Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) cyclist Kaarle McCulloch says the reality of competing in her first Commonwealth Games has yet to sink in. The 22-year-old is one of 13 AIS scholarship holders who will represent Australia at next month's Games in New Delhi.

'I haven't got my head around the fact that this is a dream come true for me, I don't think it will hit me until I get to the Games village and get to put on my Australian uniform,' McCulloch said. 'It's also my first multi-sport event and I'm looking forward to meeting some of the other Australian athletes from different sports.'

'For me these upcoming Commonwealth Games are a step closer to my ultimate dream of representing Australia at an Olympic Games.'

McCulloch is the current Australian national champion in four events: sprint, time trial, keirin and team sprint. She was also a member of the Australian sprint team that won gold at the 2010 world championships in Denmark.

McCulloch said she was looking forward to her debut Commonwealth Games and was confident about her medal chances in New Delhi.

'I think my medal chances are very high,' McCulloch said. 'I would be disappointed if I didn't medal in all three of my events: team sprint, sprint and 500m time trial … my preparation has been spot on and I'm in great shape for the Games.'

The Australian team will have seven current world champions among a stellar 27-strong team that will compete in New Delhi.

Headlined by the AIS's 2004 Olympic and reigning Commonwealth Games champion Anna Meares and defending men's road race champion Mathew Hayman, the team is aiming to replicate their dominant performance on both the road and track at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Indicating the generational change underway in Australian track cycling, Delhi will serve as the Commonwealth Games debut for the majority of the team with 2006 team sprint bronze medallist and 2010 world championship sprint silver medallist Shane Perkins (former AIS) joining Meares (who will suit up for her third Games) as the only riders to have previously lined up in the Australian colours at a Commonwealth Games.

Australian 2010 Commonwealth Games cycling squad

• Men's track sprint - Daniel Ellis, Jason Niblett (AIS), Shane Perkins (former AIS) and Scott Sunderland
• Women's track sprint - Kaarle McCulloch (AIS), Anna Meares (AIS) and Emily Rosemond
• Men's track endurance - Jack Bobridge (AIS), Michael Freiberg, Michael Hepburn (AIS), Cameron Meyer (former AIS), Travis Meyer (former AIS) and Dale Parker
• Women's track endurance - Ashlee Ankudinoff (AIS), Megan Dunn, Belinda Goss and Josephine Tomic (AIS)
• Men's road - Allan Davis (former AIS), Mathew Hayman, Richie Porte, Mark Renshaw and Chris Sutton
• Women's road - Ruth Corset, Rochelle Gilmore (former AIS), Chloe Hosking, Carly Light and Alexis Rhodes (AIS)