2012 London Olympic Games 

27 July - 12 August 2012

Yes it seems 4 years have passed by again and its that time where we sit in our comfy lounge chairs in awe of the athletes who have dedicated and sacrificed their butts off to compete at the top level against other athletes from all over the world, yes it is the Olympics time again.

In a first for equality in sport the 2012 London Olympics will see an equal amount of 5 events for both men and women.  In 2008 there were 7 events for men and only 3 for the woman.

Cycling events, locations for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

BMX: In the north of the Olympic Park.

MTB: Hadleigh Farm, Essex.  

Road Race: The Mall

Individual Time Trial: Hampton Court Palace.

Track: Velodrome.  

Making another debut this year is the Omnium.  A six-race event staged over 7 days.  Consisting of the following events:

1) Flying lap (against the clock)  

2) Points race: 30 km for elite men, 20 km for elite women

3) Elimination  

4) Individual pursuit: 4000 metres for elite men, 3000 metres for elite women

5) Scratch race

6) Time trial: 1km men, 500 metres women  

Olympic schedule:

2 August 16:00 - 18:30 - Cycling-Track  

• Men's Team Pursuit
• Qualifying Men's Team Sprint
• Qualifying, semi-finals
• Finals
• Victory ceremony Women's Team Sprint
• Qualifying, semi-finals
• Finals 
• Victory ceremony

3 August 16:00 - 18:55 - Cycling-Track  

• Team Pursuit: round 1, finals victory ceremony
• Women's Keirin: round 1 & repechages, round 2, finals, victory ceremony
• Women's Team Pursuit: qualifying 

4 August 10:00 - 11:30 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Omnium: flying lap
• Men's Sprint: qualifying, 1/16 finals

4 August 16:00 - 18:40 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Omnium: 30km points race, elimination race
• Men's Sprint: 1/16 finals repechages, 1/8 finals & repechages, race for 9th-12th places
• Women's Team Pursuit: round 1, finals, victory ceremony
  

5 August 10:00 - 11:25 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Omnium: 4km individual pursuit
• Women's Sprint: qualifying

5 August 16:00 - 19:05 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Omnium: 15km scratch race, 1km time trial, victory ceremony
• Men's Sprint: quarter-finals, race for 5th-8th places
• Women's Sprint: 1/16 finals & repechages, 1/8 finals & repechages, race for 9th-12th places
  

6 August 16:00 - 18:55 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Sprint: semi-finals, finals, victory ceremony
• Women's Omnium: flying lap, 20km points race, elimination race
• Women's Sprint: quarter-finals, race for 5th-8th places
  

7 August 10:00 - 11:30 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Keirin: round 1 & repechages
• Women's Omnium: 3km individual pursuit

7 August 16:00 - 18:30 - Cycling-Track

• Men's Keirin: round 2, finals, victory ceremony
• Women's Omnium: 10km scratch race, 500m time trial, victory ceremony
• Women's Sprint: semi-finals, finals, victory ceremony