Victoria Pendleton has London Olympic rings

Only 365 days to go, the formalities that are easy for Victoria Pendleton.

In 2012 the London close, taking three Olympic gold medals, Buckingham Palace, to Damm called Vicki, tie the knot with fiancé Scott Gardner and live happily ever after. What could possibly go wrong?

“Holy Moly,” gulped Pendleton. “Can I have that in writing as a guarantee? If only life was that simple, if only everyone understood how much strategic planning, training, preparation and pain goes into an Olympic cyclist’s programme.

“As an athlete, the greatest pressure to succeed comes from within – but you also have to maintain a sense of perspective.

“You can’t be expected to break your personal best, or world records, every time you hop on a bike, that consistency of performance is simply not possible. Not many competitors, in any sport, can go out and be the best at what they do week after week after week.

“But, unfortunately, some of us are judged on what we have achieved in the past and are expected to live up to it.”

Queen Victoria Regal's presence in the velodrome, but it is expected that under load. Pendleton sprints to Olympic title in Beijing, the currency has become a valuable sports, she is now home to the London Olympics is expected to bring billions.

Pendleton, 30, London 2012 after the death bicycle pump and is desperate to bow out on a winning note.

But she is filled with self doubt, and that golden smile back on the podium, it's the same story three years ago in China.

She said: “I’d be lying if I said I never had any doubt about winning my gold medal in Beijing.

“For a week I spent a lot of time on my own in the athletes’ village, and when I saw everyone else winning their races I thought, ‘Oh no, I’ve got to do it now – I can’t let the side down.’

“Thank the Lord I won, and I was able to be part of the gang, to feel part of the team.

“Years earlier, when I had started training with the elite squad, among the likes of Chris Hoy, Jason Queally and Jamie Staff, I was just an insignificant kid who was desperate to be part of their crowd.

“I worried about letting the side down if I had come a cropper in Beijing, and I don’t want to mess it up next year because there will be no second chances. The Olympics Games won’t be coming back here in my lifetime.”