Reigning world champions Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell headline the 15-strong Great Britain team for the European Track Championships in Guadeloupe later this month.

The quartet are all in the women’s endurance team along with Ciara Horne, the 25-year-old who has stepped in after Dani King’s announcement last week that she intends to focus on the road for next season.

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton said: “This European Championships marks the first opportunity for us to score Olympic qualification points for Rio and as such the squad as a whole is prepared and looking forward to this season’s racing.

“It’s good to see some new faces in the team with Ciara Horne, who joined the academy programme last month.”