While addressing Telegraph Sport, 30 year old Victoria Pendleton, the multiple world and Olympic track cycling champion stated that she may take retirement in the coming year. She also said, ‘be surprised if [she] was able to continue beyond’, i.e. after 2012 London Olympic Games.
During the launch of Cycletta, the brand new cycling initiative of women, Pendleton said that after Olympic games, her career may come to end. She further added, “I've been racing from a hobby level to an elite level from when I was nine [years-old]. It's been a long career and physically I know that I'm getting more and more injuries. It's a warning sign that there's not that much more to come.”
When some renowned sports channel asked Pendleton that this would be her last major competition, she replied, “I think so. I'd be very surprised if physically I was able to continue beyond that point.” She also admitted that she never found any motivation after Beijing Olympic Games.
She stated, “I feel that I am, perhaps, lacking the hunger that I felt approaching the [2008] Olympics.” Pendleton also added, “Aiming towards something that you have never achieved before, something that feels so out of your reach, is very different from retaining it, or attempting to retain it. I know that from winning the world titles. The first one [world title] for me was the most enjoyable and then stepping up with the rainbow stripes [the world champion's jersey] brings a lot of pressure and expectation. It's going to be really tough going into the Olympics and having that expectation as reigning Olympic champion.”
During the Track World cup meeting, Pendleton was the winner of two bronze medals in Manchester. For more information and latest updates on 2012 London Olympics, you can log on to 2010 Olympic Tickets! Register to our sign up section and you would be provided with emails and newsletters related to 2010 London Olympics!
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