Great Britain reveal team for UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Great Britain reveal team for World Cup

Great Britain have named a squad including six Olympic champions for next month's UCI Track Cycling World Cup in London.

Phil Hindes, Jason Kenny, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott will all compete at the Lee Valley VeloPark, which staged the track cycling at the Olympics in 2012.

The British team enjoyed an impressive start to the World Cup thanks to two gold and two silver medals in the opening round in Mexico.

Technical director Shane Sutton revealed in a statement: "We set ourselves in good stead at the Mexico round of the World Cup with some solid performances across the board, and we're entering a similar strength team in London with the aim of continuing the momentum and gaining valuable Olympic qualification points early on.

"The home round of the World Cup series is a competition the whole team looks forward to and the fact that this event is taking place in the Lee Valley VeloPark makes this event extra special for us."

Great Britain team:

Men's sprint: Phil Hindes, Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner, Matt Crampton

Women's sprint: Jess Varnish, Vicky Williamson, Danni Khan

Men's endurance: Steve Burke, Mark Christian, Ed Clancy, Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Andy Tennant

Women's endurance: Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne, Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott

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