Flying Scotson determined to make his mark at Six Day debut in London

That’s the question Callum Scotson found himself having to answer recently, and he came to the answer any savvy cyclist would – there’s nowhere better.

Scotson, a world champion team pursuit rider and Olympic silver medallist, will team up with Cameron Meyer to make a formidable Aussie pairing at Six Day London.

Follow all things Six Day on Twitter here The pair rode together for the first time at March’s UCI World Track Championships - also at the same venue in London - and hit it off straight away, finishing fifth just days after Scotson won his maiden team pursuit title.

At just 20 years old the Aussie has had a successful first season in the senior ranks, and said he is looking forward to returning to London with his compatriot.

“It’s really exciting to ride with Cam again. The Worlds this year was a massive experience for me,” said the man from Gawler, South Australia. “I learned a lot and I’ll be looking to use that at Six Day London.

“I’ve watched Six Days on TV over the years and you see all these great riders and legends of Madison racing, so it’s really cool to get a shot at it myself.

“I’ve been there a couple of times and I’m really looking forward to getting back to London.

“It’s really important to have had that experience riding a Madison there, knowing the speed of the track and all those little things, for when you want to break away or have a sprint on the track.

“It’s good going into a race already knowing a bit about how to ride it, so you’re not having to worry about it when you get there.

“It’s much better to have it that way, rather than having to sort it out throughout the racing.”

Scotson spent 2015 in Australia, training at home, but has become an integral part of the Australian track cycling team in 2016 and has two global medals to show for it.

And while he may not have ridden a Six Day yet, he feels the time is right to test himself against the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, Kenny de Ketele and Moreno de Pauw, and Benjamin Thomas and Morgan Kneisky.

“I think I’m developed enough now to have a crack, and know enough about what I’m doing,” he added.

“You certainly have to have done a few Madisons to get the swing of things. I’ve done a World Cup one and a World Championship one now, so I’m used to the real fast-paced ones.

“I think we should go alright, as long as everything goes well.

“For sure it’s a really strong field they’ve got. For me, as a pretty young guy and very inexperienced compared to the other guys, it’s good to be able to look at Cam and be confident I have a good partner.

“It can also maybe be a little bit of pressure for me. Cameron has the potential to take on the top riders, so I’ve got to pull my finger out, but he’s good to work with and it’s good going into a field where you’re amongst all these stars.

“It’s good for me to have a crack, rather than doing races where I’m not being challenged.”

And after a year spent focussing on the team pursuit, Scotson – who is heading to Doha for the UCI U23 World Road Championsips this week – cannot wait to get back to bunch racing.

“It’s been all timed events for me this year,” he concluded.

“Even the World Championships it was training up for the team pursuit, that was the main goal, then it was switching the focus to the Madison, which left me maybe a little bit unprepared in terms of the training I’d done.

“Whereas here, I’ll go in a little bit more fit, which will certainly help, and my full focus will be on the Six Day, rather than in the past when it’s been a focus on the team pursuit and then looking at the Madison after that finished.”

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