Australia’s Carter Bettles and Tully Schweitzer claimed the 2026 Oceania road titles on the final day of the 2026 Oceania Road Championships in Brisbane.

Elite and Under 23

In a thrilling elite and under 23 men’s race that went down to the wire, Bettles held on to claim gold over Luke Mudgway (New Zealand) who threw everything at him in the closing kilometres.

Part of a select six rider group on the final lap, Battles made a move with initially only Mudgway able to go with him. Starting the closing kilometres Bettles held a small 13 second lead, which gradually ticked down as they raced towards the finish. A late surge in the final kilometre by Mudgway nearly earned him the title but he fell agonisingly short.

Alastair Christie-Johnston (Australia) collected bronze, his second medal of the championships after claiming the same colour in the time trial.

In the under 23 men’s category William Heffernan (Australia) took the title ahead of Christian Tuminello (Australia) with time trial champion Thomas Waites (Australia) rounding out the podium with bronze.

Schweitzer was saluted by teammate and under 23 time trial champion Sophia Sammons (Australia) as she crossed the line to claim the women’s title, with the duo over two and a half minutes clear of the rest of the field. Competing as an under 23, as the first rider across the line Schweitzer was crowned the 2026 Oceania Champion. Belinda Johnston-Bailey rounded out the under 23 podium.

Defending Champion Katelyn Nicholson (Australia) took elite gold ahead of time trial champion Bronwyn MacGregor (New Zealand) with Ellie Hoitnik earning bronze.

Under 19

There was to be no denying Alistair Forsyth (Australia) the double as he added the road race gold to his time trial success by winning solo ahead of Alex Botha (New Zealand) and Zachary Douglas-Savage (Australia).

Chloe Bowen (Australia) won the under 19 women’s ahead of Neve Parslow (Australia) who added road race silver to her time trial silver. Alex Milne (New Zealand) completed the podium with bronze.

Para-cycling

Para-cycling titles went to Darren Hicks (Australia) men C2, Kyle Willis (Australia) men C3, Korey Boddington (Australia) men C4, Patrick Best (Australia) men C5, Alex Welsh (Australia) men H3, Thomas Walvin (Australia) men H4, Steven Kemp and Hugh Harvey (Australia) men tandem, Tahlia Clayton-Goodie (Australia) women C1, Meg Lemon (Australia) women C4, Nicole Murray (New Zealand) women C5, Lauren Parker (Australia) women H3 and Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges (New Zealand).

Results – Full Results
Elite Men
Gold: Carter Bettles (Australia)
Silver: Luke Mudgway (New Zealand)
Bronze: Alastair Christie-Johnston (Australia)

Elite Women
Gold: Katelyn Nicholson (Australia)
Silver: Bronwyn MacGregor (New Zealand)
Bronze: Ellie Hoitink

Under 23 Men
Gold: William Heffernan (Australia)
Silver: Christian Tuminello (Australia)
Bronze: Thomas Waites (Australia)

Under 23 Women
Gold: Tully Schweitzer (Australia)
Silver: Sophia Sammons (Australia)
Bronze: Belinda Johnston-Bailey (Australia)

Under 19 Men
Gold: Alistair Forsyth (Australia)
Silver: Alex Botha (New Zealand)
Bronze: Zachary Douglas-Savage (Australia)

Under 19 Women
Gold: Chloe Bowen (Australia)
Silver: Neve Parslow (Australia)
Bronze: Alex Milne (New Zealand)

Para-cycling
Men C2: Darren Hicks (Australia)
Men C3: Kyle Willis (Australia)
Men C4: Korey Boddington (Australia)
Men C5: Patrick Best (Australia)
Men H3: Alex Welsh (Australia)
Men H4: Thomas Walvin (Australia)
Men B: Steven Kemp and Hugh Harvey (Australia)
Women C1: Tahlia Clayton-Goodie (Australia)
Women C4: Meg Lemon (Australia)
Women C5: Nicole Murray (New Zealand)
Women H3: Lauren Parker (Australia)
Women B: Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges (New Zealand)