Book launch event: Emma Pooley in conversation

Olympic cyclist Emma Pooley tells stories from her unique career, as she launches her new book Oat to Joy - a mix of memoir and recipe book.

Emma Pooley didn’t start cycling until her twenties, but went on to race at three Olympic Games - taking a silver medal at Beijing in 2008. Emma won multiple stage races, and was a time trial World Champion, later switching her talents to other endurance events, winning the Lausanne marathon and a string world titles at duathlon (running and cycling).

Emma's book 'Oat to Joy' shows us inside the Team GB Olympic project and reflects on Emma's experiences as a latecomer to elite sport, facing her doubts - a fear of riding downhill, for one - and driving herself onto prolonged success in a new environment.

The recipes are inspired by Emma's long-time search, as an athlete, for tasty, natural nutrition and snacks, within a wider culture of ultra-processed energy products.

Emma will be discussing her experiences with former Procycling magazine writer Duncan Steer. There will be a chance to ask your own questions.