The exciting Omnium track cycling event for the women could yield yet more gold for Great Britain at the velodrome. Laura Trott already has her hands on a Gold Medal, winning the women’s Pursuit in some style with her British team mates and now she has the chance to top that off with an individual medal. Trott took the Omnium gold medal in the 2012 Melbourne World Championships, and the twenty year old is primed for very big things. She is a three time world champions, plus three time European champion and with the confidence of having tasted victory in front of British support in the team pursuit, Trott looks good for gold. The Omnium is a bit of confusing affair as there are six different disciplines to complete. Trott really shone at the World Championships, surprising many for having such a mature head on young shoulders.
Trott looks such a complete all round cyclist, she has the endurance and the speed to push for gold. Trott is trading at a price of 5/4 with online bookmaker Bet36, clear favourite ahead of the field. The main challengers to Trott should be from Sarah Hammer and Annette Edmondson. Hammer, from the USA finished third at the World Championships behind Trott, while Australia’s Edmondson took second. Still, in the end, it was a pretty comfortable win from Trott as she triumphed in the Elimination Race and the 500m Time Trials disciplines of the Omnium. Edmondson will be a threat because of her pace while Hammer will have the Pursuit skills to keep herself in contention. It is the Aussie Edmondson who looks to be the biggest threat to Trott in the Olympic Omnium Cycling betting.
Olympic Omnium Cycling Betting Odds at online bookmaker Bet365
Laura Trott 5/4, Sarah Hammer 4/1, Annette Edmondson 9/2, Tara Whitten 5/1, Li Huang 8/1, Evgeniya Romanyuta 10/1, Kirsten Wild 20/1
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