Wiggle-High5 team manager Rochelle Gilmore has spoken in support of Dani King’s efforts to gain selection for the Great Britain team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Gilmore also revealed to Cyclingnews that King would leave Wiggle-High5 at the end of the 2016 season.
“I have been Dani’s team manager since she won gold in London nearly four years ago,” Gilmore said. “I truly believe she did everything she could to earn selection, and it has been extremely difficult to see her endure another shocking career setback.
“There is nothing more Dani could have done to gain this Olympic selection. She sacrificed home life and [personal] sponsor income to ensure she would be doing everything right during the selection period. Dani raced every targeted race fit and healthy and with good morale. She was always positive.”
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While the official announcement from the British Olympic Association is expected on Friday, the Telegraph listed King among the riders not selected for the Olympics in an article on Wednesday. King, who was quoted in Telegraph story, took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to confirm that she had received the news of her non-selection last week.
“Dani received the news confidentially on the 13th of June, and she was devastated,” said Gilmore. “Luckily she was with her Wiggle-High5 teammates and could be comforted ahead of the Aviva Women’s Tour where she raced with some seriously strong and confusing emotions. Still, she was a great asset to the team.”
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