Tag: Victoria Pendleton
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Seven cycling highlights for Great Britain from the London 2012 Olympics
Great Britain has been successful at cycling in previous Olympic Games, but I can’t imagine that they’ll ever do as well as this again. Britons should really stop and wallow in this while they can. They changed the format of track cycling for the 2012 Olympics and many people felt it was to prevent GB…
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Why Vicky Pendleton didn’t enjoy competing
Vicky Pendleton once said that while she enjoyed training, she hated competition. Some people couldn’t get their heads around this. Surely winning things was the good bit? Well, look at it this way. She has just retired from cycling having won a gold medal and a silver medal and the BBC say: “Victoria Pendleton’s career…
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Why I want Victoria Pendleton to win the Olympic women’s sprint
I wouldn’t say I was an enormous fan of track cycling, but it can definitely hit the heights every now and again. I support Britain’s male cyclists, but I don’t know them quite so well. Victoria Pendleton’s a different matter and this means that I give a toss. When you give a toss, sport’s a…