Even though there are no doubts that Great Britain’s track riders will be eager to shine in front of home crowd in the World Cup held at the Lee Valley Valodrome, British Cycling’s technical director Shane Sutton emphasized that claiming Olympic qualification points would be their ultimate objective this weekend.

“The riders will want success in front of their home crowd but ultimately it’s about Olympic qualification, so it’s about securing points and if wins come on the back of that then fantastic,” Sutton told the Guardian.

“Everyone is going to be living off what happened in London [in 2012] and the public will expect, but that’s part and parcel of elite sport. We were a force in London, and we want to be a force in Rio, but this is part of the pathway to get there.

“A lot of people are in heavy work still and this isn’t something we can taper for, given we want to go and have a successful Worlds. We can’t be at our optimum. There’s a lot of people doubting us after what happened in Colombia, but we can see a trend and we will be competitive across the board.”

Bradley Wiggins will be the biggest absentee in the event held this weekend, as the 34-year old Briton currently trains in France, already having Flemish classics in mind.