Great Britain’s Callum Skinner will target selection for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as man three in the team sprint line-up and aims to start making his case at the European championships.

The Scotsman vindicated his inclusion in the squad that travelled to Guadeloupe by winning all four sprint competitions at September’s British Cycling National Track Championships.

Skinner described his success at the track season’s opening event as special and a good indicator of his form, but put his dominance down to his ability to win the kilometre time trial – and carry momentum from there.

“A big new focus for myself leading up to the nationals was the kilo, because I hadn’t done one since the third world cup last year in Mexico,” Skinner explained.

“It was the first time we really targeted it, doing two out of the three sessions a week on tri bars – and that made a massive difference.

“I think that first event being the kilo at nationals really got things going, so hopefully I’ve got some good length and obviously some good speed on the track as well, so obviously it’s about trying to keep it all together and hopefully take that form out to Euros.”

Skinner will not only have to maintain his form, but convert it from the indoor, 250-metre track of Manchester, to the tropical conditions of the 333-metre outdoor track in Guadeloupe.

Fortunately, Skinner is well-versed in riding outdoors, having grown up on Edinburgh’s Meadowbank.

The same track which produced Sir Chris Hoy, may yet produce his replacement, but right now Skinner has far more modest ambitions.

“If you want to be at the Olympics doing the sprint or keirin, you have to be in the team sprint and at the moment I’m kind of targeting man three.

“I had a good run out at the nationals and that went okay and hopefully I get a few more opportunities and prove what I can do in that position but that’s definitely the long-term target and that’s to be man three at the Olympics.”