Jon Dibben underwent surgery on a fractured elbow on Tuesday, but British Cycling anticipate it will have little impact on his bid to be selected for the Rio Olympics.
Dibben, who won the points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in March, is a challenger to Mark Cavendish for Britain's lone place in the six-event omnium at August's Games.
Cavendish was sixth in the omnium at the World Championships in London, before winning the non-Olympic Madison with Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Whoever is selected in the omnium will also be the fifth rider for the four-man, 4km team pursuit and must be able to slot into a squad seeking Olympic gold at world record-breaking pace.
A story on British Cycling's official website read: "Great Britain cycling team's Jon Dibben is today undergoing surgery on his left elbow after fracturing it during the ZLM Roompot tour at the weekend.
"British Cycling's performance support team are confident Jon will return to training imminently after his surgery and his Rio ambitions remain unaffected."