Aug 1 (Reuters) - The first edition of the combined UCI Cycling World Championships begins in Glasgow on Thursday with 11 days of high-octane action across virtually every discipline.
Archibald, whose first ventures in track cycling were at the Glasgow velodrome, will be part of a British track team looking to flex their muscles ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Britain were only fifth in the medals table at last year's track world championships in Paris with three golds -- the men's team pursuit, men's omnium and women's points race.
Track world championships ahead of an Olympic Games can be cagey meetings, with the big nations sometimes reluctant to play their hands -- although the British team will be airing their cutting-edge Hope-Lotus track bike.
Other events at the world championships include indoor cycling and a full para road and track programme.
Persons:
Chris Hoy, Katie Archibald, Rab Wardell, Rab, Archibald, men's, Harrie Lavreysen, Filippo Ganna, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen, Tadej Pogacar, Mads Pedersen, Mathieu van der, Demi Vollering, van Vleuten, Lotte Kopecky, Lizzie Deignan, Beth Shriever, Charlotte Worthington, Tom Pidcock, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
UCI, Glasgow, BBC, Paris, Olympic, Tour de France, de, Belgian, Femmes, Grenadiers, Tokyo, Thomson
Locations:
Glasgow, Scottish, omnium, madison, British, Britain, Paris, Italy, Sunday's, Edinburgh, Tokyo