Fourteen para cyclists and three pilots will represent the ARA Australian Cycling Team at the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
The squad will travel to Omnisport Apeldoorn and race for rainbow jerseys from October 29 to November 1.
The 17-strong team is the largest ARA Australian Cycling Team selected for the UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships since 2016.
That follows on from the record-breaking feats of the 2025 team that brought home 16 world championships, 25 medals, six world records, rainbow jerseys in both team sprint events and the number one nation ranking from Rio de Janeiro.
Returning from that star-studded team are Gordon Allan, Korey Boddington, Kane Perris and Luke Zaccaria (pilot), Michael Shippley, Tahlia Clayton-Goodie, Jessica Gallagher and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (pilot), Tara Neyland, Emily Petricola and Erin Rowell.
Joining them in the Netherlands will be six familiar faces: Amanda Reid, Caitlin Ward, Alistair Donohoe, Darren Hicks, with Beau Wootton and his pilot Byron Davies rounding out the squad.
AusCycling Head Coach of Para Cycling Sheila Galloway said it’s an incredibly exciting team and a powerful reflection of the heights Australian para cycling has reached.
“Australian para cycling has never carried more momentum into a World Championships,” she added.
“This isn't just our largest Para Cycling Track World Championships team in a decade – it's one of the strongest Australian para cycling teams ever assembled.
“The squad includes nine reigning world champions, three Paralympic champions and eight world record holders.
“We 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.
“What excites me most is the hunger within this group. Despite everything they've achieved, they're still driven to improve, push the limits of performance and continue raising the bar for para cycling.
“That's the mindset that helped deliver a history-making 2025 campaign and it's the mindset we'll take into Apeldoorn.
“We're incredibly proud to represent Australia on the world stage. We hope these athletes inspire Australians to follow their journey and discover the power of para cycling.
“This team is proof that with talent, opportunity and belief, extraordinary things are possible.”
The AusCycling National Selection Panel has selected this squad ahead of the UCI releasing nation quota allocations, which are expected to be distributed in September. As a result, this squad is subject to change upon their release.
ARA Australian Cycling Team - 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships
Men
- Gordon Allan – C2 (Parklife CC/NSW)
- Korey Boddington – C4 (University of Queensland CC/QLD)
- Alistair Donohoe – C5 (Blackburn CC/VIC)
- Darren Hicks – C2 (Norwood CC/SA)
- Kane Perris (Track Cycling WA/WA) and Luke Zaccaria (Track Cycling WA/WA) [pilot] – B
- Michael Shippley – C4 (Balmoral CC/QLD)
- Beau Wootton (Port Adelaide CC/SA) and Byron Davies (Balmoral CC/QLD) [pilot] – B
Women
- Tahlia Clayton-Goodie – C1 (Geelong and Surf Coast CC/VIC)
- Jessica Gallagher (St Kilda CC/VIC) and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (Balmoral CC/QLD) [pilot] – B
- Tara Neyland – C4 (Brunswick CC/VIC)
- Emily Petricola – C3 (St Kilda CC/VIC)
- Amanda Reid – C2 (Port Adelaide CC/SA)
- Erin Rowell – C4 (Geelong CC/VIC)
- Caitlin Ward – C5 (Blackburn CC/VIC)*
*Subject to UCI dispensation/exemption eligibility criteria.
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