Action will begin today with team pursuit qualifying at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome before the first official day of racing tomorrow.

It comes after a British Cycling investigation upheld allegations that former technical director Shane Sutton used “inappropriate and discriminatory language” towards ex-sprint team member, Jess Varnish.

Only one of the 16 riders who competed and won medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be present this weekend, however, as a young team seeks to lay down a marker towards Tokyo 2020 inclusion.

The sole exception is team pursuit champion Katie Archibald.

She will be looking to continue the form she showed in winning two golds and a silver medal at last month's European Championships in Paris.

Other leading home entrants including individual pursuit world bronze medallist Andrew Tennant, who narrowly missed out on a place in the Olympic team.

"In the next four years we will hear more and more from these young guys as they mature and develop through the programme and by the time we get to Tokyo they could be household names,” said British head coach Ian Dyer.

Thirty-five male and 29 female teams are scheduled to compete in the Scottish city.

These predominantly consist of national teams, along with domestic and other international trade teams.

Many of the other countries, including Australia, Canada and Germany, are also entering weakened teams as many top riders continue their recovery from the Olympics.

Men's sprint, women's keirin and men and women's team pursuit finals are due to take place tomorrow.