Dani King has sights set on unique Olympic cycling double
By Dev Trehan
Last Updated: 01/03/16 2:35pm
Olympic champion Dani King is relishing the prospect of going to this summer's Games - this time as a road racer.
King is a four-time UCI World Track champion, who was part of the quartet that won team pursuit gold and broke the world record at the 2012 London Olympics.
The 25-year-old is now part of the Wiggle HIGH5 team and has her sights set on competing in the women's individual road race in Rio.
"I think it would be incredible to go to two Olympics in basically two different sports," King told Sky Sports News HQ at a training camp with her team-mates in Mallorca.
"They're pretty different in terms of the training that goes into it and the dynamics of the race - so it would be pretty special to say I have been to two Olympics in two different events."
King was told she would not be considered for the team pursuit track squad after suffering horrific injuries, including a punctured lung and eight broken ribs, during a training crash in 2014.
But the Southampton-born cyclist refused to give up on her Olympic dream and took to the road, becoming King of the Mountains and finishing fourth overall at the Santos Women's Tour in Adelaide.
"This is the first time I've been able to train consistently for the road, starting with the races in Australia so I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season," she said.
"Don't get me wrong, I do miss the track and certain elements of the track but I am fully committed to the road now. I'm really enjoying it, I'm really motivated and I'm determined to do well on the road."
Wiggle HIGH5 team owner and manager Rochelle Gilmour added: "Dani has already won a gold medal on the track at the Olympic Games and she has so much talent on the road, possibly even more than she had on the track.
"The transition that she has made has been incredible. To win the King of the Mountains in a tour race Down Under, it just says how strong she is and I think we are going to see a lot more of her."
