Meares: I've had to go backwards to go forwards again

Kristina Vogel (Germany) tops Anna Meares and Rebecca James for Keirin gold

Kristina Vogel (Germany) tops Anna Meares and Rebecca James for Keirin gold

Happy was the word of choice by Anna Meares (Australia) after she rode to silver in the Keirin on day two of the Track World Championships. Meares was unable to defend her title from 12 months ago after a powerful ride from Germany's Kristina Vogel, but, with the Olympic Games coming into view, she took a silver-lining approach to her outlook.

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.