They are the Posh and Becks of the cycling world.
And last night Laura Trott and Jason Kenny struck gold within 90 minutes of each other - cementing their status as Great Britain's golden couple at the Rio Olympics.
Laura, 24, was crowned queen of the six-event omnium title, becoming Britain's greatest female Olympian of all time.
Jason, 28, equalled Sir Chris Hoy's haul of Olympic titles by completing a spring hat-trick in the keirin.
The pair were revealed as a couple when they were pictured kissing in the row behind David Beckham during the beach volleyball at London 2012.
Their relationship had been building before the Games, with Jason's mother Lorraine saying: "I remember seeing Laura at the velodrome years ago. I said to my husband, 'Flipping heck, you need to watch this young lady."
Laura always had a fighting spirit, born six weeks premature and with a collapsed lung.
"The first time I knew something was happening between the two of them was when Jason phoned me up and said, 'I'm bringing Trotty home for a bacon butty,' Lorraine continued.
Speaking to Hello! magazine about why they work together as a couple, Laura said: "He knows the ups and downs, what it's like when a race goes badly, and he understands that I can't get drunk on a Saturday night. And he is always there if I need him."
But their Olympics careers are far from finished, so don't expect them to be starting a family after they tie the knot next year.
They now have their sights set on Tokyo 2020.
They are the Posh and Becks of the cycling world.
And last night Laura Trott and Jason Kenny struck gold within 90 minutes of each other - cementing their status as Great Britain's golden couple at the Rio Olympics.
Laura, 24, was crowned queen of the six-event omnium title, becoming Britain's greatest female Olympian of all time.
Jason, 28, equalled Sir Chris Hoy's haul of Olympic titles by completing a spring hat-trick in the keirin.
The pair were revealed as a couple when they were pictured kissing in the row behind David Beckham during the beach volleyball at London 2012.
Their relationship had been building before the Games, with Jason's mother Lorraine saying: "I remember seeing Laura at the velodrome years ago. I said to my husband, 'Flipping heck, you need to watch this young lady."
Laura always had a fighting spirit, born six weeks premature and with a collapsed lung.
"The first time I knew something was happening between the two of them was when Jason phoned me up and said, 'I'm bringing Trotty home for a bacon butty,' Lorraine continued.
"I said to him, 'Is she your girlfriend?' 'No, she's just a friend.'
"We liked her from the off. She's a girly girl, so I can talk make-up and clothes to her."
The couple, who got engaged in 2014, now live in a cottage in Knutsford, Cheshire with their two dogs and plenty of room to store their 10 Olympic golds.
Speaking to Hello! magazine about why they work together as a couple, Laura said: "He knows the ups and downs, what it's like when a race goes badly, and he understands that I can't get drunk on a Saturday night. And he is always there if I need him."
But their Olympics careers are far from finished, so don't expect them to be starting a family after they tie the knot next year.
They now have their sights set on Tokyo 2020.
"Me and Jason speak about it and he wants the same things, so I definitely want children in the future," Laura said.
“But it all depends on how long my Olympic career lasts because I want to end it on my terms. I don't want to be pushed out of the sport.
"So whether it's after the Tokyo, or the ones after that... I don't want to draw a line because I love racing too much.”
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