‘Gutted’: Glaetzer rues ‘tactical nightmare’ in shock loss
AUSTRALIA’S fastest man Matthew Glaetzer fell victim to the upset of the Games so far after being knocked out of the men’s sprint by the unlikeliest of athletes.
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Chalmers crowned new king of swimming on golden night
KYLE Chalmers won two gold medals in just over two hours on an evening which saw rain pelt down on the open-air pool and gold medals rain down on Australia’s swimmers, cyclists and an inspirational weightlifter who powered through grief.
How unheralded team broke the world record
THIS time last year Australian track cycling coach Tim Decker called his riders together during a routine training session at the Adelaide Super-Drome and told them his dream: “We can challenge for the world record.”
Sprint supremos drop the hammer on rivals
IN THE house that Anna Meares built, Matthew Glaetzer and Stephanie Morton confirmed their status as Australia’s sprint king and queen with back-to-back gold medals.
Families set to party with our golden heroes
THE families of South Australia’s newest Commonwealth Games cycling champions were anxiously waiting to celebrate with their gold medal heroes in Brisbane on Friday.
Gold at the front, party at the back
AUSTRALIA’S newest cycling world record holders are rocking medals and mullets on the Gold Coast this week.
World record falls in pursuit of happiness
THE men’s team pursuit world record fell with a breathtaking ride as Australia dominated the first night in the velodrome with three gold medals.
Ashes on wheels: Time to renew hostilities with Poms
TWO years after heartbreak in Rio — where the women crashed in training just days before competition and the men broke the world record but lost a thrilling final to Great Britain, records and rivalries are expected.
Morton feels no need to psyche out rivals
AUSTRALIA’S top female sprinter Stephanie Morton combines cycling with studying criminology at university but doesn’t buy into the mind games or psychological profiling of her rivals.
How to get your exclusive Comm Games pin
ONLY 7 days to go! Get into the Games spirit with limited edition Gold Coast 2018 Official Borobi Pin Collection, available via the token in The Courier-Mail from Wednesday, April 4. Pin your hopes on the Aussies and collect all five!
African team warned not to do runner
RWANDAN athletes have been issued a stern warning that they face being charged with treason and thrown in jail if they try to flee life under their authoritarian government while at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Medals that made Cadel a Tour force
BEFORE Cadel Evans was a Tour de France champion, he was a dual Commonwealth Games medallist. The cycling champion looks back on the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
The ‘Miracle Mile’ that almost killed a runner
IT was dubbed “the Miracle Mile”. But by the end of the marathon, a world record holder had wilted in the extreme heat and collapsed — within sight of the finish line — after covering a gruelling 27 miles.
Smile please! Meares’ bizarre pre-race request
ANNA Meares won three gold medals at the Delhi Commonwealth Games but she will remember the event fondly for a completely different reason.
Games threat: Get on the bus or go home
COMMONWEALTH Games goers who arrive on foot to Brisbane’s shooting events will be refused entry – even if they live in nearby streets or suburbs within walking distance.
Broken neck won’t stop Von Hoff’s Gold Coast dream
JUST hours after he was named in his first ever Commonwealth Games team, Australian cyclist Steele von Hoff was in hospital with four fractured vertebrae.
Paris-Roubaix to Gold Coast gold
AUSTRALIAN stars Mathew Hayman and Alex Edmondson will fly to the Gold Coast just days after riding Paris-Roubaix in Europe to spearhead the men’s road team at the Commonwealth Games in April.
Lucky fans get an inside look
A SELECT group of fans will give the world’s best cyclists some pre-ride advice when the track racing gets underway at Anna Meares Velodrome during the Commonwealth Games.
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