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

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Games Year Host city Host country Best nation
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

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Track cycling events

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Event 34 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Games
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

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Event 38 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Games
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

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Event 02 06 14 18 22 Games
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

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Event 14 18 22 Games
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

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Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1217357251
2 England365044130
3 New Zealand355244131
4 Canada15192660
5 Scotland10151439
6 Wales581629
7 Trinidad and Tobago3249
8 South Africa231116
9 Isle of Man2125
10 Malaysia1236
11 Northern Ireland0134
12 Jamaica0112
13 Barbados0011
 Namibia0011
Totals (14 entries)230227227684

Para-track Cycling All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Scotland54110
2 England4116
3 Australia22610
4 Wales1315
Totals (4 entries)1210931

Mountain Bike All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada4239
2 New Zealand3508
3 England3216
4 Australia0134
5 South Africa0022
6 Namibia0011
Totals (6 entries)10101030
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