Jack Bobridge insists he's fully recovered in time for the track cycling world championships in Paris this week after his unsuccessful world hour record attempt a fortnight ago.
Bobridge was a physical mess after the attempt in Melbourne on January 31 declaring it was the closest he'd come to dying.
The 4000m individual pursuit world-record holder said at the time it was the hardest thing he had ever done on a bike.
The 25-year-old is now in France for the track worlds which start on Wednesday night (Thursday morning AEDT).
"My legs have taken some time to come around, but they are feeling good now," the three-time world champion said on Sunday.
"With another few days' rest, come Wednesday they will be good."
Bobridge's last appearance at a world championships was in Melbourne in 2012 where he claimed silver in the individual and team pursuits.
"To come here (to Paris) and rejoin with everyone it's been great," he said.
"So far, so good, I can't wait to start racing."
Bobridge said France's national velodrome - which has long bends and relatively short straights - was one of the best he'd ridden and should produce "quite fast times".
Team management is thrilled to have Bobridge back focused on the track ahead of the Rio Olympics following a few lean years on the road when the South Australian struggled with illness and injury.
"He's pulled up really well, surprisingly well actually (after the hour attempt)," national performance director Kevin Tabotta told AAP.
"He's been training exceptionally well with the guys in the team pursuit efforts.
"Before departing to head over here to France he was moving really well so we're really pleased.
"He's in good health and in good spirits and really motivated."
Bobridge is scheduled to ride the individual pursuit and madison with Glenn O'Shea as well as the team pursuit.
The Australian quartet will be looking to defend the title it won in Colombia a year ago.
Sprint queen Anna Meares is, like Bobridge, a fan of the Paris velodrome.
She could become the most successful female track cyclist in history this week by claiming an eleventh rainbow jersey.
"It's a beautiful track, up there as one of my most favourite tracks ever," the 31-year-old said on Sunday.
"I'm feeling really good. I'm pretty excited and a bit nervous as well, which is good because it means it's still important to me."
Australia's 20-rider team includes reigning world champions Alex Edmondson and Amy Cure.
The women's pursuit team wants to upset the British quartet which is aiming for a fifth consecutive world title.
Australia has been getting progressively closer over the past 12 months and Ashlee Ankudinoff, Melissa Hoskins, Annette Edmondson and Cure set a new national record of 4 minutes 20.999 seconds a fortnight ago.
The 2015 track worlds - the first ever to broadcast live footage from bike-mounted cameras - runs from Wednesday to Sunday in Paris.
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