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VICTORIA Pendleton took a swipe at Olympic officials after the bizarre Beijing schedule prevented the pin-up of British cycling landing multiple golds. While fellow Brit Chris Hoy landed treble Beijing gold and Bradley Wiggins topped the podium twice, Pen... Full Story »
16:15 - 19 August 2008
VICTORIA Pendleton is the pin-up girl of Britain s Olympic team. But on Tuesday afternoon she did not need to pose in nothing, or even next to nothing. Her winning smile was instead paired off with the perfect accessory – a winning gold medal. Cycling s s... Full Story »
13:49 - 19 August 2008
CYCLIST Victoria Pendleton has won gold in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Stotfold beat Australia s Anna Meares in the final to become Olympic sprint champion at lunchtime today (Tuesday). She emphatically won the first two of a best of three races to ta... Full Story »
11:07 - 14 August 2008
VICTORIA Pendleton watched Great Britain start their gold rush from the bubble of the Olympic Village – now she s ready to join in the fun. Pendleton arrived in China as a hot favourite – especially after banking two golds and a silver at the world champi... Full Story »
11:27 - 08 August 2008
BRITAIN S golden girl of cycling jetted out to China on Monday morning ready to achieve her greatest dream an Olympic gold medal. Victoria Pendleton, the current women s world sprint champion, will be carrying all our support, as she attempts to strike go... Full Story »
12:02 - 10 July 2008
Billy Crotty almost pulled off one of amateur boxing s biggest shocks when he lost out on a close split decision to world lightweight 60kgs champion Frankie Gavin. Gavin, who is among the favourites for securing a Great Britain gold medal at the Beijing O... Full Story »
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