Leigh Hoffman can see why cycling casuals will fire up for the Commonwealth Games Ashes battle on wheels and admits it will get his blood pumping too.
The Australian sprint star, fresh off a rare three-medal haul at last year's world championships, will headline the 25-strong cycling team to race at Glasgow's Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome next month.
He will defend the team sprint gold won in Birmingham alongside Matthew Glaetzer and Matthew Richardson as Australia again look for a Games gold rush to pave the way to LA's 2028 Olympics.
Both Matthews have gone though, with Glaetzer retired and Kent-born, Perth-raised Richardson controversially defecting to his native England barely a week after winning three medals for Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
