins a heat in the 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) en route to victory over Willy Kanis (Netherlands).(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Willy Kanis (Netherlands) eyes her 1/16 final opponent Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Wai Sze Lee (Hong Kong, China) outsprints Monique Sullivan (Canada) in their 1/16 final match-up(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) and Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) battle in the sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Njisane Nicholas Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) and Denis Dmitriev (Russian Federation) face off in the sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Shane Perkins (Australia) had too much speed for Jimmy Watkins (USA)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Anna Meares (Australia) and Monique Sullivan (Canada) met in the sprint 1/8 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms) Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) knows his 1km time trial result earned him the omnium gold medal.(Image credit: AFP)Men's omnium podium (L-R): Bryan Coquard (France), 2nd; Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark), 1st; Ed Clancy (Great Britain), 3rd(Image credit: AFP)Lyubov Shulika (Ukraine) en route to victory against Natasha Hansen (New Zealand) in a heat of the women's sprint 1/16 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) keeps an eye on Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Jason Kenny (Great Britain) comes around Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia) in a heat of the men's sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Gregory Bauge (France) and Robert Forstemann (Germany) to head-to-head in the sprint 1/4 finals.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Gregory Bauge (France) winds up his sprint against Robert Forstemann (Germany)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Glenn O'Shea (Australia) is riding the Omnium.(Image credit: Mark Gunter)Ed Clancy (Great Britain) followed up his gold medal in the team pursuit with a bronze in the omnium.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)2012 omnium world champion Glenn O'Shea (Australia) finished third in the 1km time trial and fifth overall for the Olympic omnium.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Ed Clancy (Great Britain) digs deep to clock a scorching 1:00.981 for the omnium 1km time trial.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Ed Clancy (Great Britain) earned the bronze medal in the men's omnium.(Image credit: Daniel Simms)2012 Olympic omnium champion Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark)(Image credit: Daniel Simms)Bryan Coquard (France) finished fouth in the 1km time trial and would earn the omnium silver medal.(Image credit: Daniel Simms) Lasse Norman Hansen (Den