Sleep

I haven’t had a full night’s sleep since my son, Albert, was born 12 months ago. As a cyclist I needas much as I can get so my husband[fellow Team GB cyclist] Jason and I go to bed between 9 and 10pm. When Albie wakes, I co-sleep with him in the spare room until 5am when Jason takes over so I can get two more hours. I never struggle to get to sleep; I can sleep anywhere.

Eat

I’m fussy; I like bland food. In the morning, I’ll have Weetabix with milk but that’s the only cereal I can stand to eat with milk, because I’ve got a thing about texture. I have Special K on its own. I’ll drink orange juice, but I can’t eat an orange. At 8am I’ll have a chocolate bar with my coffee; we buy multipacks of Galaxy Ripple. Jason does all the cooking – chicken pie, lasagne. Before we met, I’d have spaghetti hoops on toast before training and wonder why the session didn’t go very well.

Work

I don’t see cycling as a job; if I did, I’d stop enjoying it, because of how hard it is. A typical day is a three-hour road ride in the morning and a gym session in the afternoon. When you’re an athlete, your maternity leave happens before the baby’s born; I stopped racing straight away and started again when Albie was four months old.

Family

I love having a full house, when you walk through the door and hear people talking. If I’m in on my own, I have to put the telly on because it’s too quiet.

Fun

Every few months we do something as a couple. I couldn’t imagine life without Albie but it’s important to spend time with your partner. We’ll go for an Italian before seeing a show such as Legally Blonde, or whatever has come to Manchester. Jason does a good barbecue; we have a group of friends who aren’t cyclists who’ll come over with their babies for a playdate. We don’t have Netflix but we’ll watch a box set such as Nashville. When I’m away racing I’mdesperate to catch up on EastEnders.

• Laura Kenny has launched Addison Lean, an initiative which encourages drivers and passengers to spot oncoming cyclists