Australia will be represented by a host of Olympic, Commonwealth and World Champions, including some of the country's hottest young talent, at the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup Classics being staged in Sydney from 30 November to 2 December.

The Sydney round has attracted the largest World Cup field ever with more than 400 riders from 48 nations entered to contest 17 events over three days of racing. Cycling Australia today announced the 'The Cyclones' National Team to race in Sydney with Australia also being represented by the newly formed professional outfit,Team Toshiba, and riders in both the T-Mobile and Drapac Porsche professional teams.

Six of Australia's reigning Olympic Champions (Ryan Bayley, Graeme Brown, Peter Dawson, Brett Lancaster, Anna Meares and Luke Roberts) will be in action along with Commonwealth Games road race Champion, Matthew Hayman who is returning to the track for the first time in more than a decade. Reigning points race World Champion, Kate Bates will also be in Sydney and five of Australia's reigning Junior World Champions (Jack Bobridge, Leigh Howard, Travis Meyer, Tom Palmer and Josephine Tomic) will experience their first senior World Cup competition.

Australian National Team - 'The Cyclones'

Graeme Brown (Menai, NSW) 09.04.1979
Mark French (Elwood, VIC) 13.10.1984*
Belinda Goss (TAS) 06.01.1984
Matthew Hayman (Wanniassa, ACT) 20.04.78
Leigh Howard (Waurn Ponds, VIC) 18.10.1989
Ben Kersten (Kiama, NSW) 21.09.1981*
Brett Lancaster (Shepparton, VIC) 15.11.79
Katie Mactier (St Kilda, VIC) 23.02.1975
Karle McCulloch (Gymea Bay, NSW) 20.01.1988
Kerrie Meares (Gracemere, QLD) 04.09.1982
Shane Perkins (Hughesdale, VIC) 31.12.1986*
Mark Renshaw (Bathurst, NSW) 22.10.1982
Luke Roberts (Walkerville , SA) 25.01.1977
Josephine Tomic (Perth,WA) 09.06.1989

*Subject to change pending performances at the Oceania Championships

Team Toshiba - Australian Professional Track Team

Ryan Bayley (Alexander Heights , WA) 09.03.1982
Jack Bobridge (Mt Pleasant, SA 13.07.1989)
Peter Dawson (Nth Pinjarra , WA) 04.02.1982
Zakkari Dempster (Kangaroo Flat, VIC) 27.09.1987
Daniel Ellis (Ngunnawal, ACT) 07.10.1988
Mark Jamieson (Acacia Hills , TAS) 04.05.1984
Shane Kelly (Ararat, VIC) 07.01.1972
Anna Meares (Gracemere, QLD) 21.09.1983
Cameron Meyer (Helena Valley, WA) 11.01.1988
Scott Sunderland (Hillarys, WA) 16.03.1988

T-Mobile Professional Track Team

Katherine Bates (Northmead, NSW 18.05.1982)

Drapac Porsche Development Team

Mitchell Docker, (Rosanna, VIC) 02.10.1986
Tess Downing (Warranwood, VIC) 10.05.1988
Lisa Friend (Dingley Villag, VIC) 06.10.1989
Travis Meyer, (Helena Valley, WA) 08.06.1989
Camille Pallett (Mosman Park, WA) 27.03.1990
Tom Palmer, (Duffy, ACT) 28.06.1990
Phillip Thuaux ( Point Clare, NSW) 09.07.1979