Britain's King may appeal against Rio snub

Britain's Dani King celebrates after the track cycling women's team pursuit gold finals at the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

(Reuters) - Olympic champion Dani King is considering appealing against the British Cycling decision to leave her out of the country's road race team for the Rio Olympics, the rider has said.

King, who won the track team pursuit gold at the 2012 London Games, is the second-highest ranked British woman on the UCI World Tour behind world road champion Lizzie Armitstead, who leads the women's squad with Emma Pooley and Nikki Harris occupying the other spots.