New Zealand have five top-class men's sprinters - world champion team trio Sam Webster, Eddie Dawkins and Ethan Mitchell, plus keirin and kilo time trial specialist Simon van Velthooven, and recent Commonwealth Games kilo time trial bronze medallist Matt Archibald.
Seven endurance riders competed in Glasgow, where two golds were won - by Tom Scully in the points race and Shane Archbold in the scratch event - as part of New Zealand's memorable 11-medal haul on the track.
Competition is going to be tough. It appears the omnium may cut through the team pursuit in Rio which removes the option of using a pursuiter in the omnium.
Decisions, decisions, but head sprint coach Anthony Peden takes the view there's no point getting wound up this far out from the Games.
"I wouldn't say it's a problem at the moment," Peden said. "We are a long way from Rio, and we can't get too far ahead of ourselves.
"First we have to qualify and I don't want every week to be a race for these guys because if that's the case we won't arrive at the pointy end in 2016."
However he acknowledged it is not an ideal scenario, when two out of five top-class riders will miss a Games.
The upside? "It will create a lot of competition within the group, but I see that as a positive thing because it's going to lift the performances of everyone and it's going to make it cut-throat closer to the time."
And when the time comes the process will be pretty straightforward. Riders with the best times get selected.
Webster, only back in training for two weeks after a post-Glasgow break, won the sprint title on the opening night, beating Australian Jacob Schmid in a tight final, having seen off van Velthooven 2-0 in their semifinal.
Australian Scott Law edged compatriot Sam Welsford in the six-discipline men's omnium last night. Only four points separated Law, Welsford and New Zealand's Aaron Gate, the 2013 world champion, after the first day's competition. However Law, the 23 year old from New South Wales, won all three events yesterday.
Southland sprinter Steph McKenzie rode over the top of sprint winner Caitlin Ward (Australia) to win the women's keirin final.
Path to Rio
BikeNZ have a series of qualifying events for the Rio Olympics, notably two world championships, in Paris in February and in London early in 2016 and three World Cups in each season.
Each country is restricted to sending eight men's riders, covering sprint (three) and endurance (five), and seven women.
That will lead to tough decisions given New Zealand is among the leading track cycling nations and has five sprinters with world and Commonwealth titles and Olympic medals.
