Laura Kenny says Britain’s track squad ‘have to come together as a team’ ahead of Tokyo 2020

Multiple Olympic champion Kenny reflects on a ‘frustrating’ World Championships

Laura Kenny has reflected on Britain's performance at the track World Championships (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Track star Laura Kenny says the British squad "have to come together as a team" ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

British riders may have fallen behind rival nations on the boards after they came away from the 2019 World Championships with just one gold medal.

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Alex Ballinger

Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers.  Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.