London 2012 Olympics: GB to discover team sizes for Track Cycling competition this month amid talk of cut in numbers As The Daily Telegraph revealed last December, GB have been concerned about suggestions that the teams could be reduced by one rider each - from a maximum nine down to eight for the men, and from seven down to six for the women - and were making plans accordingly. The knock-on effect of that would largely be felt in the endurance events - the Team Pursuits and Omnium - when at least one spare rider is desirable to cover for illness and crashes and, indeed, to possibly ride in the qualifying rounds of the Team Pursuit. For that reason, Great Britain have been making discreet plans for Bradley Wiggins, if necessary, to make himself avalable for a possible role on the Olympic velodrome track after his two road racing events. The confusion comes from the inadequate riders' qualificatiion and quota agreement document the UCI lodged with the IOC and was then sent to the BOA. That document unambiguously states that the maximum number of riders allowed per nation is 16 - nine men and seven women. There should, however, have been a caveat "It was not clear and the relevant section will be redrafted as soon as possible by our lawyers in consultation with the IOC," said UCI spokesman Enrique Carpani. The reality is that the maximums permittted are actually eight and six respectively for men and women and it is that point when you have the option of bringing in another rider from your other cycling squads - Road, BMX or Mountain Bike. It is an unfortunate confusion but what we are saying is that eight plus one is not the same as nine. With Great Britain always anticipating that outcome, disruption to their plans will not be massive, although another part of the new document that now needs tightening is whether the nominted Omnium rider has to be one of the original eight riders named or whether he can be the 'extra' rider allowed into the team.