Points race at the Olympics

The points race was a track cycling event held 8 times for men and 4 times for women at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the second modern Olympics in 1900. It was not held again until 1984; it was then held every Summer Olympics from then until 2008, after which it was removed from the programme. A women's version was introduced in 1996 and also lasted until 2008.

Points race at the Olympic Games
Track cycling
Overview
Sport	Cycling
Gender	Men and women
Years held	Men: 1900, 1984–2008 Women: 1996–2008
Reigning champion
Men	Joan Llaneras (ESP)
Women	Marianne Vos (NED)