Victoria Pendleton Not Worried By Form

Victoria Pendleton has revealed that she is not worried about her form - despite failing to come home with a gold medal from the World Championships.

The Olympic champion brought home a silver in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint, losing the title has held since 2007.

Pendleton has changed her training regime as she looks to winning gold in London next summer. And while she admits to feeling ‘flat’ at the worlds she is training with the 2012 Olympics in mind.

Speaking to Sky Sports she said: I'm very confident it was the right decision to make and I spent some time doing some very basic strength work this year.

"It did take away the speed and I knew it would, you have to step back in order to move forward. I'm very confident that next year what I gain this year will come through. I've done it in the past and I can do it again.

"I know there's a lot of expectation on me and that's where the pressure stems from, fundamentally. I didn't come in here with the same expectation on myself, I said I'd sacrifice this year for the Olympics anyway.

"It's been difficult. I've been a bit frustrated with myself in some respects; I just feel a bit flat. I've got to give myself a break."

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