Worlds: Australia closes 2023 track campaign with 20 medals in Glasgow

The ARA Australian Cycling Team has finished with 20 track medals at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, including four world titles.

Four gold, 11 silver and five bronze was the Aussie tally at the combined para-cycling and able-bodied program at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.

Amanda Reid brought home four medals herself, including the C2 Omnium and 500m Time Trial world titles. Emily Petricola and Alana Forster added two more rainbow jerseys in the para-cycling program.

Amanda Reid won four medals.

Georgia Baker enjoyed two remarkable nights on the boards, winning silver in the points race and the Madison, the latter with Alex Manly. Australia’s women’s tandem pairing of Jessica Gallagher and Caitlin Ward also finished with two runner-up placings.

Australia’s men’s sprint squad had a strong campaign, despite walking away without a rainbow jersey. Silver in the team sprint was backed up by individual medals to Tom Cornish, Matthew Glaetzer and Matthew Richardson in the kilo and keirin.

Jesse Korf, AusCycling’s Executive General Manager of Performance, said, “Looking back at the track campaign, two thoughts come to mind.

“First and foremost, we are incredibly proud of the team on how they represented the green and gold. The amount of medals won indicate the team made a solid step forward again, which certainly grows belief one year out from the Games.

“In that same breath, we have work to do when looking forward to next year to fully dial in to be the best we can be at the Games.

“For now, the feeling that dominates is that of pride in the performances that have been put in and the solid improvement the team made from the past few years.”

Matt Richardson said, “Although we got pretty much silvers all-round, and one bronze, I think it was a really positive World Championships. We were right there in the mix leading into Paris.

“There were a couple of negatives – my flying 200 probably wasn’t the greatest – but it’s all learnings. It’s all about recovery, nutrition and just learning as much as possible coming into Paris.”

The UCI Cycling World Championships continue until August 13.

Matt Richardson gave it everything in the keirin.

ARA Australian Cycling Team medals – 2023 UCI Track and Para-cycling Track Word Championships

Gold

Alana Forster – Women C5 Scratch Race
Amanda Reid – Women C2 Omnium
Amanda Reid – Women C2 500m Time Trial
Emily Petricola – Women C2 Individual Pursuit

Silver

Amanda Reid – Women C2 Scratch Race
Darren Hicks – Men C2 Individual Pursuit
Georgia Baker – Women Elite Points Race
Georgia Baker, Alexandra Manly – Women Elite Madison
Kristina Clonan – Women Elite 500m Time Trial
Jessica Gallagher & Caitlin Ward – Women Tandem B Sprint
Jessica Gallagher & Caitlin Ward – Women Tandem B 1km Time Trial
Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Glaetzer, Matthew Richardson, Thomas Cornish – Men Team Sprint
Matthew Glaetzer – Men Elite 1km Time Trial
Matthew Richardson – Men Elite Keirin
Michael Shippley – Men C4 1km Time Trial

Bronze

Amanda Reid – Women C2 Individual Pursuit
Erin Rowell – Women C4 500m Time Trial
Gordon Allan – Men C2 1km Time Trial
Thomas Cornish – Men Elite 1km Time Trial
Paige Greco – C3 Women Individual Pursuit

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