Caitlin Ward (cycling) acted as a sighted pilot for Jessica Gallagher at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games where they won gold in the tandem sprint B and tandem time trial B at London’s Lee Valley VeloPark. A year later, the pair returned home from the world championships in Glasgow with silver medals in both events.

Caitlin, who hails from Mount Eliza on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, became keen on cycling after doing the Great Victorian Bike Ride when she was in grade 5 in primary school. She suffered a series of major injuries between 2015 and 2018 – including glandular fever and a broken ankle – before winning the women’s sprint and keirin at the national titles in 2019. Later that year, she represented Australia at the World Cup in Brisbane before narrowly missing selection for the Tokyo Olympics.

Caitlin has a Masters of Physiotherapy from Adelaide’s Flinders University and when she isn’t at the velodrome, she is busy giving homeless pets a second chance.