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Victoria Pendleton

(1980) Track Cyclist

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Victoria Pendleton is a track cyclist, best known for Queen Vic.

Quick Facts About Victoria Pendleton

Born: September 24, 1980
Profession: Track Cyclist
Notable works: Queen Vic

About Victoria Pendleton

Victoria Louise Pendleton is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. She won three Olympic medals—two golds and one silver—during her career.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Victoria Pendleton

It's a risky business being a cyclist in the UK, there are a lot of people who really dislike us. It's the…

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Bicycle

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Succeeding in sport is about how much practise you put in.

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Practise

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I like to eat healthily anyway and I think I've become more disciplined now I've retired - because I'm such a creature…

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Challenges

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In competition, everything is very well planned in advance and very well detailed. You just stick to the plan, keep your head…

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Aspect

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I don't think I really knew how fit I was when I was a kid. I rode with my dad quite long…

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Age

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I really love routine and so I've never found it a problem. I really enjoy it. I don't mind somebody organising what…

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Creatures

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It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.

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Believe

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“Steve [sports psychiatrist] had already taught me to try and stop worrying so much about pleasing everyone. We knew that this was…

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Cycling

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When you see your male counterparts living a completely different lifestyle, I think it would be quite depressing! So no, it's not…

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Counterparts

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