Dibben signals intent to keep up track work until Tokyo 2020

Dibben was crowned points race champion at the World Championships in London earlier this year but was overlooked for a place in the Olympic squad with Mark Cavendish instead getting the nod.

The latter went on to justify his place with a silver medal in the omnium, but the determination to prove his own credentials on the greatest stage of all still burns bright for Dibben.

He had originally planned to concentrate on the road after Rio but admits he has changed his mind after the events of the summer.

"Rio was a massive aim for the last few years and it was a huge disappointment not to make it, but that is definitely now a motivation for Tokyo," the 22-year-old told Sky Sports.

"I always thought that if I had been to Rio, maybe I would have left the track there, but now the sights are very much set on Tokyo on the track.

"I want to concentrate on the road for the next couple of years and then try to drop back to the track.

“I think team pursuit will be the main aim, but they are changing the Olympic events. The omnium has already changed to a one-day format and there is talk of bringing back two more events, maybe Madison and the individual pursuit.

"It opens up a new spectrum, because this year the focus was on team pursuit and then one rider would go for the omnium. But now you have got still the same five guys spread across three or four events, and all those events will be strong for me."

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