record-breaking feats of the 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.<\/p>\nReturning from that star-studded team\u00a0are\u00a0Gordon Allan, Korey Boddington, Kane Perris and Luke Zaccaria\u00a0(pilot), Michael Shippley, Tahlia Clayton-Goodie, Jessica Gallagher\u00a0and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr\u00a0(pilot), Tara Neyland, Emily Petricola and Erin Rowell.<\/p>\n
Joining them in the Netherlands\u00a0will be\u00a0six familiar faces:\u00a0Amanda Reid, Caitlin Ward, Alistair Donohoe, Darren Hicks, with\u00a0Beau Wootton and his pilot\u00a0Byron Davies rounding out the squad.<\/p>\n
AusCycling Head Coach of Para Cycling Sheila Galloway said\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0an incredibly exciting\u00a0team\u00a0and a powerful reflection of the heights Australian\u00a0para\u00a0cycling has reached.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustralian\u00a0para\u00a0cycling has never carried more momentum into a World Championships,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0isn’t\u00a0just our largest\u00a0Para Cycling Track\u00a0World Championships team in a decade \u2013\u00a0it’s\u00a0one of the strongest Australian\u00a0para\u00a0cycling teams ever assembled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe squad includes nine reigning world champions, three Paralympic\u00a0champions and eight world record holders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe head to Apeldoorn not only as defending world champions, but as the world’s top-ranked nation and a team determined to show our best is still ahead of us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat excites me most is the hunger within this group. Despite everything\u00a0they’ve\u00a0achieved,\u00a0they’re\u00a0still driven to improve, push the limits of performance and continue raising the bar for\u00a0para\u00a0cycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s\u00a0the mindset that helped deliver a history-making 2025\u00a0campaign\u00a0and\u00a0it’s\u00a0the mindset\u00a0we’ll\u00a0take into Apeldoorn.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re\u00a0incredibly proud to\u00a0represent\u00a0Australia on the world stage. We hope these athletes inspire Australians to follow their journey and discover the power of\u00a0para\u00a0cycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis team is proof that with talent, opportunity and belief, extraordinary things are possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The AusCycling National Selection Panel has selected this squad\u00a0ahead of the UCI releasing nation quota allocations, which\u00a0are\u00a0expected to be distributed in\u00a0September. As a result, this squad is subject to change upon their release.<\/p>\n
ARA Australian Cycling Team – 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships\u00a0\u00a0Men\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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)\u00a0Beau Wootton\u00a0(Port Adelaide CC\/SA)\u00a0and Byron Davies (Balmoral CC\/QLD)\u00a0[pilot]\u00a0\u2013 B\u00a0Women\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tahlia Clayton-Goodie \u2013 C1 (Geelong and Surf Coast CC\/VIC)\u00a0\u00a0Jessica\u00a0Gallagher (St Kilda CC\/VIC) and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (Balmoral CC\/QLD) [pilot] \u2013 B\u00a0\u00a0Tara Neyland \u2013 C4 (Brunswick CC\/VIC)\u00a0\u00a0Emily Petricola \u2013 C3 (St Kilda CC\/VIC)\u00a0\u00a0Amanda Reid \u2013 C2\u00a0(Port Adelaide CC\/SA)\u00a0Erin Rowell \u2013 C4 (Geelong CC\/VIC)\u00a0Caitlin Ward \u2013 C5\u00a0(Blackburn CC\/VIC)*\u00a0<\/p>\n
*Subject to UCI dispensation\/exemption\u00a0eligibility\u00a0criteria.<\/p>\n
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