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The former European team sprint champion was dropped by
technical director Shane Sutton who subsequently resigned after
Varnish claimed he had made sexist comments towards her.
Australian Sutton was also alleged to have made derogatory
comments about para-cyclists, prompting British Cycling to
launch an independent review of its performance programs.
Sutton, who along with former technical director Dave
Brailsford, was a key figure in Britain's rise to become a
cycling superpower, has denied the allegations.
Varnish, currently training in Australia, said she had not given
up hope of making the team.
"My immediate priority is to win back my place on the British
Cycling team, ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, and to prove that
I was, and still am, good enough to win medals for Great
Britain," she said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I have reached out to the new Performance Director at British
Cycling, Andy Harrison, and will meet with him on my return to
the UK."
Varnish was dropped after the world championships in London
where she finished fifth in the team sprint and missed out on
Olympic qualification.
After that race she was critical of British Cycling's selection
policy.
"I still maintain that the decision not to renew my contract was
not down to performance," Varnish said.
"I hope that on hearing my case, and with the knowledge that I
have been doing the best I can under the circumstances to
maintain my fitness on the track, Andy Harrison and British
Cycling will give me the chance to get back on the British
cycling program ahead of selection for Rio."
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ian Ransom)
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