Olympic champion Laura Kenny preparing to relearn the omnium

The cyclist once known as Trott, who married six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny in September, won the omnium at London 2012 and then in Rio, when the order of the six disciplines was changed, placing greater emphasis on the concluding points race which was once her Achilles heel.

Now the UCI, cycling's world governing body, has taken out the timed events and made the multi-discipline omnium four bunch races in one day.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Kenny was strong in the timed events, but rather than shy away from the challenge, she will seek to meet it head on.

The 24-year-old told Press Association Sport: "It's annoying they keep changing it - it means the event has no history.

"After 2012 when they changed it I remember sitting down with (coaches) Chris Newton and Paul (Manning) and being like 'how on Earth am I going to do this? The points race is my worst event'.

"And they said 'you're just going to have to learn it'. And four years on I'd learnt it and I could do it.

"It will just be the same. It will just be a case of relearning.

"I want a go at it. I want to try. I don't want to give up on it that easily.

"Group races haven't been my best. It will be a case of doing a lot of back-to-the-drawing-board and relearning everything."

The scratch, points and elimination races were incorporated into the omnium previously, but now they are joined by a tempo race.

Kenny returned to racing at this weekend's Revolution Series event in London following a post-Rio break. The racing continued on Saturday.

She is still to decide if she will race at next April's Track World Championships in Hong Kong.

As world champion, she has automatic entry for the omnium and scratch race, so she does not need to qualify points.

"I don't want to turn up and take that spot because I can," she added.

"I want to know I'm ready for it and I've earned that spot.

"In the team pursuit, I wouldn't want to go in that team pursuit and let the girls down. I would hate to be that person.

"World Championships are hard. They're stressful and intense. I don't want to put myself in that environment if I'm not ready. It will only make it 100 times worse."

:: Laura Kenny returned to racing at the Final Round of Revolution Series Women's Elite Championship at Lee Valley VeloPark, London (December 2 to 3). Last tickets remaining at www.cyclingrevolution.com