Paris Olympics: Velodrome rings out with ‘Alles Les Bleus’ as France’s Benjamin Thomas wins men’s Omnium

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The crowd at the velodrome rang with ‘Allez les Bleus’ after Benjamin Thomas put on a points race masterclass to take home the gold medal in the men’s Omnium. The result was a redemption for Thomas, who finished fourth in the Omnium in Tokyo and overcame a crash and a miscue by the officials in the elimination race to sail to victory by 11 points.

World champion Iuri Leitao (Portugal) claimed the silver medal, and Fabio Van Den Bossche (Belgium) snatched the bronze in a close-fought race filled with attacks.