Dame Laura Kenny’s dad Adrian arrives first, laden 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’s ge
Kenny, 31, is Britain’s most decorated female Olympian.
Britain’s most successful female Olympian rode through adversity and her refusal to compromise explains retirement
The 31-year-old had been expected to compete at the Paris Games this summer.