Name	Victoria Pendleton
Height	5’5
Naionality	British
Date of Birth	September 24, 1980
Place of Birth	Stotfold, Bedfordshire
Famous for	Cycling

Victoria Pendleton MBE (born 24 September 1980) is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist.

Born in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, her father was a British national grass track cycling champion. She rode her first race, a 400m event on the grass track at Fordham at the age of 9. Pendleton showed her promise at the age of 13 and was spotted three years later by the assistant national track coach, Marshal Thomas. At that time she wanted to concentrate on her education, graduating from Fearnhill School in Letchworth, and later awarded a degree in Sport and Exercise Science by Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. She enjoyed some success on the track as a student before graduating and becoming a full time cyclist.