British Cycling chiefs will hold talks with comeback queen Dame Laura Kenny about pulling out of next week's European track cycling championships, insisting: "we don't want to wring her dry.”
Kenny revealed she was on the brink of quitting, after a dip in confidence and form on Sunday, before her stunning ride to win Commonwealth Games gold for England in the women's scratch race. Team GB's greatest female achiever with five Olympic titles, 30-year-old Kenny hinted she may not have enough gas in the tank to be part of the British team in Munich from August 11-16.
And British Cycling performance director Stephen Park said: “We want to get the best out of athletes, so we will be looking long-term. As most of these conversations are, they tend not to be somebody stamping their feet saying, 'I am not doing this' – they are organic conversations with myself, with team-mates, friends, her husband, coaching staff and building those different views.
