In 2019, Great Britain's women's sprinters made a pact 'to be a force'. Five years on, they are enjoying success across all the sprinting disciplines with the Paris Olympics just around the corner.
Paris marks the first Olympics at which the women's team sprint will involve three riders rather than twoIt had been that long they had worked out the exact number of days - 4,095.
"We didn't want to be the squad that was having to find different avenues to qualify for an Olympics. We wanted to be a force." With British Cycling's sustained success across all disciplines continuing around them, Finucane said the squad felt they were classed as the "weakest link". Though everyone points to small changes collectively having an impact, the arrival of a new head coach - Australia's four-time world champion Kaarle McCulloch - had a monumental effect.
After becoming a mother in 2022, Marchant returned to find strength in depth in "a group of eight or nine girls who were performing at a really high level". In 2023, Pendleton - a double Olympic and nine-time world champion across the sprint disciplines - was brought in to spend three days with the squad, sharing her knowledge and experience.
"And that meant that they did lots of things away from the track trying to develop them and develop their confidence, as well as lots of stuff on the track.
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