Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Cycling
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Track.svg 2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Mountain Bike.svg 2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Road Time Trial.svg 2022 Commonwealth Games Cycling Road Race.svg
(From left to right) Track, Mountain biking, Road time trials, Road racing
Venue Lee Valley VeloPark (track cycling)
Cannock Chase Forest (mountain biking)
West Park (road time trials)
Myton Fields (road race)
Dates29 July – 1 August 2022 (track cycling)
3 August 2022 (mountain biking)
4 August 2022 (road time trials)
7 August 2022 (road race)
  2018
2026  

Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held between 29 July and 7 August 2022 at four different venues. There were 26 events altogether in cycling, making the sport third-highestt in terms of number of medals available. There were 20 events in track cycling (including four for para-cycling), two in mountain biking, two in road time trials and two in road racing. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

The competition schedule was as follows: [1] [3]

Qualifying / Heats / Repechage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsFMedal final(s)
Road cycling and mountain biking
Date
Event
Wed 3Thu 4Fri 5Sat 6Sun 7
Road cycling
Men's road race F
Men's time trial F
Women's road race F
Women's time trial F
Mountain biking
Men's cross-country F
Women's cross-country F
Track and para-track cycling
Date
Event
Fri 29Sat 30Sun 31Mon 1
Session →MAMAMAA
Track cycling
Men's sprint Q/H¼½F
Men's keirin H/R½F
Men's 1 km time trial F
Men's team sprint QF
Men's individual pursuit QF
Men's points race QF
Men's scratch race QF
Men's team pursuit QF
Women's sprint Q/H¼½F
Women's keirin H/R½F
Women's 500 m time trial F
Women's team sprint QF
Women's individual pursuit QF
Women's points race QF
Women's scratch race QF
Women's team pursuit QF
Para-track cycling
Men's tandem sprint B Q½F
Men's tandem 1 km time trial B F
Women's tandem sprint B Q½F
Women's tandem 1 km time trial B F

Venues

Three of the four cycling venues were located within the West Midlands region:

In addition, it was decided that the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, more than 100 miles away from Birmingham, would host the track cycling. [10] [11] This caused backlash amongst residents in the West Midlands, and even resulted in a petition that was signed by 6,000 locals that urged for a new velodrome to be built in the West Midlands instead of using one in London. [12] Nonetheless, a new velodrome in the West Midlands was ruled out on grounds of cost. [13]

Qualification (parasport)

A total of 12 para-track cyclists (6 per gender) nominally qualified to compete at the Games. [14] They qualify as follows:

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 113418
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 105217
3Flag of England.svg  England*26412
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16411
5Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 1157
6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1113
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0325
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0112
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0011
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0011
Totals (10 entries)26262577

Medalists

Road cycling

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's road race
details
Aaron Gate
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
3:28:29 Daryl Impey
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
3:28:29 Finn Crockett
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
3:28:29
Men's time trial
details
Rohan Dennis
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
46:21.24 Fred Wright
Flag of England.svg  England
46:47.82 Geraint Thomas
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
46:49.73
Women's road race
details
Georgia Baker
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2:44:46 Neah Evans
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2:44:46 Sarah Roy
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2:44:46
Women's time trial
details
Grace Brown
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
40:05.20 Anna Henderson
Flag of England.svg  England
40:38.55 Georgia Williams
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
41:25.27

Mountain biking

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's cross-country
details
Sam Gaze
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:34:19 Ben Oliver
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:34:50 Alex Miller
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
1:36:20
Women's cross-country
details
Evie Richards
Flag of England.svg  England
1:34:59 Zoe Cuthbert
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:35:46 Candice Lill
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1:36:12

Track cycling

Men
EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint
details
Matthew Richardson
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Nicholas Paul
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Jack Carlin
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Team sprint
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Leigh Hoffman
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Glaetzer
Flag of England.svg  England
Ryan Owens
Hamish Turnbull
Joe Truman
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bradly Knipe
Sam Dakin
Sam Webster
Keirin
details
Nicholas Paul
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Jack Carlin
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Shah Sahrom
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
1 km time trial
details
Matthew Glaetzer
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Thomas Cornish
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Nicholas Paul
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Individual pursuit
details
Aaron Gate
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tom Sexton
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Conor Leahy
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Team pursuit
details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Aaron Gate
Jordan Kerby
Tom Sexton
Campbell Stewart

Flag of England.svg  England
Dan Bigham
Charlie Tanfield
Ethan Vernon
Oli Wood

Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Joshua Duffy
Graeme Frislie
Conor Leahy
Lucas Plapp
James Moriarty
Points race
details
Aaron Gate
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Campbell Stewart
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oli Wood
Flag of England.svg  England
Scratch race
details
Corbin Strong
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
John Archibald
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
William Roberts
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
1. ^ Repecharge athlete
Women
EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint
details
Ellesse Andrews
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Kelsey Mitchell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Emma Finucane
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Team sprint
details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ellesse Andrews
Olivia King
Rebecca Petch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lauriane Genest
Kelsey Mitchell
Sarah Orban
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Rhian Edmunds
Emma Finucane
Lowri Thomas
Keirin
details
Ellesse Andrews
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sophie Capewell
Flag of England.svg  England
Kelsey Mitchell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
500 m time trial
details
Kristina Clonan
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Kelsey Mitchell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sophie Capewell
Flag of England.svg  England
Individual pursuit
details
Bryony Botha
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Maeve Plouffe
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Neah Evans
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Team pursuit
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Georgia Baker
Sophie Edwards
Chloe Moran
Maeve Plouffe
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Ellesse Andrews
Bryony Botha
Michaela Drummond
Emily Shearman
Flag of England.svg  England
Laura Kenny
Josie Knight
Maddie Leech
Sophie Lewis
Points race
details
Georgia Baker
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Neah Evans
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Eluned King
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Scratch race
details
Laura Kenny
Flag of England.svg  England
Michaela Drummond
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Maggie Coles-Lyster
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Para-track cycling

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tandem sprint B
details
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
James Ball
Matt Rotherham (Pilot)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Neil Fachie
Lewis Stewart (Pilot)
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Beau Wootton
Luke Zaccaria (Pilot)
Men's tandem 1 km time trial B
details
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Neil Fachie
Lewis Stewart (Pilot)
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
James Ball
Matt Rotherham (Pilot)
Flag of England.svg  England
Stephen Bate
Christopher Latham (Pilot)
Women's tandem sprint B
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jessica Gallagher
Caitlin Ward (Pilot)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Aileen McGlynn
Ellie Stone (Pilot)
Not awarded. [15]
Women's tandem 1 km time trial B
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jessica Gallagher
Caitlin Ward (Pilot)
Flag of England.svg  England
Sophie Unwin
Georgia Holt (Pilot)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Aileen McGlynn
Ellie Stone (Pilot)

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