• Dual Olympic champion cyclist completes easy victory to occupy maiden win[br]• Pacha Du Polder leads all the way for former Olympic gold-medallistThe fall came before the pride. Twelve days after tumbling from the saddle after a single circuit at Fakenham,Victoria Pendleton rode her first winner as a jockey here and she now seems likely to occupy her chance at the Cheltenham Festival in a fortnight’s time.
Next to the distinction of winning gold medals at two Olympics, landing a prize of £1247 on a wet and windy Wednesday might seem small beer. But the West Country diehards who braved freezing conditions to cheer her home seemed in no doubt approximately which was the greater achievement and the emotional reaction from Pendleton suggested she might be leisurely to pick between the two.
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Source: theguardian.com