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Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

August 07, 2013 10:22 IST

Image: Victoria Pendleton attends the launch of Strictly Come Dancing
Photographs: Tim Whitby/Getty Images

Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton has revealed that she is not ready to become a mother for now.

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Image: Britain's Victoria Pendleton kisses her fiance Scott Gardner
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

The 32-year-old British athlete is all set to marry Aussie cycling coach Scott Gardner.

She told new! Magazine that she doesn't feel old enough to have kids, the Daily Express reported.

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Image: Victoria Pendleton attends the British Olympic Ball
Photographs: Fred Duval/Getty Images

Nicknamed Queen Victoria by Team GB fans, Victoria is enjoying riding a bike more after her retirement from the sport, than when she was competing professionally.

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Image: Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton holds her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) award at Buckingham Palace
Photographs: John Stillwell/Reuters

Pendleton, who bagged a gold and silver medal at the London Games before retiring to focus on her nuptials, asserted that she is still enjoying the freedom from her arduous training regime and isn't keen on a new life structured around smelly nappies and broken sleep.

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Image: Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain waves to the crowd
Photographs: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

The Guardian quoted Pendleton as saying that she had lost the fun of cycling in the competitive spirit.

Cycling ace Victoria admits 'babies not on her agenda'

Image: Victoria Pendleton (right) chats with Jess Varnish
Photographs: Michael Steele/Getty Images

The retired cycling ace is on a mission to make more women cycle, believing that it is the element of competition that deters women from entering sports.