Cycling

Dame Laura Kenny Retires from Historic British Cycling Career

Dame Laura Kenny Retires from Historic British Cycling Career

Dame Laura Kenny, a name synonymous with British Cycling's success, has announced her retirement this week. This decision marks the end of an era for Britain's most decorated cyclist and most successful female Olympian.

Kenny's heartfelt message thanked Team GB, British Cycling, her teammates, and her family for their unwavering support, highlighting British Cycling as her "second family" since 2010.

SSA Blog: Catch me if you can

On Sunday evening, a series of celebrity riders will take on Chris Froome in a charity cycling event; The Race - Wheels for Heroes. The aim is to raise money for NHS staff helping them access bikes to travel to work during the Covid-19 crisis. The various celebs will be given a head start before the seven-time Grand Tour champion sets off to hunt them down. The Race will take place not in the real world, but in the virtual world of Zwift’s Watopia, on the 22.9km Volcano route and will broadcast on both Sky Sports and Youtube.

SSA Blog: What it takes to win a Grand Tour - or two...

Riders performances, like in any sport, consist of a number of interdependent factors. Cycling at its professional level contains some of the most elite endurance athletes in the world. To achieve this level takes enormous dedication, going through years of training to develop the endurance adaptations needed to compete within the professional peloton.