Australia's Alex Porter crashed to the ground after his handlebar appeared to break during the team pursuit qualifier. The Australian Cycling Federation said it would thoroughly investigate this Tokyo Olympics incident and warned that it would take time to determine exactly what happened.

"Last night's incident in the men's team pursuit qualifier shocked and disappointed everyone involved in the Olympic program and cycling fans across Australia.

"AusCycling's immediate concern is the welfare of Alex Porter and his teammates. It was inspirational and encouraging to see Alex and his team back in contention for the bronze medal.

After Porter slipped on the board, Australia's qualification run came to a quick end with just over a minute on the clock, but one saving grace was that because he was at the tail end of the group, teammates Kelland O'Brien, Sam Welsford and Lee Howard were He was in the back of the group. Teammates Kelland O'Brien, Sam Welsford, and Lee Howard were also not involved in the crash. Bronze medals are still a possibility, but there is a difficult battle ahead to join the medal contenders.

After Monday's qualifiers, the men's team pursuit heats begin Tuesday afternoon, followed by the medal final on Wednesday.

"While the immediate focus is on the success of the Australian cycling team throughout the remainder of the Olympic program, the factors involved in the incident will be thoroughly investigated and reviewed," the Australian Cycling Federation said. The Australian track team uses Argon 18 2020 Electron Pros, but the Canadian brand has previously stated that the handlebars were not in use at the time of the incident. This was also confirmed by AusCycling.

"While we understand the debate about the cause of the accident, it is clear that it will take time to determine exactly what happened. A high performance bike is made up of many components." We can confirm that they were not manufactured by Argon 18, which supplies bikes to the Australian Cycling team."

The organization added that to ensure the fairness of the process, it would not comment on the details of the investigation until it was complete.