5 Australians to compete at the 2021 track cycling world championships
There’s a very short roll call for Australian riders competing at the UCI track world championships this week. With travel restrictions severely impacting natio...
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Has Australian cycling been set free? The legacy of the Toyko Olympics
For so long the focus of the Australian Cycling Team has been on winning gold at the Olympic Games. As we ride towards the closing ceremony, there must be a sen...
Team Pursuit preview (men, part 2): Italy versus Denmark for Olympic gold medal
And just like that, track cycling just got more interesting… much more interesting! After two days of competition we’ve seen multiple world records broken (mult...
Team Pursuit finals preview (men): NZL vs AUS for the bronze medal
Whatever happens in the race for the bronze medal in the team pursuit tonight, an Australian will be on the podium in Tokyo. It’ll be a battle of the ANZACs: NZ...
Bastion Cycles statement on Australian track bikes
Nothing can change the fact that the Australian pursuit team’s qualifying ride – when they ultimately finished with a time of 3:48.448 – is a terrific performan...
Argon18 confirms: company is not responsible for handlebars that caused Porter’s team pursuit crash
In the coming hours we’ll find out more about the handlebar/stem combination that snapped during the Australian team’s qualifying ride in Tokyo. For now, the Au...
Team Pursuit – what happens now? Australia with a chance for bronze despite crash in qualifying
With silver medals in London and Rio, the Australian men’s team pursuit had hopes to stand one step higher on the podium in Tokyo. After a crash in qualifying o...
Luke Plapp to turn pro: 20-year-old to join the Ineos Grenadiers in 2022
Luke Plapp will race the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics… and then fly to Europe for the next stanza of his career. After national team service, he’ll join t...
Sam Welsford interview – Olympic Games team pursuit: “We’re confident we can get the job done”
There is a series of interviews with members of the Australian Cycling Team on RIDE Media’s YouTube channel. The latest is with Sam Welsford, a member of the si...
Simon Jones to exit the Australian Cycling Team after Tokyo Olympics
One of the more controversial figures in Australian cycling, Simon Jones, the director of performance for almost five years, will be moving on from the role aft...