Dame Laura Kenny makes major announcement on cycling career
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDame Laura Kenny has announced her cycling retirement. The 31-year-old is Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete, having won five Olympic gold medals in her decorated career.
She was expected to compete at the Paris Games this summer, but she told the BBC it was time to 'hang up the bike'. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, she said: "I always knew deep down I would know when was the right time.
I have had an absolute blast but now is the time for me to hang that bike up." READ NEXT: 'I've seen people killed': Tyson and Tommy Fury uncle Peter Fury on betrayal, Dougie Joyce and 'rollercoaster' life Dame Laura and her husband Sir Jason Kenny are the most successful married couple in Olympic history.
The pair have 15 Olympic medals between them - 12 golds and three silvers. The couple, who live near Knutsford in Cheshire, received a damehood and knighthood respectively in the 2022 News Year's Honours list.
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