Your ARA Australian Cycling Team guide for the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships

The 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships begin tonight (Australian time) for the ARA Australian Cycling Team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Here's everything you need to know for Australia's hunt of rainbow jerseys from March 20-24 at Rio Olympic Velodrome.

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Our ARA Australian Cycling Team in Brazil

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Women

• Amanda Reid - C2
• Emily Petricola – C4
• Erin Rowell – C4
• Alana Forster – C5
• Jessica Gallagher and Caitlin Ward (pilot) – B

Men

• Gordon Allan - C2
• David Nicholas - C3
• Korey Boddington – C4
• Michael Shippley – C4
• Alistair Donohoe - C5
• Kane Perris and Luke Zaccaria (pilot) – B

The ARA Australian Cycling Team for the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships was announced in January.

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games medallists Darren Hicks, Meg Lemon and Paige Greco have chosen to miss Rio de Janeiro to focus on preparing for the Paris Paralympic Games.

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Schedule

Official schedule

Racing begins at 9am (local time) for all five days of racing in Rio de Janeiro, which is at the following times in Australia: 11pm AEDT/10pm AEST/10:30pm ACDT.

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Finals by day

Day 1

• Flying 200m (MC4 non-medal omnium event)
• Tandem Team Sprint (M/WB)
• 500m Time Trial (WC3-5)
• Individual Pursuit (M/WC1-2)

Day 2

• Flying 200m (WC4-5/MC1-3 non-medal omnium event)
• Individual Pursuit (MC4-5)
• 500m Time Trial (WC1-2)
• Tandem 1000m Time Trial (WB)

Day 3

• Flying 200m (WC1-2/MC5 non-medal omnium event)
• Tandem 1000m Time Trial (MB)
• Scratch Race (MC4)
• Individual Pursuit (WC3-5/MC3)

Day 4

• Flying 200m (WC3 non-medal omnium event)
• Individual Pursuit (M/WB)
• 1000m Time Trial (MC1-5)
• Scratch Race (WC3-4)

Day 5

• Tandem Sprint (M/WB)
• Mixed Team Sprint (M/WC1-5)
• Scratch Race (WC1-2/WC5/MC1/MC2/MC3/MC5)
• Elimination Race exhibition (M/WC1-5 - non-championship event)

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Live stream and results

Live results and start lists

The competition will be broadcast every day on the Brazilian Paralympic Committee YouTube channel.

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