Continuing Australia’s golden run at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Dubbo cyclist Danny Barber won the men's team sprint event alongside teammates Leigh Hoffman and Ryan Elliott.

The 1000-metre race was held at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in the host Scottish city with a winning time of 42.455 seconds and, even better, involved defeating “the old enemy”, England in the final.

It was a relatively clear-cut victory, with Australia defeating England by a margin of 0.577 seconds. Danny also brought in the final lap, holding off England's Hamish Turnbull down the back straight to secure the gold.

The result, however, would have come as no surprise to young Daniel’s colleagues at Dubbo Cycle Club where his name has for years been among the winners’ lists. He also has many records riding with the club's competitive racing squad collectively known in the Australian cycling community as “The Green Machine”.

Danny began his competitive cycling journey with the local club where, as a junior, he dominated the Under 15 and Under 17 age groups, twice breaking the Australian Under 17 “flying 200-metre” record with a time of 10.724 seconds in 2019.

Named the Cycling NSW Under-17 Rider of the Year, he also earned a NSW Institute of Sport (WRAS) scholarship capturing both the sprint and keirin titles at the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in New Zealand. He was subsequently named WRAS Athlete of the Year when coming out of his local development pathway.

Danny is now among the elite Australian track sprint cyclists with the 23-year-old powerhouse currently one of Australia's fastest riders with major competitive highlights include three Under 19 gold medals at the 2021 National Track Championships, lowering his flying 200-metre tournament record to 10.254 seconds.

While he competes on the international stage with the elite ARA Australian Cycling Team and trains away from home, he continues to have strong ties to his hometown club where his career began. Danny's first coach and mentor at the local club was legendary cycling trainer, Gus Dawson.

Although now a world champion and rarely finding free time to return to the region, Danny is still a proud member of the local club where he learnt his trade, and is expected to drop in sometime in the near future.