pic. twitter. com/EA18pw8gWbShe included a photo of herself and her teammates with their silver medals, revealing she had a positive pregnancy test in her pocket at the time.
Barker also credited fellow cyclists Laura Kenny, Lizzie Deignan and Sarah Storey as inspirations. All three athletes have children, and returned to succeed in sport after pregnancy. "Because of these women (and many more) I didn’t doubt the future of my career for one second," she wrote. "I’d always been in awe of what they’ve each achieved since becoming parents, but only recently have I fully understood the full power of what each of them has done. "Barker’s announcement is all the more significant due to her endometriosis diagnosis in 2018.
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