A 16-athlete ARA Australian Cycling Team will race at the 2026 UCI Track World Championships this week at the first event of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games qualifying cycle.
Fourteen of the squad featured at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with Liam Walsh returning to the men's endurance squad and Maeve Plouffe to the women's endurance squad.
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden is the sole member of the squad set for an elite Track Worlds debut.
Maeve Plouffe, Sophie Edwards, Claudia Marcks, Alyssa Polites join Wilson-Haffenden.
Blake Agnoletto, Thomas Cornish, Conor Leahy, James Moriarty and Walsh form a motivated men’s squad aiming to turn two silver medals from their two recent major events into gold.
On the sprint side, Glasgow sensation Leigh Hoffman has his eyes on more medals alongside Ryan Elliott and Danny Barber.
The trio won team sprint Commonwealth gold and bronze at last year’s Track Worlds in Santiago.
Kristina Clonan, Alessia McCaig and Molly McGill will look to win Australia a third straight women’s team sprint world championship medal, with Clonan back for another Track Worlds campaign after missing 2025 due to injury.
ARA Australian Cycling Team
Endurance Men
- Blake Agnoletto (Bendigo and District Cycling Club/VIC)
- Team pursuit, Madison, elimination race
- Thomas Cornish (Southern Cross Cycling Club/NSW)
- Team pursuit, scratch race, 1km time trial, elimination race (sub)
- Conor Leahy (Peel District Cycling Club/WA)
- Team pursuit, omnium, Madison, points race (sub), individual pursuit (sub)
- James Moriarty (Balmoral Cycling Club/QLD)
- Team pursuit, individual pursuit
- Liam Walsh (Balmoral Cycling Club/QLD)
- Team pursuit, points race, omnium (sub), Madison (sub), scratch race (sub)
Endurance Women
- Sophie Edwards (Norwood Cycling Club/SA)
- Team pursuit, individual pursuit, points race, scratch race (sub), Madison (sub)
- Claudia Marcks (Canberra Cycling Club/ACT)
- Team pursuit, 1km time trial
- Maeve Plouffe (Port Adelaide Cycling Club/SA)
- Team pursuit, Madison, omnium, scratch race, elimination race (sub)
- Alyssa Polites (Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club/VIC)
- Team pursuit, Madison, elimination race, points race (sub), omnium (sub)
- Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Hobart Wheelers Dirt Devils Cycling Club/TAS)
- Team pursuit, individual pursuit
Sprint Men
- Danny Barber (Dubbo Cycle Club/NSW)
- Team sprint, sprint, keirin
- Ryan Elliott (Balmoral Cycling Club/QLD)
- Team sprint, keirin
- Leigh Hoffman (Whyalla Cycling Club/SA)
- Team sprint, keirin, sprint, 1km time trial
Sprint Women
- Kristina Clonan (Sunshine Coast CC/QLD)
- Team sprint, keirin, sprint (sub)
- Alessia McCaig (Bendigo and District Cycling Club/VIC)
- Team sprint, sprint, keirin
- Molly McGill (Balmoral Cycling Club/QLD)
- Team sprint, sprint, keirin
How to watch
All night sessions from Wednesday to Saturday and both Sunday sessions will be broadcast on Stan Sport.
Schedule
Wednesday, October 14
Day session: 10:30 CST / 12:30 AEST
Night session: 18:35 CST / 20:35 AEST
- Women's team pursuit (qualifying)
- Men's team pursuit (qualifying and first round)
- Women's scratch race (final)
- Women's team sprint (full event)
- Men's team sprint (full event)
Thursday, October 15
Day session: 12:00 CST / 14:00 AEST
Night session: 17:05 CST / 19:05 AEST
- Men's keirin (full event)
- Women's sprint (qualifying to quarterfinals)
- Women's team pursuit (first round and finals)
- Men's team pursuit (finals)
- Women's elimination race (final)
- Men's scratch race (final)
Friday, October 16
Day session: 12:00 CST / 14:00 AEST
Night session: 17:05 CST / 19:05 AEST
- Men's 1km time trial (qualifying and final)
- Women's omnium (full event)
- Men's individual pursuit (qualifying and finals)
- Men's points race (final)
- Women's sprint (semifinals and finals)
Saturday, October 17
Day session: 11:00 CST / 13:00 AEST
Night session: 17:35 CST / 19:35 AEST
- Women's 1km time trial (qualifying and final)
- Men's sprint (qualifying to quarterfinals)
- Men's omnium (full event)
- Women's individual pursuit (qualifying and finals)
- Women's Madison (final)
Sunday, October 18
Day session: 11:00 CST / 13:00 AEST
Afternoon session: 13:35 CST / 15:35 AEST
- Men's sprint (semifinals to finals)
- Women's keirin (full event)
- Women's points race (final)
- Men's elimination race (final)
- Men's Madison (final)
Results
Start lists, live timing and official results can be found at Tissot Timing.
Characteristics of Shanghai Chongming Velodrome
- Length: 250 metres
- Width: 7.5 metres
- Bends: 45 degrees (maximum)
- Straights: 13 degrees (minimum)
- Circumference at the fence: 290 metres
- Surface: European red pine
How the team fared in 2025
The ARA Australian Cycling Team effort travelled to Santiago, Chile a year ago and returned with two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Leigh Hoffman led the charge, winning his first individual Track Worlds medals via keirin silver and sprint bronze. He would also ride at second wheel for the bronze-winning team sprint alongside Ryan Elliott and Danny Barber.
The men's team pursuit comprised of Blake Agnoletto, Oliver Bleddyn, Conor Leahy, James Moriarty and Liam Walsh settled for silver in a gold medal final versus Denmark.
A second consecutive women's team sprint bronze was won by Alessia McCaig, Molly McGill, Kristine Perkins and Liliya Tatarinoff.
Feature picture: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com