Victoria Pendleton, the golden girl and Olympic track cycling gold medallist, retired from cycling a couple of years ago.
What has she gone on to do?
Tomorrow sees Pendleton debuting as a jockey at the Cheltenham Horse Racing festival. For the uninitiated, Cheltenham is a national hunt racing festival meaning that horses races over different distances while jumping fences.
Horse racing is a tough sport at the best of times. It's also a very dangerous sport for the horse and jockey alike.
There's a lot of media comment about why Pendleton is literally putting her neck on the line.
She's going to race the Foxhunter Chase tomorrow.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/s...-pendleton-show-rolls-into-town-34539578.html
What has she gone on to do?
Tomorrow sees Pendleton debuting as a jockey at the Cheltenham Horse Racing festival. For the uninitiated, Cheltenham is a national hunt racing festival meaning that horses races over different distances while jumping fences.
Horse racing is a tough sport at the best of times. It's also a very dangerous sport for the horse and jockey alike.
There's a lot of media comment about why Pendleton is literally putting her neck on the line.
She's going to race the Foxhunter Chase tomorrow.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/s...-pendleton-show-rolls-into-town-34539578.html