Michael Pavitt: World Cycling Centre offers step on the road to success for developing talent

Michael Pavitt: World Cycling Centre offers step on the road to success for developing talent

It is regularly mentioned by athletes in interviews during the build-up to an Olympic Games about the number of hours they have trained for what could be their only chance at claiming gold on the greatest sporting stage. Their moment in the Olympic spotlight could be just a minute, but it's a potentially life-changing portion of their career. Often it is their different journeys to that point which prove to be the most fascinating.