The 20-rider British team for April's Track World Championships will feature ten debutants with the noticeable absence of Laura and Jason Kenny.
Olympic champions Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Steven Burke and Callum Skinner, have been named in the squad with British Cycling looking to give youth a chance to shine in a post-Olympic Worlds.
"The team is made up of a good mix of experienced and developing riders across all the disciplines," head coach Iain Dyer said. "Throughout the earlier world cups and at the UEC European Track Championships last year, there was a good opportunity to bring some new riders into the front line. They gave a really good account of themselves and that’s reflected in the selections we've made today. I'm looking forward to seeing them step up into world championship level competition."
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At August's Olympic Games, the British squad won six gold medals on the track having also dominated March's Worlds on home soil in London, winning five golds. While the team is aiming for similar success in Hong Kong, Dyer explained the Worlds would also allow particular riders to focus on non-Olympic events.
"It's also great to have some of our Olympians in the squad. This year's worlds will allow them to race different events which were not possible in previous years due to the focus on the Olympic events," he said. "This is particularly true for the endurance riders who can broaden their experience in the new format omnium plus the madison, which both have the potential to feature in the Tokyo 2020 track cycling programme. It's a great experience for our younger riders to make their debut performances alongside such established athletes and I'm sure they will learn a lot from this opportunity."
Team GB for the 2017 Track World Championships
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