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Pendleton: Anything less than gold will be a disappointment

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:32:10 GMT

Victoria Pendleton has revealed to sport.co.uk that her London 2012 Olympics will be ruined if she doesn’t get the gold medal in her event. Nominated as the sporting ‘hot babe of the week’ she was quick to reveal her fears: “I couldn’t think of anything worse than not taking the gold in London. I’d be disappointed with a silver, and a bronze would be even worse!” The Team GB star also went on to discuss her event life since her return from Beijing..... read more

Tour de France route confirmed

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Armstrong doubt for Tour de France

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:39:10 GMT

Lance Armstrong is 50-50 to race in the 2009 Tour de France following the announcement of the route for next year's big cycling race. Tour organisers have broken with tradition by placing a tough mountain stage on the penultimate day and reducing the distance covered in individual time trial events.Armstrong is famously strong in time trials and, although he has confirmed his plans to compete in the 2009 Giro d'Italia after coming out of retirement recently, his challenge to win an..... read more