Jason and Laura Kenny: cycling’s golden couple out to shine in Tokyo

01-Aug-2021 07:00:05 | The Guardian

With the typical cycling medal rush expected for Team GB, both athletes will be optimistic of adding to their collections

Back on track but not exactly back to normal is how it looks for the golden couple of British cycling, Jason and Laura Kenny, who this week have the chance to press on further into the record books as the track cycling programme starts at the Izu velodrome on Monday. Both compete three times – Laura in the team pursuit, madison and omnium, Jason in the team sprint, match sprint and keirin – meaning they could end the Games way beyond their shared total of a dozen golds.

The expectations will be for the typical Team GB medal rush, propelled as usual by technology that has got the cycling world talking – the Tokyo superbike is more radical than anything since Chris Boardman’s Lotus in 1992 – but the reality is more nuanced, flavoured like much of current life by Covid-19. For Jason, one major issue is the lack of international competition due to the pandemic.

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Jason and Laura Kenny: cycling’s golden couple out to shine in Tokyo