The latter, he claims, is a resource that has been used too sparingly in the past.
Scottish Cycling feeds into British Cycling’s six-stage performance pathway and, from his time looking after Britain’s best under-16 riders, Coltman wants that to continue.
“We just can’t match the investment that is in that programme, as it stands at the moment,” he says.
“We are part of the pathway but I think we can enhance that pathway which will pay back for not only Team GB in the future but also for Scottish Cycling.
“So for example, maybe [we could do] something like a talent ID around sprint cycling. We have a number of velodromes in the UK now but I don’t know of anyone who is moving sprint forward as a discipline.
“We have the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome – the name says it all, there is a big opportunity for us there.
“We also have a massive opportunity to do even more in mountain biking. We are very strong in terms of our presence in GB anyway but I think we can move that even further forward.
“So the benefits will be not only be more athletes on GB programmes which benefits GB in future Olympics, but also Team Scotland at future Games and the sport in general.”
First, though, the Glasgow Games beckon.
Team Scotland’s cycling squad:
Men:
Jonathon Biggin (Track Sprint), Bruce Croall (Track Sprint), Neil Fachie (Track Para-Cycling), Andy Fenn (Time Trial, Road Race), Grant Ferguson (Mountain Bike XC), Kenta Gallagher (Mountain Bike XC), James McCallum (Track Endurance, Road Race), Craig McLean (Track Para-Cycling Pilot), David Millar (Time Trial, Road Race), Gareth Montgomerie (Mountain Bike XC), Evan Oliphant (Track Endurance, Road Race), John Paul (Track Sprint), Christopher Pritchard (Track Sprint), Jack Pullar (Road Race), Alistair Rutherford (Track Endurance), Callum Skinner (Track Sprint), Mark Stewart (Track Endurance)
Women:
Katie Archibald (Track Endurance, Time Trial, Road Race), Laura Cluxton (Track Para-Cycling), Lucy Coldwell (Time Trial), Lee Craigie (Mountain Bike XC), Jenny Davis (Track Sprint), Fiona Duncan (Track Para-Cycling Pilot), Anne Ewing (Road Race), Louise Haston (Track Para-Cycling Pilot), Charline Joiner (Track Endurance, Road Race), Kerry MacPhee (Mountain Bike XC), Aileen McGlynn OBE (Track Para-Cycling), Gemma Neil (Road Race), Eleanor Richardson (Track Sprint), Jessica Roberts (Mountain Bike XC), Eileen Roe (Track Endurance, Road Race), Claire Thomas (Road Race), Anna Turvey (Track Endurance, Time Trial)