Commonwealth Games 2006
March 15-26, 2006, Melbourne (Australia)
From Larry Hickmott in Melbourne (larryhickmott@britishcycling.org.uk)
| Commonwealth Games Coverage (Reports, results, photos, reactions) |
Second only to the Olympic Games in the eyes of the public, the Commonwealth Games is a major target for any athlete looking for international glory.
After the success of the Games in Manchester 2002, all eyes were on Melbourne (Australia), where historic rivalries between the home nations and the Commonwealth were once again centre stage with the Home Countries having great success on and off the track. Exclusive coverage >Commonwealth Games 2006
| Pre_Games Build-up & Features |
Teams from the home nations, will be heading down under for the biggest competition since the Olympic Games. We'll be with them out in Australia bringing you all the latest from every race. Here are the latest Games-related stories.
Latest News:
In two major training sessions, the riders from the Home nations took to the track at the Vodaphone arena near the centre of Melbourne for the final hit outs before racing starts tomorrow night.
British Cycling's Larry Hickmott was there to talk to the riders and send back images of the action. Read more about the training session as well see photos of our riders in action and hear what they have to say as competition gets set to kick off. >> Track Training Ends
Team England's 4k team pursuit track cycling team have their sights set on breaking the British record when they race for gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on Saturday (18 March).
The quartet of Rob Hayles, Chris Newton, Paul Manning and Stephen Cummings said today they aim to break the national record of 3:59.866 and to 'match or better' the silver medal they won in Manchester four years ago. >> England Press Release
Latest Commonwealth Games Features & Interviews
Wendy Houvenaghel: A rider new to the World stage is pursuiter Wendy Houvenaghel. A rookie in the event, Wendy won a Silver and a Gold in the event at two of the UCI World Track Cups this season to make her the World Track Cup champion for the Women's Pursuit event for 2005/2006. >> Wendy Houvenaghel
Rob Hayles: It seems an eternity ago now but 10 days ago I caught up with Rob Hayles who was in Sydney for the World Track Cup where he won Gold in the Individual Pursuit. He'd only been in Australia for a week when we spoke so to win so convincingly was an awesome performance from the double World Champion. >> Rob Hayles Interview
Nikki Harris: One of the countries top up and coming young riders is Nikki Harris who will be riding the Commonwealth Games this week for England. She tells us she is expecting to ride the Points race on the track and then the Road Race on the final day of the Games. >>Nikki Harris Interview
Charlotte Goldsmith: In Australia to ride the World Road Cup and the Commonwealth Games Road Race is England's Charlotte Goldsmith who has been busy preparing riding World Road Cup races Down Under. >>Charlotte Goldsmith
Ross Sander: Riding for Wales, Ross Sander is looking for his first major success as a senior after winning a silver medal at the Junior World Track Championships in the Team Pursuit. >>Ross Sander Interview
Matt Brammeier: Former Great Britain Under 23 Academy rider, Matt Brammeier, will be riding for Wales in Melbourne 2006, having been entered for the Points and Scratch races. >> Matt Brammeier Interview
Matthew Crampton: England's young sprint hope puts the final touches to his training in Melbourne and British Cycling talks to him about the biggest challenge ahead of him this week in Melbourne. >> Mathew Crampton
Jamie Staff: One of England's big hopes for a medal at the Commonwealth Games will be World Team Sprint Champion Jamie Staff. The former BMX World Champion who has also twice won a World Team Sprint championship as well as a World Keirin title, was in Sydney for the World Track Cup there last week which is where British Cycling caught up with him to see how things have been since he won his World Title last March in Los Angeles. >> Jamie Staff
| England |
The Commonwealth Games Council for England has announced a 25-strong cycling team for Melbourne which is packed with Olympic, World and Commonwealth medallists. England Team >>>>
Other England Features (Interviews & More):
| Isle of Man |
It may only be a small Island but by heck the Isle of Man sure can turn out some good riders and the best of them will be heading for Melbourne and the Commonwealth Games in 2006 with World Champion Mark Cavendish leading the way. Isle of Man Team >>>>
Other Isle of Man Team Features:
| Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland's squad for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games will be led by Giant Asia rider David McCann and Multi British Time Trial Champion Michael Hutchinson. Northern Ireland Team >>>>
| Scotland |
The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) has announced its team selected to represent them at the XVIII Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia next year (15-26 March)and leading the team will be Commonwealth and Olympic champion Chris Hoy Scotland Team >>>>
Other Scotland Features:
Marco Librizzi Training Update
James McCallum Training Update
Scotland Triumph in Perth GP >>>>
| Wales |
The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) has confirmed the cyclists that have been invited to take their seats on the Melbourne bound plane for the 2006 Commonwealth Games showdown (15-26 March 2006) including Road Race champion Nicole Cooke. Wales Team >>>>
Other Welsh Features:
| Other Nations |
Other Nations
Jersey: Sam Firby
Guernsey: Tobyn Horton & Rob Smart
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