THE six-time Olympic champion may have been at the velodrome that bears his name last night but all eyes were on a new generation of Scottish cycling stars.

The opening session of the second round in the Revolution Series at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow saw Ross Edgar (Rouleur) win the flying lap, while fellow Scot Eileen Roe took second in the points race, narrowly missing out to Holland's Nina Kessler (Boels-Dolmans).

"Winning was a bit of target," Edgar said. "I know I have the speed and the flying lap was always going to be a good event. I'm pleased to come away with the win in front of my home crowd. It's not long now till the Commonwealth Games now, so it's a good time to get on the track and remind yourself what it's like."

Callum Skinner, who finished top in the men's sprint qualifying earlier in the day, won his semi-final against Matthijs Buchli (Netherlands) to tee up a thrilling final against Robert Kanter (Germany). After the cat and mouse opening laps concluded, Skinner unleashed his explosive firepower to definitively claim the victory. Buchli (Netherlands) saw off the challenge of Quentin Lafargue (France) to take third.

"Things couldn't have gone better," said Skinner who also finished third in the keirin final. "There's so many familiar faces here: the guy who got me into cycling is over there and my first coach is in the stands."

He added: "Whoever had the idea for me to wear a Scotland kit made a good call because it's been fantastic and given me a great feel of what the Games are going to be like."

Fellow Scottish sprinter John Paul withdrew from the competition as a precaution after a crash in the keirin.

Roe took another second in the women's elimination race, with Emily Kay (Team USN) clinching first. "I'm both pleased and surprised," she said. "I didn't expect to be going this well, so it's been a huge confidence boost. I only committed fully to the track four weeks ago because I wasn't sure if I should just focus on the road race for the 2014 Games.

"I was trying not to put too much pressure on myself tonight but having the home crowd behind me was fantastic and just gave me that extra push. I had goosebumps out there."

A courageous solo effort by Welsh rider Ciara Horne (Team USN) in the women's scratch race saw her gain a lap on the field to seal victory, with team-mate Emily Kay in second and Scotland's Charline Joiner third.

"It feels amazing," Joiner said. "I just missed out on second but fought so hard. Being out there in my Scotland skinsuit in front of a home crowd with our parents watching was incredible."

The Revolution Series is included on the UCI calendar for the first time this year, meaning riders can compete for ranking points which in turn count towards qualification for World Championships, Olympics and Commonwealth Games.

It was also a chance for young Scots to shine, with Emma Borthwick (Team Sky), Rhona Callander (Madison-Genesis), Stuart Balfour(Telegraph Allstars), Jack Carlin (Rudy Project RT), Ben Forsyth (Telegraph Allstars) and Matthias Barnet (Madison-Genesis) competing in the Hoy Future Stars events.

In the women's sprint final, Elis Ligtlee (Netherlands) emerged victorious with double world junior champion Dannielle Khan (Great Britain) second and Yesna Rijkhoff (Netherlands) third.

German pair Marcel Kalz and Nico Hesslich (Rudy Project RT) won the men's 1km madison time trial in a blistering 55.472. Chris Latham and Lucas Destang (WD40) took second in 58.993 with Scot James McCallum and his Rapha Condor JLT team-mate Oliver Wood third in 59.486.