Lizzie Armitstead said yesterday that she feels every year could be her year and is hoping to turn silver into gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The 26-year-old was the first British medallist in the London 2012 Olympics, finishing second in the women’s road race, and went on to win gold at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

But the silver in London left her feeling unsatisfied and with her two seventh-placed finishes in the Road World Championships in 2011 and 2014, Armitstead is hoping to take that next step over the coming months.