Glasgow Daily - August 9

Hi from Glasgow!

With five more medals overnight, there’s no slowing down for the ARA Australian Cycling Team even as the track competition nears its end.

Amanda Reid picked up her third and fourth medals to close our para-cycling track campaign in fine fashion.

In the men’s kilo, we had two Aussies on the podium. Matt Glaetzer broke the national record twice in one day and will bring home a silver medal, while Sydney boy Tom Cornish picked up his first individual medal - a hard-earned bronze. “We’re in a strong place with Aussie sprinting,” Glaetzer said, and we can only nod our heads furiously.

Finally, after yesterday’s Madison, we could all see that Georgia Baker was on fire. She’s backed up in the points race to take another fine silver. Brilliant.

Over on the road, we didn’t have it our way. Illness forced out Ruby Roseman-Gannon, then Luke Plapp crashed out in the opening kilometre of the mixed relay team time trial. There was really no recovering from that, and we’ve had to settle for sixth on an unlucky day.

We’re past halfway at these UCI Cycling World Championships, and there’s plenty still to come. Starting tomorrow: cross-country MTB, para-cycling road and road individual time trials. We’re ready!

In action today

Wednesday, August 9

BMX RACING

BMX Racing World Challenge | 10:15 BST (19:15 AEST)

• 20” Women 15, 16, 17-24, 25+
• 20” Men 16, 17-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35+
• Masters Men
• Masters Women

CROSS COUNTRY

E-MTB – Men Elite | 16:30 BST (01:30 AEST)

ROAD

Individual Time Trial – Men U23 | 14:30 (23:30 AEST)

PARA-CYCLING ROAD

Individual Time Trial – Men T2, Women T2 | 10:00 BST (19:00 AEST)

Individual Time Trial – Women T2 | 10:51 BST (19:51 AEST)

Individual Time Trial – Men H4 | 14:42 BST (23:42 AEST)

Individual Time Trial – Women H3 | 15:50 BST (00:50 AEST)

TRACK

Evening session | 17:30 BST (02:30 AEST)

• Points Race - Men Elite
• Keirin Finals - Men Elite
• Omnium - Women Elite

Yesterday's results

TRACK - MEN'S 1000M TT

• Matthew Glaetzer - 2nd 🥈
• Tom Cornish - 3rd🥉

TRACK - WOMEN ELITE POINTS RACE

• Georgia Baker - 2nd 🥈

TRACK - WOMEN C2 SCRATCH RACE

• Amanda Reid - 2nd 🥈

TRACK - WOMEN C2 OMNIUM

• Amanda Reid - 1st🥇🌈

ROAD MIXED RELAY TTT

• Australia - 6th

TRACK - MIXED C TEAM SPRINT

• Michael Shippley, Gordon Allan and Erin Rowell - 5th

TRACK - WOMEN'S SPRINT

• Kristina Clonan - 1/8 finals

What you might have missed

• Drama in BMX Challenge as Australia steals a W1 plate
• Brown sets sights on ITT rainbows
• Double rainbow delight for Australia on the track
• Missed it by that much, silver for Martin
• XCO riders ready to rip at Glentress

For more coverage of the ARA Australian Cycling Team at the UCI Cycling World Championships, visit our Glasgow 2023 Hub. To subscribe to daily updates, click here.

Photos: SWPix