In 2009, Britain followed the 2008 Beijing Olympics, external with nine medals at the World Championships in Poland,, external but only two were gold.
This time around, their 16-strong squad included six senior world debutants and eight riders aged 20 or younger.
Becky James, 21, was the star of the show, winning the sprint and keirin titles, as well as bronze medals in the team sprint and 500m time trial.
But three other young riders marked their first appearances at this level with medals.
Simon Yates, 20, won the men’s points race, 18-year-old Cardiff A-level student Elinor Barker was part of the triumphant women’s team pursuit squad and Vicky Williamson, 19, joined James on the podium in the team sprint.
“They are joined already as a team,” added Sutton. “They are a very young squad and they all get on. They are all around the same age.
“It is quite exciting from my point of view – and Dave Brailsford (the performance director of British Cycling) – to see us come here and perform with this particular squad.”
Legends like Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy were absent in Belarus. Pendleton retired after the London Olympics, while Hoy is on a sabbatical from the sport.
But other key figures from the Olympics were missing, too, with the likes of Jo Rowsell, Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh focusing on their road racing careers.
Despite Rowsell’s absence, the women’s team pursuit squad continued their dominance of the event in Belarus.
Barker slotted seamlessly into the line-up to help the Olympic champions take a fifth world title in the six-year history of the event, which now expands from three riders over 3km or 12 laps of the velodrome to four riders over 4km and 16 laps.
In the men’s event, Britain took silver but were well beaten by Australia in the final. Their disappointing performance was put down in part to Ed Clancy’s dalliance with the team sprint over the last few months.
Sutton says Clancy was missed because they “needed that animal in there hurting the others in training and leading the way” and cannot see him returning to the team sprint in the future.