Victoria Louise Pendleton (born 24 September 1980) is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint,

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and

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disciplines. She is a former

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and

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champion. With two Olympic gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians. Pendleton represented Great Britain and England in international cycling competition, winning nine world titles including a record six in the individual sprint, dominating the event between 2005 and 2012. In 2008 she won the sprint in the Beijing Olympics, and in 2012, she won the gold medal in the

at the London Olympics, as well as silver in the sprint. She was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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and

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(CBE) in the

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for services to cycling. As a gold medalist at European, World and Olympic level, Pendleton is also a member of the European Cycling Union Hall of Fame.

Early life

Pendleton and her

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brother Alex were born on 24 September 1980 at

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, England. Her father, Max Pendleton, was a former British National 8 km grass track cycling champion.

Career

Early years

Pendleton rode her first race, a 400m event, on the grass track at Mildenhall Cycling Club's Fordham Sports Day and Grass-Track meeting at nine. Pendleton showed her promise at 13 and was spotted three years later by the assistant national track coach, Marshal Thomas. At that time she wanted to concentrate on her education at Fearnhill School in

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, and later a degree in

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. She enjoyed some success on the track as a student before graduating and becoming a full-time cyclist.

Cycling career

Pendleton won one bronze and three silver medals in the

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in 2001, while still a student. Between 2002 and 2004 she was a trainee at the

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, Switzerland. She qualified for the

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team, finishing fourth in the sprint. She again came fourth in the sprint at the

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and the

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. She ranked 2nd overall in the World Cup for the sprint in 2004, winning the World Cup event in

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. At the

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, she finished sixth in the

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and ninth in the 200 m sprint. Pendleton won her first major medal with gold in the sprint at the

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. She became the third British woman to become a cycling world champion in 40 years. At the

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in Melbourne, she won silver in the 500 m time trial and gold in the sprint. At the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, she won the

with

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, the individual gold in the sprint, and a third gold in the

. She crowned the year by being named ''

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'' Sportswoman of the Year for 2007, becoming the first cyclist to win the award in its 20-year history. Pendleton was also voted

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's sportswoman of the year for 2007. Victoria Pendleton

During her build-up to the Olympics she won two gold medals at the

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in the sprint, and the

, again with Reade. She was also second in the

. At the

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, Pendleton won the gold medal in the sprint. She retained her title in the sprint at the

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. Each sprint was so closely matched it required several photos, leaving Pendleton emotional but victorious over her Dutch opponent,

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. At the

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Pendleton won a silver in the

, a bronze medal in the sprint and finished seventh in the

. Partnering Jess Varnish, Pendleton won the team sprint in her only event at the British Championships. At the

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Pendleton won the

and

titles, but only came eighth in the sprint. In February 2012, Pendleton and Varnish set a new world team sprint record of 32.754 seconds, beating

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and

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of Australia at the Track World Cup in the London Velodrome. In the sprint and the keirin Pendleton came 4th and 5th respectively. In Pendleton's final

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she won the sprint, her sixth title. She fell in the first heat of the semi-final against Meares. In the second heat Meares was relegated for going outside her lane. In the decider Pendleton won in a photo finish before defeating

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, winning 2–0 with the second win coming from another relegation. Pendleton finished without medals in her other two events. At the

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, Pendleton and Varnish broke the world record in the qualifying stages of the

before being relegated in the semi-finals. She recovered to win a gold medal in the

. Pendleton set a new Olympic record of 10.724 seconds in the qualifiers of the sprint but lost in the final to Anna Meares, after being controversially relegated in the first run and being beaten in the second run, earning a silver medal. This would be Pendleton's final competitive race as she retired from professional cycling.

Horse racing and other sports

In March 2015, Pendleton announced her intention to become a jockey with the aim of competing at the Foxhunter Chase at the 2016

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, with guidance from horse trainer Paul Nicholls. She made her competitive debut in August 2015, finishing second in the Betfair Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap at

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riding Royal Etiquette. She won her first race on 2 March 2016, guiding 5–4 favourite Pacha Du Polder to victory at

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. On 18 March 2016, Pendleton, again riding Pacha Du Polder, achieved her ambition of participating in the 2016 Foxhunter Chase, at

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, outperforming many pundits' expectations by finishing fifth. She described the result as "probably the greatest achievement of my life". On 19 July 2017, at invitation of

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, she spent a bootcamp day at

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to learn the basic trainings of the medieval sport of

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. She stated afterwards: "I have a huge amount of respect for the sport now – much greater than before – and I think people would be surprised to learn how numb your senses are when dressed in armour top-to-toe."

Outside sport

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Pendleton featured on the cover of the July 2009 issue of men's magazine '' FHM''. She featured in the January 2012 issue of ''

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'' magazine. In February 2012,

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released a Pendleton branded range of women's bikes including the Somerton (a city bike), the Initial (a

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) the Brooke and the Dalby (both hybrid bikes) on which Pendleton herself had worked as a design consultant. She was a "brand ambassador" for

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hair-care products in the advent to London 2012. She was the subject of a

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television programme which first aired in July. Pendleton was a contestant on

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of ''

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'', in which her professional partner was

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. She was the seventh of the fourteen celebrities to leave the show on 25 November. Pendleton's autobiography ''Between the Lines'' was published following her retirement in September 2012. At the 2014 Conservative Party Conference, Pendleton introduced the

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before her keynote speech on 30 September, speaking about the importance of sport in education. She said, "if you want more children to leave school healthy and prepared for life in modern Britain, with everything that will be thrown at them, you might as well give them a sporting chance." In 2016, Pendleton partnered with

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, joining as a Difference Maker for the Clinique Difference Initiative, with an aim to inspire women and support the provision of educational and healthcare support. In May 2018, she was forced to abandon a charity Everest ascent that she was doing with TV presenter

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at Base Camp 2 at 6400 m (20,977 ft) when she experienced hypoxia, caused by a lack of oxygen. Fogle managed to reach the summit. It took her three weeks of antibiotics to get over chest and ear infections. On Tuesday 23 July 2024, Pendleton was made Honorary Colonel and corps ambassador to HM Royal Marines alongside explorer

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Personal life

Pendleton's relationship with Scott Gardner, a sports scientist with the British Cycling coaching team, caused some problems for the couple, as it was felt to be unprofessional for two members of the team to be romantically involved. Following the 2008 Olympics, when it became more widely known, Gardner was obliged to leave the team, though he was later re-hired. Pendleton and Gardner married in September 2013. In July 2018, Pendleton announced the break up of her marriage. For her 30th birthday, Pendleton had a line from

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' song "

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" tattooed onto her right arm. In 2012, she was living in

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, but subsequently moved to the Chilterns. In 2019, Pendleton stated that she had suffered severe depression and had contemplated suicide after her failed Everest expedition, and an "unpleasant" divorce from her husband. In 2019, Pendleton competed on Channel 4's '' Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins'' for

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(SU2C). During COVID-19 in 2020, she posted on Instagram that she was fortunate to share lockdown with Louis Tinsley, ex-SBS operator and co-founder of clothing firm ThruDark, whom she is dating. Pendleton was accused of creating a "toxic atmosphere" during the filming of ITV's ''Don't Rock the Boat'' in November 2020 by crew mate

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. Defending herself she suggested her twin brother, Alex, as a man, would have been treated differently. In 2021, she co-commentated on the women's road racing cycling final as part of the BBC's Olympic 2020 coverage as their pundit in Tokyo. In January 2025, she appeared on an episode the

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show '' The Dog House'' in which she adopted a rescued

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named Leilo. In June 2023, she announced that her brother, Alex, had died from a brain tumour.

Palmarès

;2002 : National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ;2003 :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Keirin ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scratch race ;2004 :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ;2005 :1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint, World Track Championships :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Keirin ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scratch Race ;2006 :

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::1st

Sprint ::2nd Silver medal blank

Time trial :2nd Silver medal blank

Sprint, World Track Championships :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Keirin ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scratch race :1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Derny Championship ;2007 : World Track Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint ::1st Jersey rainbow

Team sprint (with

) ::1st

Keirin :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Keirin :1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Derny Championship ;2008 :1st Gold medal

Sprint,

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: World Track Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint ::1st Jersey rainbow

Team sprint (with

) ::2nd

Keirin :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Team sprint (with Anna Blyth) ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Keirin :3rd Sprint, Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint Denis ;2009 : World Track Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team sprint (with

) ::3rd

500 m time trial :National Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

500 m time trial ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Sprint ;2010 : World Track Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint ::2nd Silver medal blank

Keirin ;2011 :1st Gold medal blank

Team sprint (with

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: World Track Championships ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team sprint (with Jessica Varnish) ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Sprint ;2012 :

::1st

Keirin ::2nd Silver medal

Sprint :1st Jersey rainbow

Sprint, World Track Championships

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