James Moriarty (cycling) was the youngest member of Australia’s men’s cycling squad at his Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham where he came away with bronze in the team pursuit. He was also 9th in the individual pursuit.

The Queensland Academy of Sport rider had made his elite-level Australian Cycling Team debut just a few months earlier at the Nations Cup in Canada where he won a bronze medal in the men’s individual pursuit as well as gold in the team pursuit alongside Josh Duffy, Conor Leahy and Graeme Frislie.

James grew up in Brisbane and took up cycling aged 8 when he dabbled in triathlons with his mum and dad. He competed on the road for two years before his mother allowed him to ride in the velodrome. He announced himself by winning the Queensland under-17 road race and criterium crowns in 2017 as well as claiming third in the road race. His first international meet was cut short when he broke his collarbone on the eve of the World Junior Championships in 2018 then competed the following year in Germany where he finished 5th in the points race and 8th in the Madison.

James was also part of the Australian squad at the 2022 world championships at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in France – the venue for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games – after replacing Lucas Plapp who withdrew.