Pendleton thought Games ‘would be one for the girls’
Victoria Pendleton says she thought the 2012 Olympics “would be one for the girls” and that sport should be taken more seriously in our schools.
It was a dramatic competitive finale for nine-times world champion Pendleton, with a world record and then disqualification for a takeover infringement in the team event, a stunning keirin gold and a near-miss in the sprint against her long-time Australian rival, Anna Meares.
Speaking two days after officially retiring from the sport Pendleton said the Games had been a rollercoaster but “that no one could have asked anymore of the cycling team”.
Sir Chris Hoy and co won seven out of 10 possible gold medals available in track cycling.
Pendleton said she was very inspired by the success of Britain’s female rowers having met Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins at a media event before the Games adding that she thought the 2012 Olympic Games “would be one for the girls”.
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The retiring track queen insisted there is a conveyor belt of fresh new British talent waiting to take her crown and win more cycling golds.
The 31-year-old said the future remains bright for Team GB’s all-conquering track team but she called for sport to be taken more seriously in schools as well as for girls to be given the same opportunities as boys.
