How Victoria Pendleton got it wrong with her first Olympic gold
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
After her ride to glory in Beijing, cycling's first lady now knows how to make the most of London 2012 .
Victoria Pendleton
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SPOTY 2009 - Market review and new bet......
kickingbets (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Those of you who follow my blog know I take a keen interest in betting for SPOTY. At present my portfolio has the following bets: 8pts Ennis 50-1 (now 4/1) 8pts Radcliffe 66-1 (now unquoted) - very unlikely 2pts Daley 200-1 (now 100/1) I have now added what will probably be my final bet on this event. I've has 2pts E/W on Chrissie Wellington at 200/1. Your first response to this would probably be 'Chrissie...
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The future looks bright for British cycling
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Manchester's World Cup was a chance for the young cyclists who are keeping Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins on their toes For Great Britain's cyclists, the weekend's World Cup in Manchester was a matter of setting a marker – as the performance director, Dave Brailsford, put it – so the team knows what to look forward to in the five months until the world championship, and in the two years,...
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Meares ready to out-pedal Pendleton
ABC (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Anna Meares will be out for revenge against British arch-rival Victoria Pendleton in the opening round of track cycling's World Cup on Friday.
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British Cycling names squad for Manchester World Cup
cyclingnews.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
British Cycling has announced a 19-rider squad for the first round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Manchester Velodrome from October 30 to November 1. Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton have been named in a five rider line-up for Team Sky +HD, while Katusha professional Ben Swift has been selected in a 14 strong contingent for Team Great Britain. For Hoy, the Manchester World cup round will be...
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Today in Sport: Debate the day's big issues
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Discuss all of the day's big stories, send us your favourite links and follow us on Twitter 9.31am: Good morning and welcome to our daily rolling sports blog. You're probably familiar with the concept now, but if not, the idea is this: throughout the day we will update this page with news, links, and what's expected to happen in the hours ahead. Time permitting, we'll also try to wade in below the...
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Wiggins may not defend pursuit title
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
• Equality between men's and women's programmes • Individual pursuit and Madison to be dropped • Five-day omnium to be added to 2012 track competition Radical changes are in prospect for the cycling programme at the Olympic games in London in 2012, and it seems likely that Britain's double men's pursuit gold medallist, Bradley Wiggins, may be the main victim. Sources have indicated...
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It's that man again
ME and me (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
The Manx Missile has just won another stage of the Tour de France! With Mark Cavendish , Bradley Wiggins , David Millar and the glorious Nicole Cooke , British road cycling is looking really good at present - which sits nicely with the track cycling exploits of Sir Chris Hoy , Victoria Pendleton , Rebecca Romero and chums.
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Pendleton wins third straight world sprint crown
SI.com (Free subscription) | 03/28/2009
PRUSZKOW, Poland (AP) -- Victoria Pendleton edged Willy Kanis of the Netherlands by an inch to win the women's individual sprint title on Saturday at the track world championships.
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Underdogs weekend
Frank Branston (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Phew! What a sporting weekend. Bedford’s Paula Radcliffe comes back again by winning the New York marathon, Biggleswade’s Victoria Pendleton wins three cycling golds and Lewis Hamilton from just down the road in Stevenage sneaks the F1 World Championship. An amazing record for this small corner of England. All I need now is for Barack Obama to [...]
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Pendleton and the Olympic heroes are on track for more glory
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
Britain's Olympic cycling heroes return to home boards on Friday at the Manchester Velodrome, with Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton leading the parade of 10 medallists.
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Stars on track for Manchester
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
OLYMPIC gold medal-winning cyclists Victoria Pendleton, Jason Kenny, Jamie Staff, Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas have been confirmed for the Manchester leg of the World Cup series.
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Top 10 International Olympic Babes
Gossip Blog (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
#10 Erin Densham Austrialia Triathalon #9 Alona Bondarenko Ukraine Tennis #8 Victoria Pendleton England Cycling #7 Ana Ivanovic Serbia Tennis #6 Almudena Cid Spain Rythmic Gymnastics #5 Juliana Veloso Brazil Diving #4 Francesca Piccinini France Volleyball #3 Stephanie Rice Australia Swimming #2 Leryn Franco Paraguay Javelin Throw #1 Bia and Branca Feres Brazil Synchronized Swimming
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That's English not British Gold
The anger of a Quiet Man (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Rebecca Adlington, Christine Ohuruogu, Bradley Wiggins, Rebecca Romero, Victoria Pendleton, Paul Goodison, Ben Ainslie, Paul Manning, Ed Clancy, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, Pippa Wilson Mark Hunter, Zac Purchase, Andy Hodge and Steve Williams. Your Country England salutes you for winning Gold in the Olympics. Despite all the hype about Team GB, you can bet your bottom Dollar that the media will hype up...
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Pendleton Claims Another Gold
Cycling Info (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The track cycling is nearly over, but Victoria Pendleton managed to claim another Gold for the British Team, beating Australia’s Anna Meares in the final. China’s Guo Shuang beat Willy Kanis for bronze. Bradley Wiggins missed out on a third gold in the madison. But, Chris Hoy has reached the final against fellow British rider Kenny.