It's not everyday you meet a real life superhero, let alone have two in the same room at the same time. Britain’s most decorated female cyclist Dame Laura Kenny needs little further introduction.
On Tuesday, the five-time Olympic champion attended a charity luncheon on the top floor of the exquisite El Gato Negro Tapas in central Manchester.
The 31-year-old briefly cradled her bump as she entered the room, her second child on the way. Life has not been a smooth ride over the past 18 months and after hearing her journey through that time, there is no doubting that she is a true superwoman.
Meanwhile, the perhaps lesser known Professor Rob Wynn is an ironman in his own right for his 25-year heroics at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where he is the Director of the Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Programme.