Australia's Georgia Baker, Lucas Plapp and Grace Brown excited by home ground advantage for UCI World Championships in Wollongong

The first event is the women's time trial, which will feature Baker and Brown.

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For Brown, not only is she looking to keep the momentum going from her successful display at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, but she is hungry to improve on her fifth placed finish at the World Championships in 2020.

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"[Winning] the world's is a big goal for me this year," she said.

"When I set out my season I had a big highlighter on the Wollongong world's, both for the time trial and for the road race, but the time trial first obviously.

"I know that I'm up there and competitive at the top of the field but we will see on Sunday where that lands me. There's obviously some really strong girls there and it's a unique course [where] it's a bit hard to predict who it is going to suit best.

"I believe that I'm in with a good shot," Brown said.

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Joining Brown in the team is Georgia Baker, who will be competing at her first ever Championships.

Baker suffered a setback in 2017 when she underwent surgery to mend an irregular heartbeat. She said considering the difficulties she faced during this time, seeing herself compete on the world stage is something she is grateful for.

"It was a little bit touch and go for a little while about my career and what that meant and if I could continue to ride," she told the Mercury.

"I'm really appreciative now for when I achieve things I'm really happy because that may have not been able to happen a few years ago.

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"I appreciate the little wins a lot more than I used to," she said.

Baker is in good form leading into Wollongong, with the 27-year-old picking up three golds at the Games in Birmingham.

She said she was happy with her current form.

"I'm happy with how I've been tracking along and I think I'm in good form."

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