Can the women's sprint cycling team break the country's 20-year Olympic gold drought in the velodrome

Tokyo silver medallist and current keirin world champion Ellesse Andrews will lead the Paris-bound trio, along with Shaane Fulton and Rebecca Petch in a team ranked seventh.

Cycling New Zealand high performance director Ryan Hollows summarises their circumstances.



Sarah Ulmer secured New Zealand's sole velodrome triumph in the individual pursuit at Athens in 2004.