Walton and Anderson Repeat Men’s B Individual Pursuit Bronze Medalists at 2026 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships
The 2026 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships got underway Thursday in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, bringing the world's top para-cycling track athletes together for four days of competition. Team USA opened the championships with a bronze medal in the Men's B Individual Pursuit, along with several strong qualifying performances across the opening day's events.
Individual Pursuit
Branden Walton (Livermore, Calif.), alongside pilot Ian Anderson (Fort Collins, Colo.), delivered a strong performance in the Men's B Individual Pursuit. With 21 teams lining up for qualifying and just four advancing to the medal rounds, the American duo posted the fourth-fastest time of 4:08.155 to earn a spot in the bronze medal match against Great Britain.
In the final, Walton and Anderson edged the British duo by just 0.221 seconds to secure bronze, repeating their podium performance from the 2025 World Championships.
Making their World Championships debut, Michael Murphy (San Diego, Calif.) and pilot Harrison Devine (Bellevue, Wash.) finished ninth in qualifying with a time of 4:22.261.
Scratch Race
Shawn Morelli (Meadville, Penn.) opened her World Championships campaign with a fifth-place finish in the Women's C4 Scratch Race.
1km Time Trial
Allison Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.) advanced to the final of the Women's C2 1km Time Trial after qualifying sixth with a time of 1:26.790. Jones went on to finish sixth overall, recording a time of 1:29.916 in the final.
The remaining U.S. riders narrowly missed advancing to the finals, with three additional top-10 qualifying performances.
Hannah Chadwick (Arcata, Calif.), alongside pilot Hayley Bates (Long Beach, Calif.), finished ninth in the Women's B 1km Time Trial with a time of 1:11.511.
In the Men's C4 1km Time Trial, Brady Hout (Ronan, Mont.) placed 10th with a time of 1:07.940, while Katie Walker(Chula Vista, Calif.) also finished 10th in the Women's C5 1km Time Trial, clocking 1:18.015.
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