Twenty-five Aussies are pulling on the green and gold for track and Para track cycling at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Find out more about who they are!
Sprint Women
Alessia McCaig
22
Bendigo, VIC
Growing up in a cycling-obsessed family, McCaig has ascended quickly through the junior ranks, debuting at the Commonwealth Games in 2022 as the youngest cyclist on the Australian team. She heads to Glasgow as Australia’s reigning national champion in the sprint and keirin.
Kristina Clonan
28
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Kristina Clonan is one of Australia's leading track sprinters and a reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Originally an endurance rider, Clonan switched to sprinting after missing selection for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The move was transformative, with Clonan going on to win multiple national sprint titles and gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, breaking the Games record in the 500m time trial previously held by Anna Meares. After missing much of the 2025 season through injury, Clonan heads to Glasgow determined to defend her title.
Liliya Tatarinoff
20
Central Coast, NSW
Liliya Tatarinoff is one of Australia’s most promising young track sprinters, achieving success across junior national, Oceania, and international competition. Tatarinoff delivered standout performances early in her career, winning gold in the 500m time trial at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. She made a seamless transition into the elite ranks, earning her Australian Cycling Team debut and helping the women’s team sprint secure bronze at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships.
Molly McGill
25
Brisbane, QLD
Molly McGill started her cycling career as a BMX racer before transitioning to the velodrome when she was 20. The Queenslander has developed into one of Australia’s strongest sprinters and carved out a regular place in the burgeoning team sprint unit as a capable member at all three positions. She reached a major career milestone in 2024 when she won bronze in the team sprint at the UCI Track World Championships. She doubled that tally in the same event a year later.
Sprint Men
Danny Barber
23
Dubbo, NSW
Danny Barber has emerged as a rising track sprint star, progressing from a highly successful junior career into elite competition. A country boy from the NSW Central West, Barber steps up for his first Commonwealth Games as part of Australia’s new-look men’s sprint squad.
Leigh Hoffman
26
Whyalla, SA
Leigh Hoffman has been a key member of Australia’s highly successful men’s team sprint squad for many years. A Commonwealth Games and world champion in the team event, Hoffman also claimed Olympic bronze in the discipline at the Paris 2024 Games. Two individual medals at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships show that "Hoffy" is well-and-truly ready to race for the podium in Glasgow across the sprint program.
Ryan Elliott
22
Brisbane, QLD
Ryan Elliott is regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting young sprint cyclists, rising through Brisbane’s renowned Balmoral Cycling Club sprint pathway. Elliott announced himself on the world stage in 2022, winning gold in the team sprint at the UCI Junior Track World Championships. Stepping into the elite team, Elliott added medals to his trophy cabinet at the 2024 and 2025 UCI Track World Championships.
Tayte Ryan
20
Adelaide, SA
Tayte Ryan is one of Australia’s most exciting young sprint talents. As a junior, Ryan established himself as a star of the future after winning five world titles and setting a new world record in the 1km time trial. Ryan made his elite debut at the 2025 UCI Track World Championships, finishing fifth in the 1km time trial. A three-time gold medallist at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, Ryan looks ahead to his elite Games debut in Glasgow.
Endurance Women
Alyssa Polites
23
Melbourne, VIC
As a teenager, Alyssa Polites grabbed international attention when she finished on the elite podium at the 2022 Road National Championships. After two years in the professional road peloton with GreenEdge Cycling, Polites returned to the track in 2025 and has quickly reintegrated into the women’s endurance program.
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Claudia Marcks
22
Canberra, ACT
Claudia Marcks earns her Commonwealth Games debut after impressing consistently with strong performances at home and abroad. Originally a sprint-focused rider at the junior level, Marcks is now very much a world-class rider in track endurance.
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden
20
Glendevie, TAS
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden is one of Australia’s most exciting young road and track cycling talents, rising rapidly through the ranks after taking up the sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tasmanian is the current national champion in the road time trial and an important engine in Australia’s track team pursuit squad.
Georgia Baker
32
Launceston, TAS
A triple Commonwealth Games gold medallist from Birmingham 2022, Georgia Baker is one of Australia’s most decorated riders. The Tasmanian has represented Australia at the Olympic Games and World Championships, excelling in the team pursuit, points race, and Madison. She brings a wealth of medal-winning experience to the women’s endurance squad.
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Sophie Edwards
26
Adelaide, SA
Sophie Edwards has established herself as a key member of Australia’s endurance cycling program, achieving success domestically and internationally on the track. A six-time elite national champion, Edwards won Commonwealth Games gold in the team pursuit at Birmingham 2022 before representing Australia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Endurance Men
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Blake Agnoletto
23
Bendigo, VIC
Glasgow marks another important milestone in Blake Agnoletto’s international development. A key member of Australia’s endurance program, Agnoletto helped the men’s team pursuit claim gold at the 2025 UCI Track Nations Cup before backing it up with silver at the UCI Track World Championships later that year.
Conor Leahy
27
Perth, WA
Conor Leahy is the nation’s premier individual pursuit rider. The West Australian is a powerhouse of the team pursuit and was part of the gold-medal winning team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He returns for his second Commonwealth Games after taking bronze in the individual and team pursuits in 2022.
James Moriarty
25
Brisbane, QLD
After making his elite debut in 2022, James Moriarty quickly delivered on the international stage, propelling Australia to a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. After being selected as a reserve for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games squad, the Queenslander heads to Glasgow for his second Commonwealth Games appearance.
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Oliver Bleddyn
24
Perth, WA & Adelaide, SA
Olympic team pursuit gold medallist Oliver Bleddyn is among Australia’s brightest endurance talents. The West Australian built his reputation through multiple Oceania titles in the team pursuit and two elite national championships before making his UCI Track World Championships in 2023. Bleddyn helped Australia claim gold in the team pursuit at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Thomas Cornish
26
Sydney, NSW
Thomas Cornish is one of Australia’s most accomplished and intriguing track cyclists, having switched from sprint to endurance in 2025. Cornish won a junior world title and set a world record in the 1km time trial, the event in which he won silver at Birmingham 2022. He also won an elite world title in the team sprint with the Australian Cycling Team sprint squad in 2022. In Glasgow, Cornish will be targeting the longer-distance events, including the team pursuit and the bunch races.
Para cycling Women
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Erin Rowell
43
Torquay, VIC
Coming from a background in motocross, Erin Rowell first took up cycling as part of her rehabilitation following a serious car accident. She started competing in 2022 and quickly established herself as a C4 Para cyclist, breaking through at the 2025 UCI Para Cycling World Championships in Rio, where she won two gold medals and a bronze.
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Jacqui Mengler-Mohr
47
Brisbane, QLD
Jacqui Mengler-Mohr transitioned from a successful canoe sprint career into Para cycling, where she now pilots Paralympian Jessica Gallagher. Mengler-Mohr and Gallagher achieved major success at the 2025 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships, winning gold in the mixed team sprint event with a world record time, before adding bronze in the 1 km time trial.
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Jessica Gallagher
40
Geelong, VIC
Jessica Gallagher is one of Australia’s most accomplished Paralympians, achieving success across alpine skiing, athletics and cycling. In fact, she is the first Australian athlete to win medals at both a Summer and Winter Olympic or Paralympic Games. In high school, she was diagnosed with cone dystrophy, causing her to lose much of her eyesight. At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Gallagher partnered with Caitlin Ward to win two gold medals on the track. She returns with Jacqui Mengler-Mohr as her pilot, ready to make more history.
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Tara Neyland
32
Melbourne, VIC
Tara Neyland has been a sports-lover since childhood, excelling in swimming, triathlon and then switching to cycling. She was diagnosed with FSHD muscular dystrophy in 2023 and turned to Para cycling in 2025. Her debut season was a breakthrough one, winning double gold at the UCI Para Cycling World Championships in the C4 time trial and road race, before carrying that form onto the track. Neyland claimed three world titles at the UCI Para Track World Championships in the C4 elimination race, 1km time trial, and scratch race.
Para cycling Men
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Gordon Allan
28
Sydney, NSW
Gordon Allan has been delivering consistent results on the world stage since his international debut in 2018, achieving a major career milestone by winning bronze in the mixed team sprint at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Born with cerebral palsy, Gordon grew up in western Sydney as a keen sportsman, but cycling was far from his mind until, at age 12, his friends dared him to ride down a grassy hill at the park. Last year, Gordon won his first world title in the mixed team sprint.
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Kane Perris
29
Perth, WA
Kane Perris's abilities were first identified in a talent transfer program in 2020. Since partnering with pilot Luke Zaccaria, he has rapidly emerged as one of Australia’s leading Para cyclists, representing Australia at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. There, Perris helped set a world record in the mixed team sprint. In 2025, he claimed a world championship in the mixed team sprint and added silver medals in both the tandem sprint and tandem kilo. Perris is legally blind, having been born with albinism.
Luke Zaccaria
33
Perth, WA
Luke Zaccaria is an Australian track cycling pilot who has represented Australia at both the Paralympic Games and UCI Para Cycling World Championships. Previously partnering with Brad Henderson and then with Beau Wootton, Zaccaria has claimed three national titles and a bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Since partnering with Kane Perris in 2023, he has continued to excel, representing Australia at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and winning a world championship with a world record in the mixed team sprint B.