Pendleton rode her first race, a 400m event on the grass track at Fordham at nine. Pendleton showed her promise at 13 and was spotted three years later by the assistant national track coach, Marshal Thomas.
She enjoyed some success on the track as a student before graduating and becoming a full-time cyclist.
Pendleton won one bronze and three silver medals in the British National Track Championships in 2001, while still a student. In 2002, she qualified for the England Commonwealth Games team, finishing fourth in the sprint. She again came fourth in the sprint at the 2003 world championships in Stuttgart and the 2004 World Championships in Melbourne.
At the 2005 World Championships, Pendleton won her first major medal with gold in the women's sprint. She became the third British woman to become a cycling world champion in 40 years.
Described by the magazine as having 'the sort of legs that could, should you inadvertently find yourself in a sexual embrace with a woman, kill you', 28-year-old Victoria is understandably proud of her figure.
Squats, weight-lifting, and core training are combined with sprint and hill training on her bike
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It's been a successful year since Pendleton, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, took gold medal in her discipline in the 2008 Beijing Olympics - and, in fact, smashed the world reord.
She was made an MBE in the New Year Honours, and she has seen her stock rise considerably - she is now the sponsors' hot pick for glamorous product launches, recently joined by pop singer Alesha Dixon and fellow cyclist Sir Chris Hoy as the new UK ambassadors for Nintendo Wii.
'I owe so many people, but most important is my mum, for always supporting me and reminding me I can only do my best. Which is the best advice anyone can give.'
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