The Men's points race was held on 19 October 2012. 25 riders participated, the heat distance was 20km (10miles) – or 80 laps – with a sprint every 10 laps for extra points and the final distance was 40km (30miles) – or 160 laps. A lap gained 20 points.[1] [2]
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
The 10 best riders advanced to the final. The races were held at 14:55.[3] [4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Sprint Points | Lap Points | Final sprint | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| – | 0 | −20 | 0 | DNF | |||
| – | 2 | −20 | 0 | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Sprint Points | Lap Points | Final sprint | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 31 | |||
| 2 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 27 | |||
| 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 5 | −20 | 12 | −15 | |||
| 12 | 3 | −20 | 3 | −17 |
The race was held at 21:13.[5]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Sprint Points | Lap Points | Final sprint | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 6 | 44 | ||||
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| 25 | 0 | 3 | 25 | ||||
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 17 | |||
| 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| – | 2 | 0 | 0 | DNF | |||
| – | 1 | −20 | 0 | DNF | |||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | |||
| – | 0 | −20 | 0 | DNF | |||
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF |