Cycling at the Commonwealth Games
Cycling is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the second edition of the event's precursor, the 1934 British Empire Games. It is an optional sport and may, or may not, be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games, but has appeared in every edition of the Games to date. Australia have been the most successful nation in the event by a significant margin, with England and New Zealand closely matched for second place. Australia have led the medal table 16 times, one of which was shared by Canada, including every edition of the Games since 1990. England have led the table four times, but not since 1974. New Zealand have topped the table once, in their home Games of 1990.
Editions
[edit]Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
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II | 1934 | London (Cycling held in Manchester) |
England | Australia, Canada |
III | 1938 | Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | Australia |
IV | 1950 | Auckland | New Zealand | Australia |
V | 1954 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | England |
VI | 1958 | Cardiff | Wales | England |
VII | 1962 | Perth, Western Australia | Australia | Australia |
VIII | 1966 | Kingston | Jamaica | England |
IX | 1970 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Australia |
X | 1974 | Christchurch | New Zealand | England |
XI | 1978 | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Australia |
XII | 1982 | Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | Australia |
XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Australia |
XIV | 1990 | Auckland | New Zealand | New Zealand |
XV | 1994 | Victoria, British Columbia | Canada | Australia |
XVI | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Australia |
XVII | 2002 | Manchester | England | Australia |
XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Victoria | Australia | Australia |
XIX | 2010 | Delhi | India | Australia |
XX | 2014 | Glasgow | Scotland | Australia |
XXI | 2018 | Brisbane | Australia | Australia |
XXII | 2022 | Birmingham & London | England | Australia |
Events
[edit]Track cycling events
[edit]Event | 34 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
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Current program | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's 1 km time trial | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21 |
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 19 | ||
Men's 4000 m team pursuit | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | ||||||||
Men's keirin | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Men's points race | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||||||||||||
Men's scratch race | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21 |
Men's sprint | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21 |
Men's team sprint | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Women's 500 m time trial | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Women's 3000 m individual pursuit | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||||||||||||
Women's team pursuit | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Women's keirin | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Women's points race | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||||||||||||
Women's scratch race | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's sprint | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | ||||||||||||
Women's team sprint | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Past events | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's tandem | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Events | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Road cycling events
[edit]Event | 38 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
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Current program | |||||||||||||||||||||
Men's individual time trial | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||||
Men's road race | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 20 |
Women's individual time trial | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||||
Women's road race | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||||||||||
Past events | |||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team time trial | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Women's team time trial | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Events | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mountain biking events
[edit]Event | 02 | 06 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
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Current program | ||||||
Men's cross-country | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
Women's cross-country | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
Events | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Para-track
[edit]Event | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
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Current program | ||||
Men's tandem sprint B | X | X | X | 3 |
Men's tandem 1 km time trial B | X | X | X | 3 |
Women's tandem sprint B | X | X | X | 1 |
Women's tandem 1 km time trial B | X | X | X | 3 |
Events | 4 | 4 | 4 |
All-time medal table
[edit]Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 121 | 73 | 57 | 251 |
2 | England | 36 | 50 | 44 | 130 |
3 | New Zealand | 35 | 52 | 44 | 131 |
4 | Canada | 15 | 19 | 26 | 60 |
5 | Scotland | 10 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
6 | Wales | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 |
7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
8 | South Africa | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
9 | Isle of Man | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
11 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
12 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Namibia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 230 | 227 | 227 | 684 |
Para-track Cycling All-time medal table
[edit]Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Scotland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
2 | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
4 | Wales | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Totals (4 entries) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
Mountain Bike All-time medal table
[edit]Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
2 | New Zealand | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
3 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |