Despite safety induced handlebar switches more Australian gold arrives at Birmingham velodrome
Australia’s governing body for bicycles, AusCycling, was forced to remove the handlebars from its track bike used in the 1,000m time test at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games because it was unsafe to use. Key points: AusCycling released a statement at the same time that the competition started at the Commonwealth Games Matt Glaetzer won gold, Thomas Cornish silver and Matthew Richardson was fourth despite theoretically driving a slower set up AusCycling came under fire at the Tokyo Olympics when the handlebar set failed during the race That didn’t stop the trio of Australians as Matt Glaetzer took a stunning gold medal, beating fellow Aussie Tom Cornish by more than half a second to silver. It was Glaezer’s fifth Commonwealth Games gold. Matt Richardson was fourth behind bronze medalist Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago. The Aussies’ performance is even more remarkable considering the fact that all three ride a theoretically slower setup than their competitors. In a statement r