VICTORIA PENDLETON IN THIS WEEK'S CYCLING WEEKLY
Victoria Pendleton, Britain's undisputed Queen of the Track, is interviewed in this week's Cycling Weekly magazine, out on Thursday.
Pendleton is currently training hard for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where she is part of Great Britain's track squad. She has also caught the attention pf mainstream media as cycling's 'pin-up girl', and as such has to balance her intense training sessions with photo-shoots, interviews and the like.
"There are always more things to do than I have time for and lots of things I would like to do, but my job is riding a bike, not posing around in front of cameras or doing interviews," Pendleton told Cycling Weekly.
"I like having my picture taken and my hair and make-up done ? I don?t know any girls that wouldn?t ? but you have to put it in perspective and realise that the most important thing is winning medals."
Victoria Pendleton at the Manchester velodrome. Photo by Romilly Lockyer
You can read the full interview and see more photos in this week's Cycling Weekly (May 29 issue), on sale from Thursday at WHSmith, major supermarkets and all good newsagents priced £2.50.
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Founded in 1891, Cycling Weekly and its team of expert journalists brings cyclists in-depth reviews, extensive coverage of both professional and domestic racing, as well as fitness advice and 'brew a cuppa and put your feet up' features. Cycling Weekly serves its audience across a range of platforms, from good old-fashioned print to online journalism, and video.
-
Wout van Aert back on drop bars as he says he’s 'almost professional again' in Strava post
Visma-Lease a Bike rider broke his collarbone, sternum and several ribs in a high speed crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen
By Tom Thewlis Published
-
'Ride like you own the road' - Zoe Bäckstedt on Paris-Roubaix Femmes, her Grand Tour debut and her new Red Bull helmet
Bäckstedt recently landed sponsorship from the energy drink giants and joined the likes of Tom Pidcock, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Evie Richards as a Red Bull athlete
By Tom Thewlis Published