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Victoria Pendleton
Winning Olympic sprint and keirin cycling titles.
World championship treble · Beijing sprint
- Born
- 24 September 1980
- Birthplace
- Stotfold, United Kingdom
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Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton is a British track cyclist whose acceleration brought nine world titles and three Olympic medals.
Early life
Family cycling
Her father introduced her to racing on grass tracks.
University
Studied sports science at Northumbria before becoming a full-time cyclist.
Career
- 2002–2005
International development
Trained in Switzerland and won her first world sprint title.
- 2007–2008
World and Olympic success
Won three world titles in 2007 and Olympic sprint gold in 2008.
- 2012
Final cycling season
Won Olympic keirin gold and sprint silver before retiring.
Achievements
World championship treble
Won sprint, team sprint and keirin titles.
Beijing sprint
Defeated Anna Meares for Olympic gold.
London keirin
Won a second Olympic gold.
Beyond cycling
Horse racing
Finished fifth in the 2016 Cheltenham Foxhunter Chase.
Writing
Published the autobiography Between the Lines in 2012.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Nicola. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
