Laura Kenny, a five-time Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain, has stated that she considered quitting cycling at the beginning of this year after a loss and ectopic pregnancy left her at “breaking point.”
Kenny revealed in April that she had miscarried at nine weeks in November and had a fallopian tube removed in January owing to an ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when a fertilized egg implants itself outside the uterus.
The 30-year-old won the madison in the Tokyo Games last year, where her husband, Jason, won seven gold medals in cycling to become Britain’s most decorated Olympian.
Kenny stated, “I felt like nothing was going our way.” “January was a turning point; I was on the brink of collapse. Without Jason, I believe I would have given up and said, “You know what? I can’t even handle doing any of this [cycling].”
But I grabbed for my safety blanket and determined I needed to ride my bike again. This has been my occupation for the past 13 years. It feels like a secure location.”
She continued, “It put a lot of things in perspective.” “It truly made me question why I was doing this.” Because I enjoy it, and it made me realize that much more than before.”
Kenny will represent England in the Commonwealth Games team pursuit, scratch race, and points race beginning on Friday, returning to the London velodrome circuit where she thrilled the home crowd with her first two Olympic victories a decade ago.
Kenny, who won the gold medal in the points race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stated that she will enter this year’s competition with modest expectations and a calm approach.
Kenny, whose son Albie was born in 2017, remarked, “I don’t know if it’s because I never really considered the Commonwealth Games to be a goal or because we had planned to have another child by now.” “I feel calmer than ever before… I can’t wait to perform in front of my home fans once more.”
