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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