Four gold medals, two silvers and a bronze for Great Britain certainly marked an encouraging start to World Cup proceedings this season.

With the team pursuiters in particular impressing on the first day, there were plenty of reasons to be cheerful at the home of British Cycling.

Not everything went the way of the host nation however – Jason Kenny missed out in the sprint, while Germany’s Kristina Vogel looks in ominous form across the women’s sprint disciplines.

Here are  five further observations as preparations for next year’s World Championships began in earnest.