The Cycling New Zealand Para-Cycling Team has touched down in Brazil once again, returning to the Rio Olympic and Paralympic Velodrome to compete at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
This marks the second year in a row that the Championships are being held at the iconic Rio venue, with 5 Kiwi athletes ready to take on the world’s best in the search for medals and rainbow jerseys.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of competition this week.
Cycling New Zealand Team
Women
Siobhan Terry - WC4
1km Time Trial, Elimination, Scratch, and Sprint
Nicole Murray – WC5
1km Time Trial, Elimination, Scratch, and Sprint
Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges (pilot) – WB
1km Time Trial, Individual Pursuit, and Sprint
Men
Devon Briggs – MC3
1km Time Trial, Elimination, Scratch, and Sprint
How to watch
Racing will be live streamed via the host organisation website on YouTube.
Schedule
Thursday, October 16
Day session: 10:00 EST UTC-3/02:00 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s C5 1km Time Trial (qualifying)
Men’s C3 Sprint (qualifying)
Night session: 16:00 EST UTC-3/08:00 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s C5 1km Time Trial (final)
Women’s C4 Scratch (final)
Men’s C3 Sprint (semi and final)
Friday, October 17
Day session: 10:00 EST UTC-3/02:00 NZT (+1 day)
Men’s C3 1km Time Trial (qualifying)
Women’s C4 1km Time Trial (qualifying)
Women’s B Individual Pursuit (qualifying)
Night session: 15:30 EST UTC-3/07:30 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s C5 Elimination (final)
Men’s C3 1km Time Trial (final)
Women’s C4 1km Time Trial (final)
Women’s B Individual Pursuit (final)
Saturday, October 18
Day session: 10:00 EST UTC-3/02:00 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s C4 Sprint (qualifying)
Women’s C5 Sprint (qualifying)
Women’s B 1km Time Trial (qualifying)
Night session: 15:30 EST UTC-3/07:30 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s B 1km Time Trial (final)
Women’s C4 Sprint (semi and final)
Women’s C5 Sprint (semi and final)
Men’s C3 Elimination (final)
Sunday, October 19
Day session: 09:00 EST UTC-3/01:00 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s B Sprint (heat)
Night session: 14:30 EST UTC-3/06:30 NZT (+1 day)
Women’s C4 Elimination (final)
Men’s C3 Scratch (final)
Women’s B Sprint (final)
Women’s C5 Scratch (final)
Results
Start lists, live timing and official results can be found here.
