Dame Laura Kenny’s dad Adrian arrives first, laden down with nappy bags and pushing a baby buggy. He looks a little frazzled, truth be told. You can hardly blame him. It has been a long day, starting at 6am when his daughter, Britain’s most successful female Olympian of all time, announced via social media that she was retiring from competitive cycling with immediate effect, ruling out a tilt at the Paris Games this summer and prompting an outpouring of love and affection for one of this country
Elite level cycling is returning to the North East and North Yorkshire, including circuit races in Darlington town centre, British Cycling has announced.
Kenny, 31, is Britain’s most decorated female Olympian.