Jennifer Valente (USA) defended her Omnium title at the Paris Olympics, crushing the competition with an utterly dominant display across all four events.
The 29-year-old, world champion in the past two years as well as the reigning Olympic champion, eased to victory in the opening scratch race, stamped her authority in the tempo race, and was the last woman standing in the elimination race. In the final points race things opened up for a moment when eight riders stole a lap half-way through, but Valente almost immediately hit back with a lap of her own, which effectively sealed the deal.
