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The Independent UK · Sep 10

Olympian Victoria Pendleton: ‘I was running away from my personal life’ by pushing my body to extremes

The decorated Olympic cyclist shares her new book, The Fear Opportunity, and explains the power of doing things that scare you.

The Independent UK · Jun 3

Victoria Pendleton: ‘At school I discovered the traits that make an Olympic champion do not make for a popular teenage girl’

The athlete on the joy of receiving her first bike, her lonely teenage years, and a life-changing phone call

The Guardian - UK · May 24

How Australia outshone Great Britain at Olympics

With well under half the population, Australia will likely beat Team GB in the medal tally for the first time in 20 years

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2024

Olympics 2024: Perfect start in velodrome for Great Britain with gold in women's team sprint

British trio set three world records on opening night in velodrome

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024

The rise and rise of Emma Finucane: Team GB’s new track cycling queen

The 21-year-old sprint world champion from Wales could be the successor to Victoria Pendleton and Laura Kenny

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2024

Why does the Olympics turn me into such an absolute animal?

As soon as the Games start, it kicks in: the armchair expertise, the deep well of totally imagined knowledge, the phantom athleticism. I’m not sure this is the spirit of global togetherness the events are supposed to foster, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Sir Chris Hoy latest health update as Olympic cycling legend battles cancer

The Edinburgh-born sprint cyclist is Britain’s third-most decorated Olympian

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton survived everything – and became a cycling legend

She’s one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes – yet has often felt like a failure and fraud. She talks about her Olympic golds, the misery that came with them, and the joy she has found since she retired

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

Looking beyond glory: rediscovering the soul of sport in front of us

Understanding the human brain can put sport in perspective for the elite and fill the hole that frequent success still leaves

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024