Australian cyclists end Commonwealth Games with document medal haul

Australia’s cyclists have accomplished Glasgow 2026 with essentially the most monitor biking medals in its Commonwealth Games historical past.

A document haul of 10 gold, 10 silver and eight bronze in monitor biking and Para monitor biking – 28 in whole – surpasses the 20 medals Australia received in 2014, when the Games have been, fittingly, additionally held in Glasgow.

Only the 2010 version has seen Australia win extra gold medals in monitor biking:12 have been received in New Delhi that yr.

The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow noticed the biking program diminished to simply monitor biking and Para monitor biking, with street biking and mountain bike occasions not held.

South Australian sprinter Leigh Hoffman led Australia’s cost with three gold medals and a silver, together with his contribution to victory within the males’s workforce dash. He is the primary Australian bike owner to win 4 medals on the one Games.

Sprinter Leigh Hoffman earned Australia’s finest dash ends in Games historical past.

Tasmania’s Georgia Baker received her fourth and fifth Commonwealth gold medals within the workforce pursuit and scratch race, becoming a member of Anna Meares, Brad McGee and Matthew Glaetzer with essentially the most profession golds. Baker was additionally awarded the honour of being Australia’s flag bearer on the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.

Para bike owner Tara Neyland, from Melbourne, set two world information en path to gathering her twin gold medals within the Women’s C4−C5 occasions.

Alyssa Polites was additionally a double gold medallist, taking residence a person victory within the elimination race together with gold within the workforce pursuit.

Georgia Baker (left) equalled the Australian document of Commonwealth biking gold medals.

The workforce’s oldest medal winner was Brisbane’s Jacqui Mengler-Mohr, age 47, who piloted Jess Gallagher to a pair of silver medals within the Women’s Tandem B occasions.

The youngest medal winner was 20-year-old Tayte Ryan, who received a pair of bronze medals within the males’s dash occasions.

Many of Australia’s biking athletes will subsequent compete on the world stage on the UCI Track World Championships and UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in October.

Australia’s biking medals – 2026 Commonwealth Games

Gold

• 🥇 Alyssa Polites | Women’s Elimination Race
• 🥇 Blake Agnoletto | Men’s Elimination Race
• 🥇 Georgia Baker | Women’s Scratch Race
• 🥇 Oliver Bleddyn | Men’s 4km Individual Pursuit
• 🥇 Leigh Hoffman | Men’s Sprint
• 🥇 Leigh Hoffman | Men’s 1km Time Trial
• 🥇 Tara Neyland | Women’s C4−C5 Individual Pursuit
• 🥇 Tara Neyland | Women’s C4−C5 1km Time Trial
• 🥇 Men’s Team Sprint (Danny Barber, Leigh Hoffman, Ryan Elliott)
• 🥇 Women’s Team Pursuit (Alyssa Polites, Claudia Marcks, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, Georgia Baker, Sophie Edwards)

Silver

• 🥈 Claudia Marcks | Women’s 1km Time Trial
• 🥈 Conor Leahy | Men’s 4km Individual Pursuit
• 🥈 Georgia Baker | Women’s Elimination Race
• 🥈 Gordon Allan | Men’s C1−C3 1km Time Trial
• 🥈 Jess Gallagher & Jacqui Mengler-Mohr | Women’s Tandem B Sprint
• 🥈 Jess Gallagher & Jacqui Mengler-Mohr | Women’s Tandem B 1km Time Trial
• 🥈 Leigh Hoffman | Men’s Keirin
• 🥈 Oliver Bleddyn | Men’s Points Race
• 🥈 Tom Cornish | Men’s Scratch Race
• 🥈 Men’s Team Pursuit (Blake Agnoletto, Conor Leahy, James Moriarty, Oli Bleddyn)

Bronze

• 🥉 Erin Normoyle | Women’s C4−C5 1km Time Trial
• 🥉 Georgia Baker | Women’s Points Race
• 🥉 James Moriarty | Men’s 4km Individual Pursuit
• 🥉 Kane Perris & Luke Zaccaria | Men’s Tandem B Sprint
• 🥉 Kane Perris & Luke Zaccaria | Men’s Tandem B 1km Time Trial
• 🥉 Kristina Clonan | Women’s Keirin
• 🥉 Tayte Ryan | Men’s Sprint
• 🥉 Tayte Ryan | Men’s 1km Time Trial

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