Laura Trott and Jason Kenny have hit back at claims British cyclists were cheating at the Olympics.

Rivals from Germany, France and Australia had questioned the performances that have seen Britain dominate in the velodrome, winning 11 medals — including six gold. Trott and Kenny have led the way and now have 10 gold medals between them, including five in Rio.

Germany’s Kristina Vogel, who beat Britain’s Becky James to gold in the women’s sprint, claimed Team GB’s performances were ‘questionable’ and she had ‘no idea how they do it’. James responded by saying she thought such criticism was ‘sad’ and ‘sour grapes’.

Sitting alongside Trott, he was asked about the sneers from rivals and the secrets of Britain’s success. Kenny continued: ‘When it comes to Olympic year, everyone gets together, we get organised, we get our heads down and everyone comes together as a team. I think that’s what it is, just that momentum. We build it in training, we build it in the holding camp and carry it into the Olympics

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