At the end of 2010 Dani trained with the GB Womens Pursuit Team Squad, which she found very challenging, but she held her own and she was asked to continue training with the squad into 2011. 

Jan 11

Dani was named as part of the Great Britain squad for the World Cup in Manchester.

Feb 11

Dani and the GBR2 team finished in 5th place overall at the World Cup Team Pursuit in Manchester.

March 11

Dani was in the Womens Pursuit Team that won the gold medal at the World Championships in Holland.  This was her first ever appearance in the GB squad.  Dani also won a bronze medal in the women's scratch race at the World Championships.

BBC Videos

Watch the race     After race interviews     Scratch race interview

April 11

Dani secured a podium postion in the Dottignes Grand Prix in Belgium.

May 11

Dani rode for Horizon Fitness in 3 races in Luxemboug.  In the first race the team came 5th.  In the second race Dani was the 3rd placed rider for Great Britain and in the final race the 2nd placed GB rider. 

June 11

Dani rode in 3 races for Horizon Fitness over the weekend of 10th - 12th June.  She won both the Tour Series race in Stoke and the UK National Women's Series race at Capernwray, along with a  2nd place, behind one of her teammates, in the Women's Grand Prix Series in Oldham.

July 11

U23 European Track Championship in Portugal saw another gold medal for Dani King riding in the GB Women's Pursuit Team.  Dani also won an individual Silver medal at the Championships in the Ominum event, riding 5 individual races over 2 days.  See below for a couple of recent interivews with Dani

British Cycling                Daily Mail

October 11

Dani won a team Gold at the European Championships, where the team clocked up the fastest time in the world this year

Pro-cycling News interview

November 11

Dani won an individual silver medal in the Women's Omnium at the World Cup in Astana.  View the latest news from Dani on her blog

Velo UK interview

Elliotts had 4 teams entered in the Challenge and staff riding were:

 Stuart and Jocelyne Mason-Elliott (on a tandem), Tom Mason-Elliott, Tony Adams, Rory Dunleavey, Kevin Dady, Doug Holden, Trevor King, Jason Mooney, Dan Neave, Pete Smith, Ben Stone, Paul Stubbington, Steve Thomas & Martin Warren.

The main charities are Cancer Research and British Heart Foundation, but in addition this year Elliotts are also supporting Research into Rett Syndrome (RSRT).  This is a charity very close to our hearts, as the four year old daughter of Elliotts graphic designer has Rett Syndrome. 

What is Rett Syndrome?    It is a debilitating disorder which most often strikes previously healthy little girls just after they have learned to walk and say a few words.  It begins to drag their development backwards, they lose their acquired skills leaving girls unable to communicate and over time, they often lose the ability to walk.   There is currently no cure!  RSRT UK has one intensive focus:  to accelerate treatment for Rett Syndrome, so far they have identified three approaches to curing Rett Syndrome but they need funds to continue the work.

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Danielle King is a 16 year old student at Hamble Sports College who has been chosen for the Olympic Development cycling squad and is fast making an impact in the sport having only started cycling in 2005.  She was previously a County swimming champion and was encouraged to change sport when her natural cycling ability was identified.

Dani has her sights set on the 2012 London Olympics and is very clear on her ambitions. “I want to be a World Champion and Olympic Gold medallist” and her training programme is already almost full-time.

With the help of Peter Hargroves Cycles, Elliotts have just given her a new training bike that mirrors the geometry of her track racing bike so it feels the same when she is both training and riding road events.  ‘ I just can’t wait to ride it’ said Dani as she was clearly delighted to receive it. Elliotts have also agreed to help fund her travel and accommodation costs which are growing with events most weekends in Newport, Manchester or abroad.

She is thrilled to have been selected to represent Great Britain in the junior European Track Championships in Germany in July where she will ride match sprint, 500m time trial and Kieran events. ‘ Dani has made excellent progress in only 9 months since joining the Olympic Development Sprint Team and she is now competing at a high level and thoroughly deserves her position in the team’ said Iain Dyer, Head Coach of the British Cycling Sprint Squad.

Go Dani….!