Laura and Jason Kenny return from cycling hiatus with baby on board

Cycling’s most famous couple are back in pursuit of medals at the world track championships in the Netherlands, complete with baby son Albert

The return of the Kennys has the ring of a western or a reality television series about it, but for the Great Britain cycling team the joint comeback to international competition of their golden couple Jason and Laura midway through the Olympic cycle marks a neat end to the hiatus which has followed the Rio Games.

The pair are both set to compete on Wednesday at the world track championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands – Laura in the team pursuit and Jason in the first round of the team sprint. Neither is in a position to contest any individual events, as their time out since Rio means they have no qualifying points, although Laura won the British omnium championship in mid-February.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2oBhlBT

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