Elinor Barker interview: 'I never considered a cycling career – now I'm defending Olympic gold in Tokyo'

Elinor Barker could be forgiven for letting her motivation slide a little. Aged 26, she already has five world titles and an Olympic gold medal on her mantlepiece, with countless other honours along the way, and that is far more than she ever dreamed of when she started beating the boys at her local cycling club in Cardiff, the famous Maindy Flyers which counts Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas among its talented alumni.