Victoria Pendleton

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Sep 24, 1980 (44 years old)

Victoria Pendleton

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Don't Look Down for SU2C
TV Show 2023

Don't Look Down for SU2C

Paddy McGuinness and a team of celebs head to the Alps to train for a world-first highwire walk for Stand Up To Cancer. And they'll do well to remember one key bit of advice: don't look down!

Biography

Victoria Louise Pendleton, CBE (born 24 September 1980) is a British jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. Pendleton represented Great Britain and England in international cycling competition, winning nine world titles including a record six in the individual sprint competition, dominating the event between 2005 and 2012. Pendleton is a former Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion. In 2012, she won the gold medal in the keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as silver in the sprint. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours[5] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[6][7] As a gold medalist at European, World and Olympic level, Pendleton is also a member of the European Cycling Union Hall of Fame. With two gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians.