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Dani King to hit the road

Olympic track cycling gold medallist Dani King reveals that she will focus on road racing in the 2015 season.

Britain's Olympic track champion Dani King has revealed that she will spend the 2015 season focusing on road racing.

The 23-year-old, who won the gold in the women's team pursuit at London 2012, will race with the Wiggle-Honda team next year, but plans to return to the velodrome for the 2016 Olympics.

"I'm really excited to be given this opportunity by British Cycling to go and do a full season on the road with Wiggle-Honda," King told reporters.

"The idea of riding a road season as preparation for team pursuit hasn't been done before in our squad, but is a tried and tested method within the men's endurance squad with Team Sky.

"I therefore believe it will enable me to get the best out of myself as a cyclist and give me the best chance possible to defend the Olympic title I won at London 2012 in the team pursuit."

King signed with Wiggle-Honda in 2013, having spent four years with Vision 1 Racing.

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