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]
| Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
    (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) |
| Dates | 29 July – 1 August 2022 (track cycling) 3 August 2022 (mountain biking) 4 August 2022 (road time trials) 7 August 2022 (road race) |
Schedule
editThe competition schedule was as follows:[1][3]
| Qualifying / Heats / Repechage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Medal final(s) |
Date Event |
Wed 3 | Thu 4 | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | Sun 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 | ||||
Date Event |
Fri 29 | Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | A | M | A | M | A | A | |||||||||
| Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's sprint | Q/H | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Men's keirin | H/R | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's 1 km time trial | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's team sprint | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's individual pursuit | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's points race | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's scratch race | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Men's team pursuit | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's sprint | Q/H | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Women's keirin | H/R | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's 500 m time trial | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's team sprint | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's individual pursuit | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's points race | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's scratch race | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Women's team pursuit | Q | F | ||||||||||||||
| Para-track cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's tandem sprint B | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Men's tandem 1 km time trial B | F | |||||||||||||||
| Women's tandem sprint B | Q | ½ | F | |||||||||||||
| Women's tandem 1 km time trial B | F | |||||||||||||||
Venues
editThree of the four cycling venues were located within the West Midlands region:
- Myton Fields was the start/finish location for a road race course that circulated through Warwick and Leamington Spa.[4][5]
- West Park in Wolverhampton was the start/finish location for a road time trial course that stretched to Dudley.[6][7]
- Cannock Chase Forest was the venue for mountain biking.[8][9]
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)
editA total of 12 para-track cyclists (6 per gender) nominally qualified to compete at the Games.[14] They qualify as follows:
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 11 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 |  England* | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Wales | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Namibia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 77 | |
Medalists
editRoad cycling
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race |
Aaron Gate New Zealand |
3:28:29 | Daryl Impey South Africa |
3:28:29 | Finn Crockett Scotland |
3:28:29 |
| Men's time trial |
Rohan Dennis Australia |
46:21.24 | Fred Wright England |
46:47.82 | Geraint Thomas Wales |
46:49.73 |
| Women's road race |
Georgia Baker Australia |
2:44:46 | Neah Evans Scotland |
2:44:46 | Sarah Roy Australia |
2:44:46 |
| Women's time trial |
Grace Brown Australia |
40:05.20 | Anna Henderson England |
40:38.55 | Georgia Williams New Zealand |
41:25.27 |
Mountain biking
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country |
Sam Gaze New Zealand |
1:34:19 | Ben Oliver New Zealand |
1:34:50 | Alex Miller Namibia |
1:36:20 |
| Women's cross-country |
Evie Richards England |
1:34:59 | Zoe Cuthbert Australia |
1:35:46 | Candice Lill South Africa |
1:36:12 |
Track cycling
editMen
edit
- 1. ^ Repecharge athlete
Women
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Para-track cycling
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tandem sprint B |
Wales James Ball Matt Rotherham (Pilot) |
Scotland Neil Fachie Lewis Stewart (Pilot) |
Australia Beau Wootton Luke Zaccaria (Pilot) |
| Men's tandem 1 km time trial B |
Scotland Neil Fachie Lewis Stewart (Pilot) |
Wales James Ball Matt Rotherham (Pilot) |
England Stephen Bate Christopher Latham (Pilot) |
| Women's tandem sprint B |
Australia Jessica Gallagher Caitlin Ward (Pilot) |
Scotland Aileen McGlynn Ellie Stone (Pilot) |
Not awarded.[15] |
| Women's tandem 1 km time trial B |
Australia Jessica Gallagher Caitlin Ward (Pilot) |
England Sophie Unwin Georgia Holt (Pilot) |
Scotland Aileen McGlynn Ellie Stone (Pilot) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Full cycling schedule for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games revealed". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Competition Schedule | Cycling – Mountain Bike / Road Race / Time Trial / Track and Para Track (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 18–20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Gibbons, Craig (29 September 2020). "Warwick's St Nicholas Park to host start and finish of cycling road race at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Venues | ST NICHOLAS PARK". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Archer, Megan (29 September 2020). "Wolverhampton to host 2022 Commonwealth Games cycling time trial". Express & Star. MNA Media. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Venues | WEST PARK". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Wight, Rachael (22 October 2019). "Commonwealth Games mountain bike races to be held at Cannock Chase in 2022". off.road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Venues | CANNOCK CHASE FOREST". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "London to host track cycling at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Venues | LEE VALLEY VELOPARK". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Velodrome petition on track in 2022 Commonwealth Games row". BBC. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Process to choose velodrome for Birmingham 2022 defended by organisers". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Athlete Allocation System | Para-Cycling Track (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / UCI. 1 October 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ Parker, Ian (29 July 2022). "Sophie Unwin left in tears after not getting a bronze medal for finishing third". www.ca.sports.yahoo.com/. Yahoo!. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
External links
edit- Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Cycling - Mountain Bike
- Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Cycling - Road Cycling
- Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Cycling - Time Trial
- Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Cycling - Track and Para Track
- Cycling – Mountain Bike – Results Book
- Cycling – Road – Results Book
- Cycling – Track and Para Track – Results Book