A fabulous five Scottish riders have been named in the Great Britain Cycling Team heading for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France next week.

Fresh from becoming the first Scottish female cyclist to win three medals at single Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Neah Evans is named in a strong female endurance squad that also sees Katie Archibald return after what has so far been a difficult 2022.

In the sprint events double Olympic medallist Jack Carlin is joined by his Birmingham 2022 teammates Ali Fielding and Lauren Bell – all three will be looking to build on the progress they made this summer.

It was only yesterday that the full sport programme for the 2026 Games down under was announced, which once again includes track, para-track and road, where Scottish Cyclists had so much success this summer, but also includes BMX and para-road for the very first time.

In total, Scots make up 25% of the squad for next week’s championships, which take place between Wednesday 12 - Sunday 16 October 2022, with all five of them hoping to return home with some silverware around their necks.

It also seems fitting that during Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, the composition is three females and two males.

As ever, we’ll keep you up to date via the Scottish Cycling social media channels, with live coverage available on the BBC.