New Zealand’s Olympians dominated the third day of competition winning three of four elite titles on offer at the 2026 Oceania Track Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Olympic Champion Ellesse Andrews was in control from start to finish to claim back-to-back Oceania sprint titles and her fourth win in the event.

Ally Wollaston was in a class of her own taking out the women’s omnium and continued a strong start to 2026, that also saw her claim World Tour wins on the road at the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. In the men’s omnium Tom Sexton claimed his first gold in the event in a New Zealand 1-2-3.

Australia also tasted success with Leigh Hoffman defending his sprit title in an Australian lock out of the podium.

Sprint

After qualifying fastest and breezing through the early rounds yesterday, Andrews continued her dominance to easily beat Molly McGill (Australia) in the semifinal before beating Alessia McCaig (Australia) in two rounds to win her fourth women’s sprint title in five years. Bronze went to Olivia King (New Zealand).

“It’s been a long time since I have raced at home which has been a fun part of this week,” said Andrews. “I am looking forward to the keirin tomorrow which will be a long day of racing for me and then that builds to a really busy season this year.

“It is definitely good to get the body and the mind back into the groove of things again – get out there and do some good racing and hopefully keep progressing through the season.”

In the men’s sprint defending champion Hoffman was dominant across the competition beating Daniel Barber (Australia) in two rounds in the semifinal and repeating the performance in the gold medal ride over Ryan Elliott (Australia). Barber made it an all Australian podium with bronze.

“It’s good to kick it off with some good times and good results this week. We are just four weeks away from the start of the Nations Cup in Perth so it has come round real quick.

“I picked up three medals at the Chile World Championships – one in every event I did which was phenomenal. Since then I had time out back at home in South Australia and a bit of time off in Cairns with my girlfriend’s family and in Bali.

“It was my first break in a couple of years but I am pleased I have some good legs this week which has given me some confidence. I want to hit these Nations Cups hard – the competition is hot and I have learned that every time you race could be your last.”

Omnium

Wollaston continued her hot run of form with a dominant showing in the elite women’s omnium. After winning the scratch and elimination races and finishing fifth in the tempo she New Zealander held a six point lead ahead of the final points race.

With a controlled performance throughout she showed her class to steadily build her advantage before solidifying her win by taking out the final sprint to finish on 135 points. 14 clear of teammates Samantha Donnelly who took silver and a further point to Bryony Botha in bronze.

“It has been a crazy few weeks to be honest,” said Wollaston. “Today I wasn’t too sure if I wanted to race. I struggled to get into the rhythm of track racing again. It is so demanding and it’s hot as hell in here. It was a really tough day and aggressive racing across the whole day.

“I am just so happy to pull off a win and it feels amazing to be back on the boards.

“I hadn’t raced an omnium since the Nations Cup last year. I have had a lot of time off the track bike so it is a really good confidence-boost to come back and get a win here. It was a very stacked field . It teams a lot and keeps me motivated because the goal for me would be to be in the medals again for the omnium in LA. This is a win along the way.”

Much like the women’s event the elite men’s omnium was an all New Zealand affair in a closely matched four races. Sexton after winning the scratch and tempo races and placing fifth in the elimination had a narrow four-point lead over teammates Marshall Erwood and George Jackson.

The trio exchanged sprint wins across the 10 sprints with it all going down to the wire. Second in the final sprint saw the experienced Sexton finish on 151 points, three clear or Jackson in silver and five ahead of Erwood who completed the podium.

Under 19

Australia took out the under 19 men’s team pursuit with Oliver Ward, William Brown, Alex Guglielmucci and Jack Sloan and the team sprint with Benjamin Murphy, Cooper Nilsson and Stirling Kraakman. In other raching Liy Keast (New Zealand) won the women’s time trial, Oliver Ward (Australia) the men’s points race and Neve McKenzie and Mia Pepper (New Zealand) the women’s Madison.

Para-cycling

In Para-cycling time trials, Oceania titles went to Gordon Allan (Australia) in the C2, Korey Boddington (Australia) C3, Michael Shippley (Australia) C4, Maxwell Sudholz (Australia) C5 and Beau Wootton and Byron Davies (Australia) in the tandem across men’s competition. In the women’s Erin Normoyle (Australia) won the C4, Nicole Murray (New Zealand) the C5 and Jessica Gallagher and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (Australia) the tandem.

Results
Elite Women Sprint
Gold: Ellesse Andrews (New Zealand)
Silver: Alessia McCaig (Australia)
Bronze: Olivia King (New Zealand)

Elite Men Sprint
Gold: Leigh Hoffman (Australia)
Silver: Ryan Elliott (Australia)
Bronze: Daniel Barber (Australia)

Elite Women Omnium
Gold: Ally Wollaston (New Zealand)
Silver: Samantha Donnelly (New Zealand)
Bronze: Bryony Botha (New Zealand)

Elite Men Omnium
Gold: Tom Sexton (New Zealand)
Silver: George Jackson (New Zealand)
Bronze: Marshall Erwood (New Zealand)

Under 19 Men Team Pursuit
Gold: Australia (Oliver Ward, William Brown, Alex Guglielmucci and Jack Sloan)
Silver: New Zealand (Alex Botha, Riley Crampton, Oliver Beast and Remi Dalton)
Bronze: New Zealand (Oliver Clark, Jesse Johnston, Benson Boys and Daniel Grieve)

Under 19 Men Team Sprint
Gold: Australia (Benjamin Murphy, Cooper Nilsson and Stirling Kraakman)
Silver: Australia (Mitchell Stephens, Sebastian Topping and James Emeleus)
Bronze: Australia (Christopher Mullins, Riley Boyd and Enzo Martoredjo)

Under 19 Women Time Trial
Gold: Liy Keast (New Zealand)
Silver: Lily Cameron (New Zealand)
Bronze: Minnie Collins (New Zealand)

Under 19 Women Madison
Gold: New Zealand (Neve McKenzie and Mia Pepper)
Silver: New Zealand (Shaylah Sayers and Lily Keast)
Bronze: New Zealand (Madeline Bell and Lily Cameron)

Under 19 Men Points Race
Gold: Oliver Ward (Australia)
Silver: Benson Boys (New Zealand)
Bronze: Lachlan Walters (Australia)

Para-cycling Time Trial
Men C2: Gordon Allan (Australia)
Men C3: Korey Boddington (Australia)
Men C4: Michael Shippley (Australia)
Men C5: Maxwell Sudholz (Australia)
Men B: Beau Wootton and Byron Davies (Australia)
Women C4: Erin Normoyle (Australia)
Women C5: Nicole Murray (New Zealand)
Women B: Jessica Gallagher and Jacqui Mengler-Mohr (Australia)