Mark Cavendish will get a third shot at his first Olympic medal.
The 26-time Tour de France stage winner was named as part of the British Olympic track cycling team on Friday, a squad headlined by Bradley Wiggins, who shares the British record of seven Olympic medals.
Two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, a 2012 Olympic time trial bronze medalist, headlines the road team.
Great Britain dominated track cycling at the London Games, winning seven of a possible 10 gold medals. Great Britain won no more than four gold medals in any other sport at those Games.