Australian Olympic champions Conor Leahy and Ollie Bleddyn secured the top two spots in the men's individual pursuit qualification on July 31 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
This sets up an all-Australian gold medal final.
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Bleddyn initially set a new Commonwealth Games record with a time of 4:04.132, averaging nearly 59 km/h.
His teammate James Moriarty had temporarily held the record with a time of 4:05.677.
Leahy subsequently logged the second-fastest qualifying time, finishing just +0.015 seconds behind Bleddyn. Moriarty placed third to enter the bronze medal match against Manx rider Matthew Bostock.
Women's Pursuit Disqualifications
In the women's event, Australian cyclists Sophie Edwards and Felicity Wilson-Haffenden were disqualified. Wilson-Haffenden had broken the national record and qualified for the bronze medal final.
Officials cited altered helmet design for Edwards and a morphological modification via shoulder taping for Wilson-Haffenden.
AusCycling executive general manager of performance Jesse Korf stated that Edwards had removable safety padding deemed excessive. The team accepted the call.
"It was deemed after the race that the safety padding was excessive," said Korf.
"Sophie is fine with it, she’s not upset, we’re not upset, it did not impact the race, did not impact her progression, so we’re fine."
Korf expressed greater frustration over Wilson-Haffenden's disqualification following treatment for shoulder discomfort.
"She’s been seen by the medical team early this morning because of genuine shoulder discomfort," said Korf.
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