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Glasgow Daily - August 3
Aug 3, 2023
Welcome to the Glasgow Daily! Over the next 11 days, prepare to be awed, amazed and astounded by the sensational cyclists and riders of the ARA Australian Cycling Team.
120 athletes have arrived, or are arriving, in Scotland for the first-ever multi-discipline festival of cycling called these UCI Cycling World Championships, which officially begin today (although we’ve already been racing – figure that one out!)
Track, Downhill, Road, BMX Racing, Trials, Para-cycling, Cross-Country and BMX Freestyle – our brilliant Aussies will tackle them all. They’ll do our green-and-gold stripes proud, even as they aim to swap them for a set of rainbow bands.
Caitlin Ward, Jessica Gallagher, Logan Martin, Matthew Richardson and Alexandra Manly in Glasgow.
Here’s what Chef de Mission of the team, Paul Brosnan, had to say today in Glasgow:
“The preparations have been terrific. Everyone’s in good shape. I’m looking forward to how everyone puts forward their best performance on the day.
“There are so many Australians competing, this team is quite large, so I think it’s going to be exciting to see some new names, some younger talent coming up.
“Across the board, with lots of teams competing at the same time, there will be lots to look forward to: lots of entertainment, and a great cycling festival.”
It’s time to get on our bikes and do what we do best!
In action today
DOWNHILL
Qualification – Junior Women | 16:30 BST (01:30 AEST)
- Georgia Henness, Alix Luckman, Zali Miklas, Sacha Mills, Jessica Sheridan
Qualification – Junior Men | 17:00 BST (02:00 AEST)
- Lewis Allbon, Rye Carlyon, Mitchell Claxton, Nathan Dabbs, Kael Foale, Will Ireland, Jed Stanton
TRACK
Morning session | 9:30 BST (18:30 AEST)
- Team Pursuit Qualification – Men Elite: Oliver Bleddyn, Kelland O'Brien, Joshua Duffy, Conor Leahy
- Team Sprint Qualification – Men Elite: Thomas Cornish, Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Richardson, Matthew Glaetzer
- Individual Pursuit Qualification – Women Elite: Maeve Plouffe
- Time Trial Qualification – Women B: Jessica Gallagher & Caitlin Ward
- Time Trial Qualification – C5: Erin Rowell
Evening session | 17:45 BST (02:45 AEST)
- Scratch Race – Men Elite: Josh Duffy
- Individual Pursuit Final – Women Elite
- Individual Pursuit Final – Men C2: Darren Hicks
- Individual Pursuit Final – Women C3: Paige Greco
- Time Trial Final – Women B, C5
Yesterday's results
Qualification – Individual Pursuit
- Men's C3 - David Nicholas - 5th
- Men's C2 - Darren Hicks - 2nd (QG)
- Women C2 - Amanda Reid - 3rd (QB)
- Women C2 - Tahlia Clayton-Goodie - 7th
- Women C3 - Paige Greco - 3rd (QB)
- Women C4 - Emily Petricola - 1st (QG)
- Women C4 - Meg Lemon - 7th
- Women C4 - Erin Rowell - 11th
- Women C5 - Alana Forster - 6th
What you might have missed
- Downhillers ready to take Fort Bill
- Defending rainbows and medal thirst for Aussie track sprinters
- Aussie para-cyclists eager for ‘mini-Games’ in Glasgow
- 10 Australian medal contenders for the World Championships
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.