Fresh from winning bronze at the World cycling track championship last week and ahead of this week’s big Wales-England rugby showdown, the 24-year-old was back in her home town of Abergavenny visiting friends and family, including her sponsor - dental implants expert Dr Nigel Jones - www.nigeljonesimplants.co.uk/becky-james-wins-bronze.

She was asked to choose between her Welsh international rugby star boyfriend, North, and their pet dog Lola, but who did she pick?