11 Facts About Dani Rowe

Danielle 'Dani' Rowe MBE is a British former road and track cyclist.

Dani Rowe won the team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Cup in London in preparation for the Olympics in February 2012.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Dani Rowe won a gold medal for the team pursuit alongside Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell.

In November 2014, Dani Rowe was involved a serious crash after hitting a pothole while training on roads near Merthyr Tydfil.

Dani Rowe suffered a snapped rib cage and a collapsed lung and spent 10 days in hospital.

Dani Rowe was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.

Dani Rowe was given the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh in 2013, where a cycle route in Hamble is named after her.

In September 2016, Dani Rowe signed for Cylance Pro Cycling for the 2017 season.

Dani Rowe went to school at Hamble Community Sports College before attending Barton Peveril Sixth Form College.

Dani Rowe's father, Trevor King, is a former biathlete who competed in two Winter Olympics.

Dani Rowe recovered and was later chosen to compete at world champion level in late 2011 and after setting world record with her pursuit team-mates she was chosen for Team GB.