The Commonwealth Games time-trial champion Alex Dowsett will attempt to break the hour record at the Olympic Velodrome.

Dowsett’s Movistar team on Friday confirmed that the 26-year-old from Essex will make his bid on 27 February during the Revolution event at the Lee Valley VeloPark, as the London 2012 velodrome is now known.

The current mark of 51.852km was set by Austria’s Matthias Brandle in October, but Dowsett could have to go much further as the Australian pair Jack Bobridge and Rohan Dennis are to make their bids prior to the Briton.

Dowsett, a haemophilia sufferer, said at a media conference in London: “Everyone understands a world record, so I wanted my next target to be the hour record.

“The Hour is something I’ve always been interested in; the simplicity of it, mostly: no tactics, no hiding, just you and the bike.

“Now I’ve got a new sense of drive as I know that the more success I can achieve, the more hope it will give everyone in the whole rare disease community.

“We spend our childhoods being told what we can’t do, so I’m going for the record for anyone that gets told what they can’t do something and goes out to prove themselves otherwise. I’m training a hell of a lot harder because of it.”

The UCI president Brian Cookson said: “Dowsett’s attempt gives credit to the amendment of the regulations we introduced several months ago.

“The recent changes have sparked an exciting series of challenges, which is exactly what we hoped would happen when we decided to authorise the use of track bikes with modern designs and technology.

“The UCI hour record has been revived and is capturing the imaginations of riders and fans alike.”

Meanwhile, Great Britain have announced a young squad for the third and final round of the Track World Cup series, affording senior riders a break ahead of the world championships.

Results at the London round earlier this month, particularly in the sprint events, left coaches reaching for their calculators to work out qualification points for February’s world championships in Paris.

Britain won four gold medals in London and only two of the squad from this month’s event will travel to Cali, Colombia, for the third World Cup competition, which takes place from 16-18 January.

Jess Varnish and Vicky Williamson will compete in the women’s sprint disciplines as part of a 16-rider squad which is made up predominantly of British Cycling’s Olympic academy programme riders.

The British Cycling technical director, Shane Sutton, said: “I am pleased with how the team has performed so far in this World Cup cycle and we’re well on track as to where we want to be in terms of qualifying places for the Olympics.

“This has eased the pressure on us slightly and has enabled us to select a younger team for the final round, giving the academy an excellent opportunity to step up and race at this level.”

GB team for Track World Cup in Cali, Colombia

Men’s sprint: Jonny Biggin, Matt Crampton, Lewis Oliva

Women’s sprint: Katy Marchant, Jess Varnish, Vicky Williamson

Men’s endurance: Germain Burton, Matthew Gibson, Christopher Latham, Mark Stewart, Oliver Wood

Women’s endurance (racing for Team USN): Ellie Coster, Emily Kay, Manon Lloyd, Emily Nelson, Amy Roberts