The event, which is the oldest World Championships in cycling dating back to the 1800s, has not been held in the Polish city since 2009, with the 2019 edition set to run from February 27 to March 3 at the Puszkow Arena.

Tragically, 11-time world champion Vogel will not compete after a collision with another rider at full speed last June left her paralysed.

As a result she will not be able to defend either her individual or team sprint titles.

Instead the highlight of the sprints could be a battle between Hong Kong's Lee Wait Sze, who has won four rounds of the UCI World Cup this season, and Australia’s Stephanie Morton who won the other two rounds.

On the men's side the defending champion will be present, and as a result Australia's Mathew Glaetzer is the favourite.

In the longer distance events The Netherlands' Kirsten Wild will go for gold once again in the women's omnium.

She is the defending champion there, though she will face tough competition from Great Britain's Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny and her team-mate Katie Archibald.

The women's team pursuit meanwhile is considered wide open, with the defending champions the United States, world record holders Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Italy all in with a chance.

On the men's side there has been a different winner in the omnium at every World Cup this year, with home hopes this time out resting on Szymon Sajnok.

In the team pursuit Denmark have two World Cup wins, but Australia are also among the favourites having set a new world record last year.

In all more than 450 athletes from 49 countries will compete, with titles set to be awarded across 20 events.

With a year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, this year's event will count towards qualifying.

Tomorrow the Championships will begin with qualifying in both the men's and women's team pursuit, before an Opening Ceremony formally gets the event underway at 5.30pm local time.