{"id":55370,"date":"2025-08-26T13:36:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/australia-names-24-rider-squad-for-uci-championships-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:30:37","slug":"australia-names-24-rider-squad-for-uci-championships-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/australia-names-24-rider-squad-for-uci-championships-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia names 24-rider squad for UCI championships in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

The competition will draw participants from around the world, with races across elite and under-23 divisions for both men and women.<\/p>\n

Australia arrives well-prepared for the week-long event, fielding a mix of experienced stars and promising young riders across all categories.<\/p>\n

{{Men\u2019s elite team spotlight
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Australia\u2019s men\u2019s elite squad features some of the biggest names in world cycling, including Jai Hindley, Michael Matthews, and Luke Plapp.<\/p>\n

Jai Hindley made history by winning the 2022 Giro d\u2019Italia, becoming the first Australian to win the race and only the second Australian to win a Grand Tour. He also wore the yellow jersey as leader of the 2023 Tour de France for one stage.<\/p>\n

\"Jai<\/figure>\n

Michael Matthews has claimed stage wins in all three Grand Tours\u2014the Tour de France (4), Giro d\u2019Italia (3), and Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a (3)\u2014and won the green jersey at the 2017 Tour de France.<\/p>\n

Luke Plapp, a multiple-time Australian National Champion, has won the road race three times (2022\u20132024) and the time trial four times (2021, 2024, 2025). He also earned a bronze medal in the men\u2019s team pursuit at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

The rest of the men\u2019s elite squad includes Chris Hamilton, Chris Harper, Callum Scotson, Michael Storer, and Jay Vine, all accomplished riders with international racing experience.<\/p>\n

{{Women\u2019s elite team spotlight
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Among the women, Amanda Spratt stands out as Australia\u2019s leading rider. She is a three-time Australian National Road Race Champion and has won two medals at the UCI Road World Championships\u2014a silver and a bronze\u2014highlighting her long-standing success at the highest level of the sport.<\/p>\n

\"Spratt<\/figure>\n

Joining Spratt are Neve Bradbury, Brodie Chapman, Lauretta Hanson, Alexandra Manly, and Ruby Roseman-Gannon, all of whom bring strong performances in domestic and international competitions.<\/p>\n

{{Under-23 teams
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Australia will also field competitive under-23 squads. The women\u2019s U23 team includes Alli Anderson, Mackenzie Coupland, and Felicity Wilson-Haffenden, while the men\u2019s side features Matthew Greenwood, Zac Marriage, Hamish McKenzie, and Jack Ward, all promising talents in the Australian cycling development pathway.<\/p>\n

Most races will be held on a 15.1-kilometre circuit around Kimihurura, with riders completing between five and 15 laps depending on their category. <\/p>\n

Australia will aim for strong performances across all events as the world\u2019s top cyclists converge in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

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The Australian Cycling Federation has unveiled a 24-rider squad to represent the country at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, scheduled to take place in Rwanda from September 21 to 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000093127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000093127,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/getty_dariobelingheri_brodie-1-f9737logo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000093127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55370"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55370"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}