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Beginning a cycling career before she left school wasn't easy for the double Olympic gold medallist, but a supportive PE teacher helped her through the highs and the lows
I liked all my teachers at Turnford School in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. I liked Mrs Breach, my geography teacher, even though she used to tell me off during every lesson because I would sit at the back of the class laughing. Despite this, I still managed to get my work done.
My mum and dad also went to Turnford School and they were both taught by Mrs Breach. Other members of my family went there, too. My art teacher once asked me: "Are you Nigel Trott's daughter?" and I said: "No, he's my uncle."
But Mr Nagle was by far the best teacher for me. He taught me PE from the age of 11. He encouraged my ambition to become a professional cyclist, unlike some of the others. When I told my RE teacher what I wanted to do, he said: "That's not a job." But Mr Nagle knew you could do cycling as a profession...