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England’s Liam Killeen has won the Men’s Cross Country Mountain Bike event, improving on the bronze medal he won for the same event in Manchester in 2002. Despite the hotter than expected conditions, Northern Hemisphere cyclists have claimed gold and bronze in the Women's Mountain Bike race. With temperatures expected to soar to 30C through the day, heat could be a deciding factor in the performances and results for the Men's and Women’s Cross Country Cycling events. Members of Kenya’s Commonwealth Games team have made good use of their final outings before heading to Melbourne. Australia has named a Cycling team led by World, Olympic and Commonwealth champions as the 33 member squad takes to the Track, Road and Mountain in search of gold. New Zealand has named its biggest Cycling team ever, and has thrown down the challenge that they only want to take gold home from Melbourne. Tasmanian Sid Taberlay is a hot contender for a Commonwealth Games placing after winning the National Mountain Bike Championships at Mount Beauty in Victoria.