British Cycling’s squad selection was of little surprise given the riders available and the qualifying criteria after the three World Cup rounds.

But is it time to rethink British Cycling’s balance between road and track? Simon Yates didn’t defend his point race world title having chosen to focus fully on his debut pro season on the road with Orica-GreenEDGE, while another former track ace, Olympic team pursuit champion Pete Kennaugh, has also been absent this year.

Kennaugh has been in supreme form whenever he has competed on the boards this season at Revolution, lapping the field an astonishing seven times en-route to points race victory, but his future is now dedicated to the road, with the 24-year-old tipped as a future world champion by Rod Ellingworth.

However, given Kennaugh’s form over the winter, perhaps he could have been selected for the World Cup and showed his form there instead? To qualify he need only to have competed at two, and arguably only had to be on top form in one, to earn enough qualification points.

Some will argue it could hamper his road season, but Elia Viviani (Cannondale) and Lasse Norman Hansen (Garmin-Sharp) were both in Colombia and the latter is planning on going straight from the boards to the bergs, with the Classics season next on his agenda.

With careful management, and cohesion between road team and nation – easier in this case with Sir Dave Brailsford being head of both – why should Kennaugh and some other road stars be lost to the track for good?