Will and Polites Clinch Silver in the Women’s Madison

Alyssa Polites and Keira Will earned silver in the Women’s Madison, a gruelling 120 laps in tough conditions, behind the commanding Japanese riders. 

“This is my first World Cup medal and I’m really excited to be able to get it with Alyssa and in front of a home crowd means a lot,” said Will, a New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder, 

Alyssa Polites echoed her teammate’s sentiment, glad to deliver a solid performance. 

“We fought all the way to the end and glad to bring home a medal for the home crowd. It was so sick,” said Polites. 

One of the anticipated races of the night, the Men’s Keirin final,  delivered a nail-biting between Matthew Richardson and two-time Olympic medalist Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (MAS) where the veteran Malaysian rider prevailed in his final World Cup race in Australia by 0.002 seconds. 

Aussie Leigh Hoffman was less than one hundredth of a second behind Richardson and Awang to claim the bronze medal. 

“It’s definitely amazing to have a home World Cup and racing the quickest men on earth. I was leading it for a bit so that’s good so happy to come away with a bronze,” Hoffman said.  

Rising star Tayte Ryan also qualified for the Keirin final, finishing sixth. 

Conor Leahy, who had a collision with American rider Graeme Frislie in the scratch race (first of four races) in the Omnium, courageously pushed through to finish seventh out of 17 riders. Leahy will be back on his home track tomorrow in the Men’s Madison riding with Liam Walsh. 

The UCI Track World Cup is at the Perth SpeedDome from 6-8 March with the ARA Australian Cycling Team battling it out with the world’s best athletes, including Olympic and World Championship medalists. Tickets for the final day are on sale through Ticketmaster.

Find replays of the finals action of the 2026 UCI Track World Cup on SBS On Demand and Kayo Sports.