The men's points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Llaneras was the only person, of any gender, to win multiple medals in the points race, which is no longer on the Olympic programme.

Great Britain earned its first medal in the men's points race with Chris Newton's bronze.

Volodymyr Rybin of Ukraine had won in 2005, Peter Schep of the Netherlands in 2006, and Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus in 2008.

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify 1 cyclist; there were a maximum of 25 quota places, though only 23 were ultimately used in 2008.

Two sprints later, he, Kluge, and Newton gained a second lap; they would not be caught, essentially assuring the three men the medals.

That lead held to the end, with the Spaniard holding an insurmountable advantage going into the final sprint, which he did not contest.