A 13-athlete ARA Australian Cycling Team will race at the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships this week in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Seven of the\u00a0record-breaking 2025 team<\/a> that brought home 16 world championships, 25 medals, six world records, rainbow jerseys in both team sprint events\u00a0and the number one nation ranking from Rio de Janeiro will be back on show around Omnisport Apeldoorn.<\/p>\n Returning to the Para Track Worlds fold are Paralympians Alistair Donohoe, Darren Hicks and Caitlin Ward, although Ward will race individually as a C5 classified rider after previously piloting Jessica Gallagher on the tandem.<\/p>\n Beau Wootton and his pilot Byron Davies are back at a Para Track Worlds for the first time since 2023 and a call-up for Max Sudholz will see the Canberran make his ARA Australian Cycling Team debut.<\/p>\n A number of withdrawals for medical, illness and injury reasons have decreased the team’s size from the original team announcement<\/a>, however, Para Cycling Head Coach Sheila Galloway said the team’s ambitions and belief in its ability to deliver world-class performances remain strong.<\/p>\n “While the composition of our team has changed significantly in recent weeks, our belief in the athletes who will line up in Apeldoorn has not,” she said.<\/p>\n “We selected a squad with genuine medal potential across every rider and bike, and that speaks to the extraordinary depth and strength of Australian para cycling.<\/p>\n “Although we won’t have the full team we had hoped to bring, those competing have prepared exceptionally well and are ready to challenge the world’s best.<\/p>\n “We won’t have the opportunity to defend all the world titles we had hoped for, but our ambitions remain high.<\/p>\n “Our focus is on delivering performances we can be proud of, executing under pressure and giving every athlete the opportunity to produce their very best when it matters most.”<\/p>\n ARA Australian Cycling Team\u00a0Men\u00a0Gordon Allan \u2013 C2 (Parklife CC\/NSW)\u00a0\u00a0Korey Boddington \u2013 C4 (University of Queensland CC\/QLD)\u00a0\u00a0Alistair Donohoe \u2013 C5\u00a0(Blackburn CC\/VIC)\u00a0Darren Hicks \u2013 C2\u00a0(Norwood CC\/SA)\u00a0Kane Perris (Track Cycling WA\/WA) and Luke Zaccaria (Track Cycling WA\/WA) [pilot]\u00a0\u2013 B\u00a0\u00a0Michael Shippley \u2013 C4 (Balmoral CC\/QLD)\u00a0Maxwell Sudholz \u2013 C3 (Vikings CC\/ACT)Beau Wootton\u00a0(Port Adelaide CC\/SA)\u00a0and Byron Davies (Balmoral CC\/QLD)\u00a0[pilot]\u00a0\u2013 B\u00a0Women\u00a0Tahlia Clayton-Goodie \u2013 C1 (Geelong and Surf Coast CC\/VIC)\u00a0\u00a0Tara Neyland \u2013 C4 (Brunswick CC\/VIC)\u00a0\u00a0Caitlin Ward \u2013 C5\u00a0(Blackburn CC\/VIC)How to watch<\/p>\n Night and afternoon (Sunday) sessions will be live streamed on YouTube<\/a> by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and UCI.<\/p>\n ScheduleThursday, October 29<\/p>\n Day session:\u00a010:00 CET \/ 19:00 AEST MC5 1km time trial (qualifying and final)WC1 sprint (full event)WC5 1km time trial (qualifying and final)MC4 1km time trial (qualifying and final)MC3 sprint (full event)MC2 scratch race (final)WC4 scratch race (final)Friday, October 30<\/p>\n Day session:\u00a011:00 CET \/ 20:00 AEST MC2 sprint (full event)MB 1km time trial (qualifying and final)MC3 1km time trial (qualifying and final)WC4 1km time trial (qualifying and final)MC4 sprint (full event)WC5 elimination race (final)WC1\/2 scratch race (final)MC5 elimination race (final)Saturday, October 31<\/p>\n Day session:\u00a010:00 CET \/ 19:00 AEST MB sprint (full event)WC2 sprint (full event)WC4 sprint (full event)MC2 1km time trial (qualifying and final)MC4 scratch race (final)MC3 elimination race (final)Sunday, November 1<\/p>\n Morning session:\u00a009:00 CET \/ 18:00 AEST C1-5 mixed team sprint (qualifying and final)MC5 scratch race (final)MC2 elimination race (final)WC4 elimination race (final)MC3 scratch race (final)MC4 elimination race (final)WC5 scratch race (final)WC1\/2 elimination race (final)Results<\/p>\n Start lists, live timing and official results can be found\u00a0at RSS Timing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Characteristics of Omnisport ApeldoornLength: 250 metres \u00a0Width: 7 metresBends: 44 degrees (maximum)Straights: 12.8 degrees (minimum)Circumference at the fence: 285 metresSurface: Accoya woodHow the team fared in 2025<\/p>\n
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Afternoon session:\u00a013:00 CET \/ 22:00 AEST<\/p>\n