Mark Cavendish will have an eye on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when he returns to the track this winter.
Cavendish will race alongside Olympic team pursuit champion Owain Doull at Phynova Six Day London next month as he switches attention away from the road in the coming weeks.
And the move comes as the 34-year-old, who won omnium silver at the Rio Games three years ago, considers another tilt at winning a first career Olympic gold.
"I think everybody would love to go to the Olympics," Cavendish told the PA news agency.
"It's hard work to transition. I know what I'm doing because I've been doing it my whole career so I know what to do, but it is a little bit more stressful."
SixDay, which takes place from October 22-27, will take Cavendish back to the Lee Valley VeloPark, scene of the last of his three career world titles on the track as he won the Madison alongside Sir Bradley Wiggins there in 2016.
"I enjoy it a lot more, that's for sure," Cavendish said of racing on the track versus the road. "The pressure is never really off when you're racing at home but I definitely enjoy racing on the track.
"It's pure racing. I'm not saying I don't enjoy road racing but the track, as a racer, is always exciting."
