Emma Pooley to make return to road racing for Olympic Games

Having retired from road racing in 2014, Emma Pooley is set to return to the fold for the Olympic Games in 2016

Emma Pooley at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (Andy Jones)

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

Former world time trial champion Emma Pooley is set to return to Team GB in time for the Olympic Games in Rio, two years after she retired from road racing at the Commonwealth Games.

Pooley, who won silver in the Beijing 2008 time trial, has been competing in triathlon since stepping away from the road, winning prestigious events on Alpe d'Huez and Zoffingen, among others, and will continue to participate in multi-discipline events next year.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.