Wolverhampton's Andy Tennant has admitted to being devastated at not being selected for the British cycling team for the Rio Olympics.
Tennant has been named as first reserve for the pursuit team and said in his blog : "I’m obviously devastated that four years hard work has ended like this and two, it goes without saying that I will be cheering on the lads all the way to what I sincerely hope will be a gold medal in Rio in August.
The disappointment strikes me doubly hard because at London 2012, I was man five also and did not get a ride as the lads won gold in such thrilling fashion.
Now, I’m going through the same disappointment again although the consolation I have is that I honestly do not believe I could have done any more, or done anything differently, to win selection.
If I knew I had not given it my best shot, if I had been lazy at times or taken bad decisions, then now I would be kicking myself about missing out.
As it is, I’m lucky - and unlucky - at the same time to be riding on one of the greatest team pursuit squads in the history of the sport.
The team pursuit is a strange event. Obviously, it is the ultimate in team work and the bonds you form with your team mates are incredibly strong.
But, at the same time, everyone wants personal success, as well as team success, and so you find yourself in intense competition against the same guys you are going to go into the trenches with come competition time."
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