If you don't know your username, enter the email address with which your account is registered and we will send you a reminder. Growing up in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, Kenny and older sister Emma, who would go on to become a professional road rider, first took up the sport when their mother Glenda decided to cycle to lose weight. Two days after the team pursuit gold, Trott was back for a thrilling omnium battle with Hammer and Edmondson. [44] On 14 February 2017, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child. [25] Trott took further World and European team pursuit gold medals at the 2013 and 2014 championships, as well as European ominium title and World ominium silver in both those years. How British Cycling-inspired skinsuits are helping GB skeleton riders dominate in Winter Olympics British sliders dominate practice runs with innovative … With the women’s team pursuit now a four-rider, four-kilometre event, the British won the title at that year’s UEC European Track Championships in Apeldoorn with Kenny doing likewise in the omnium. Great offers on becoming a British Cycling member, however you ride. Find the perfect Team Gb Cycling stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. [19][20], For the 2012 road season, Trott joined Team Ibis Cycles,[21] though she competed in only five races. Tue 25 Feb 2020 12.48 EST. The 2016 season had one main focus - the Rio Olympics - although the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in London proved a disappointment in the team pursuit, with Kenny having to settle for the bronze medal before she recovered superbly to take golds in the scratch race and omnium. 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Support our nation’s best athletes in pursuing their dream of representing their country at an Olympic Games. Representing England and Team GB. Laura then gave birth to the couple's first child, Albert Louie Kenny, in August 2017. [45] Their son was born on the 23 August 2017. A lifelong fan of musician Bruce Springsteen, one of Laura’s main interests away from cycling centres around her dogs Sprolo and Pringle - springer-poodle cross-breeds. 1,716 talking about this. With four Olympic gold medals, having won both the team pursuit and the omnium at both the 2012 and 2016 games, she is both the most successful female track cyclist in Olympic history (behind only Dutch track and road cyclist Leontien van Moorsel among all female cyclists), and Great Britain's most successful Olympicfemale co… I Am Team GB, The Nation's Biggest Sports Day and supported by Toyota, returns this August and will once again provide thousands of people across the country with opportunities to get active this summer as the countdown continues to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Laura Kenny targeting three gold medals at Tokyo Olympics as Team GB record in sight Laura Kenny wants to compete in three disciplines if the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics goes ahead later this year. Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker celebrate Great Britain’s gold medal in the women’s team pursuit at Rio 2016. Her performance in the omnium was every bit as dominant. [38][39] Following the end of the track cycling competition at the games, Trott and her fiancé Jason Kenny were lauded in the British press as a 'golden couple', having won five gold medals between them in 2016, to reach a total of ten as a couple.[40][41][42]. [29], In February 2015, Trott failed to win a title at the World Championships for the first time in her career, finishing second in both the team pursuit and omnium. Laura Rebecca Kenny,[3] CBE (née Trott; born 24 April 1992) is an English[4][5][6] track and road cyclist who specialises in the team pursuit, omnium, scratch race and madison disciplines. Rally Cycling (17) Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise (21) Team Arkéa Samsic (27) Team Novo Nordisk (17) Team Total Direct Energie (27) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (26) Vini Zabù (21) Teams. Select from premium Team Gb Cycling of the highest quality. Just as significantly, in the omnium, Kenny turned the tables on Hammer and Edmondson and added gold. This made Trott the first British woman to win three golds,[5][36] though this achievement was matched by Charlotte Dujardin the next day. It meant that Kenny had accounted for half Great Britain’s tally of six golds at the championships and her career total of 10 European golds left her as the most successful rider of all time in the UEC European Track Championships. With 30 days to go until London 2012 Olympics, we go behind the scenes at the Team GB Kitting Out experience in Loughborough to see what GB cyclists Chris Hoy & Laura Trott get up to. [17] She also won gold in the omnium, two days after winning gold in the team pursuit. Issue date: Monday 26th... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Trott attended the launch ahead of competing in stage four of the first Women's Tour from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City. Kenny also had to settle for silver in the omnium although by the end of the year, and the UEC European Track Championships, she not only had the consolation of golds in the team pursuit and omnium but added the scratch race title for good measure. Kenny announced the news with a post on Instagram. She enjoyed and competed in trampolining but had to give up due to respiratory problems. [43] The couple live near Knutsford in Cheshire. Sometimes you would be right to think the world of track cycling hates us for the fact we are currently the best in the world. That disappointment was quickly forgotten in Rio, however, where Kenny anchored the women’s team pursuit squad that broke the world record three times on the way to taking gold from the USA, a fact that meant Kenny had ridden the team pursuit six times over two Olympic Games campaigns and set a new world record on every occasion. Trott was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling[46][47] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours, also for services to cycling. In London, at a UCI Track Cycling World Cup meeting, Kenny, Joanna Rowsell Shand and Dani King gave supporters a preview of the success to come by winning an exciting team pursuit final while Kenny was forced to settle for bronze in the omnium behind rivals Sarah Hammer of the USA and Australia’s Annette Edmondson. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. 2019-12-10 - Explore Joe Chang's board "Team GB Cycling" on Pinterest. Lot's of fantastic kit, casuals and fan gear. World & ProTeams; Womens World & Continental teams; Continental teams; Info. 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Since first appearing at the European Track Championships in 2010,[7] she has won seven World Championship, a record fourteen European Championship and one Commonwealth Games titles, as part of a total of 29 medals. Aug 4, 2016 - Laura Trott Photos - Laura Trott of Team GB trains during a Team GB Cycling Media Day at the National Cycling Centre on February 9, 2015 in Manchester, England. Laura Kenny was part of the GB quartet that qualified for the women's team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in her first major event since giving birth six months ago. Laura Rebecca Kenny, CBE (née Trott; born 24 April 1992) is an English track and road cyclist who specialises in the team pursuit, omnium, scratch race and madison disciplines. Choisissez parmi des contenus premium Katie Archibald de la plus haute qualité. You only need to do this once. By the time the London Olympics started, expectations were high for Kenny and the Great Britain Cycling Team and they did not disappoint. By newsroom on January 21, 2020 Comments Off on PurpleBricks commercial with Team GB cyclist Laura Kenny at Manchester Velodrome. [37] In the Ominium, Trott dominated from the start and finished in the top two in five of the six events, to take a comfortable gold medal and once again become Britain's most successful female Olympian. Nov 8, 2016 - Laura Kenny (Laura Trott), OBE is an English track and road cyclist who specialises in the team pursuit, omnium and scratch race disciplines. Kenny has become one of the world’s great track riders since her precocious talent first shone through in the 2010 season with an omnium gold medal at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. © 2021 British CyclingAll Rights Reserved. A month later, the British team pursuit women were even more impressive at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne as they won gold in a new world record against the hosts. The 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk, Belarus saw Great Britain retain their team pursuit world crown. Hear Team GB Olympian Laura Kenny's story as she describes her journey from family fitness to Gold medalist. Laura Kenny with teammates from the GB Cycling women's endurance team during a training session at the HSBC National Cycling Centre, Manchester. Kenny’s remarkable story had a remarkable beginning, the double Olympic champion was born a month prematurely in Harlow, Essex, with a collapsed lung and later diagnosed with asthma. [12] She is an avid supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. [13], Together with her sister, she began cycling when her mother did so to lose weight.[14]. To link accounts please enter your British Cycling password. [1][10][11] Her older sister Emma Trott is a former road racing cyclist. Article bookmarked. The summer of 2014 also brought Kenny a thrilling Commonwealth Games gold in the points race and one of the highlights of her road career when she won the British National Road Race Championships before Kenny successfully defended her two titles in the team pursuit and omnium at the UEC European Track Championships. [7] In the run-up to the 2012 Olympics she won a further two World and two European golds, in both the team pursuit and the ominum,[16] before securing her place in the Great Britain team as those events made their Olympic debut. We'll send you videos of our top cycling tips and techniques. Trott married track cyclist Jason Kenny at a private ceremony on 24 September 2016. [49], She received an Honorary Degree from the University of Essex in 2013. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Laura Kenny's parents are Glenda and Adrian Trott, who live in Cheshunt, and she has an older sister Emma, who lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. Trouvez les Elinor Barker images et les photos d’actualités parfaites sur Getty Images. The success, since that unforgettable summer, has been largely relentless for Kenny. Friend on Facebook Follow on Facebook Add to Google+ Circle Connect on Linked in Subscribe by Email Subscribe by … At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Trott won a gold medal in the team pursuit with Dani King and Joanna Rowsell. It was the team's worst Worlds since 2001, but Trott insists those results have motivated Team GB. In the team pursuit, the tried and trusted trio of Kenny, Rowsell Shand and King rode three times and broke the world record on each occasion, beating the USA in the final. Laura Trott during the Team GB Track Cycling Training Session at Newport Velodrome on July 19, 2012 in Newport, Wales. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images. The official shop for Team GB. An uncharacteristically poor points race left Kenny with a mountain to climb but, by the final event the 500-metre time trial, her storming victory meant the Briton had won the gold medal by one point from Hammer. [31] After a road season in which her best result was 3rd in National Championships, Trott returned won three gold medals at the 2015 European Championships, in the team pursuit, scratch race and omnium. Laura Kenny won the hearts of the British public at the London 2012 Olympic Games where, at the age of just 20, she captured gold medals on the track in the team pursuit and the multi-discipline omnium event. Trouvez les Katie Archibald images et les photos d’actualités parfaites sur Getty Images. Great Britain Cycling Team capitalise on development opportunities on the final day in Imola. [22] 2013 saw her increase her road racing commitments with new team Wiggle Honda. Gold Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) – men’s mountain bike Julie Bresset (France) – women’s mountain bike Laura Kenny leads her team-mates in the women’s team pursuit at the 2018 worlds. [35] In the team pursuit, Great Britain took gold setting world records in the qualification and final of the tournament, defeating the American world champions in the final. After finishing second in the opening event, the scratch race, she went on to keep her major rivals at bay throughout the remaining five disciplines and went on to add a fourth gold to her collection in impressive fashion by a commanding 24-point margin. Choisissez parmi des contenus premium Elinor Barker de la plus haute qualité. Picture by Ben Stevens Tuesday 12th of November 2019. [50], In 2014, the former Grundy Park Leisure Centre in Cheshunt was renamed The Laura Trott Leisure Centre in her honour following a £4 million redevelopment. Along with father Adrian, the family would spend weekends on lengthy bike rides with Laura eventually starting to race, at the age of eight, and ride at the track of local club Welwyn Wheelers. She won two junior titles at both the 2009 and 2010 British National Track Championships,[15] and placed third in the individual pursuit at the latter[15] to win a place in the 2010 European Track Championships team pursuit squad aged just 18. [17] The team set a world record time of 3:14.051 in this event. By the time the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championship in Paris arrived in February, however, team pursuit rivals had finally closed the gap on Kenny’s team with Australia qualifying fastest and winning the final by nearly three full seconds. [8][9] She grew up in Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, where she attended Turnford School. After an extended post-Rio break where Kenny gave birth to her first child, she made her return to elite competition less than six months after her son was born, competing at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, winning silver as part of a five-woman team pursuit squad alongside Archibald, Barker, Emily Nelson and Ellie Dickinson. As a key part of the Great Britain team that won 12 medals - eight of them gold - across the cycling events, Kenny became one of the nation’s most popular athletes and went on to further success four years later in Rio, taking her personal tally of Olympic gold medals to four as she successfully defended both titles. [48] Both Laura and Jason Kenny received their CBEs on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at an Investiture in Buckingham Palace. Laura Trott was born a month prematurely in Harlow in Essex[1] with a collapsed lung and was later diagnosed with asthma. 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Can't believe Team GB cycling team being accused of cheating by other countries, sore losers — Jake Piper (@jakepiper97) August 17, 2016. Highlights included team pursuit gold at her debut UCI Track Cycling World Championships and at the UEC European Track Championships, where Kenny also took the omnium title. [33] She followed this with gold medals in the scratch race and omnium at the 2016 World Championships in London, as well as a bronze in the team pursuit. [7] After winning gold at the Euros, she went on to take her first world title at the 2011 championships, again as part of the team pursuit squad. [26] After making the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow her focus for this period,[25] she entered the games with a kidney infection and finished well down the field in the scratch race and individual pursuit. Receive a complimentary copy of our weekly members e-newsletter. She is the inaugural Olympic champion in both events. - Team GB Cycling Media Day That performance meant that on the six occasions that trio had raced together, they had set a world record on every ride. London 2012 Olympics: velodrome rocks as Team GB takes home haul of medals. We have found a match between your Facebook account and British Cycling. "The Worlds were disappointing, but I think it's spurred us on," she said. Discover our range of Great Britain Cycling Team kit from Kalas and Lazer helmets. 0 comments. [34], At the 2016 Olympics Trott was a favourite for the omnium, and with hopes of a medal in the team pursuit. On the road, Kenny won the British National Road Race Championships in 2014, taking the under-23 title in the same race, and has ridden for the Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling team since 2015. Note: this board contains links to images and websites of interest. London 2012 cycling events: Medal winners. PurpleBricks commercial with Team GB cyclist Laura Kenny at Manchester Velodrome. TeamGB.com the home of the British Olympic Association | Latest news, video, stats, information from Team GB and the Olympic Games If you do not know your password, enter your username and we will send a password reset to your registered email address. Her public profile was heightened by her relationship with fellow Olympic gold medallist Jason Kenny and, at Christmas 2014, the pair announced their engagement and subsequently married on 24 September 2016. She was advised by doctors to take up sport in order to regulate her breathing. Team GB have enjoyed unprecedented levels of track cycling success in recent Games, winning eleven gold medals at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, helping GB amass over 60 … Momentum was building nicely for Kenny, and the whole of the Great Britain Cycling Team, as their home Olympics loomed at the start of 2012. Advised to try sport to help with her breathing, Kenny first participated in trampolining before being forced to stop due to an undiagnosed condition that caused her to sporadically pass out. As the Great Britain team dominated the new team pursuit format, there was also another gold - and another new world record - at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Manchester and the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Cali saw that mastery continue with more rainbow jerseys. Tom Pidcock was the Great Britain Cycling Team’s highest placed finisher in today’s 258.2km elite men’s road race on the final day of the UCI Road World Championships in Imola. [23] Her best result was a second place at the British National Road Race Championships, bringing her the under-23 title,[24] though her road racing was intended to function in service of her track preparation, rather than replacing it. As a registered user, you'll be able to enter over 4,000 events online. That form earned Kenny selection to the UEC European Track Championships and her first elite gold medal in the team pursuit, aged only 18, before an astonishing 2011 season which saw Kenny win seven world, World Cup and European titles at junior and elite levels. [27] Recovering as the Games progressed, she won a gold medal for England, in the points race. [31] Trott moved to the new Matrix Fitness Vulpine team for 2015 as a lead rider,[32] moving to the team in order to better combine her road and track cycling ambitions. The velodrome rocked to another brilliant, British cycling victory. Her profile also saw the former Grundy Park Leisure Centre in her hometown Cheshunt renamed The Laura Trott Leisure Centre in her honour following a £4 million redevelopment. William Fotheringham. Team GB turned up the heat halfway through the team pursuit final to shrug off the challenge of Germany and claim European Track Championship gold with Laura Kenny winning her 13th European title. Team GB cycling gold medallists in tandem: Laura Trott and Jason Kenny confirm relationship Pa. Thursday 09 August 2012 21:04. They named him Albert Louie Kenny. With four Olympic gold medals, having won both the team pursuit and the omnium at both the 2012 and 2016 games, she is both the most successful female track cyclist in Olympic history (behind only Dutch track and road cyclist Leontien van Moorsel among all female cyclists), and Great Britain's most successful Olympic female competitor in any sport. [30] The result was part of a poor Championships for Britain, with the team finishing without a gold for the first time since 2001.
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