While track cycling has been a strength for Team GB in recent history, the sprint has slipped into the hands of defending Olympic and World champions, the Netherlands.

“There’s two really good nations now with the Dutch and the Australians, who have been fighting over the world championships over the past few years,” Turnbull said.

“It’s not like we haven’t performed, in fact in the last event we did at the Olympic track, which will be in Paris, we got a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2022.

“Me and Jack finished fifth and sixth in the sprint so we are getting close to the podium.”

The Dutch have a weapon in the seemingly unstoppable Harrie Lavreysen, the current World, European and Olympic champion in the men’s individual and team sprint.

But Great Britain have someone in their arsenal too – Team GB’s most successful Olympian of all time, Jason Kenny.

The 36-year-old retired from the sport and took a coaching role within Team GB in February 2022.

“On the start line, when you’re about to go up and you’ve got the greatest Olympian of all time in my ear telling me what to do, telling me tactics, is even calming me down or ramping me up – he knows what we need because he’s done it better than anyone.

“It fills me with confidence because no-one knows better than he does.”

Turnbull only spent six months in the squad with Kenny before the seven-time gold medallist transitioned into coaching but there is no doubt that the hunger for medals remains as strong as ever.

“I would love to step on the podium. We’ve got some really nice podium-only trainers that I want to pull on,” Turnbull said.