Victoria Pendleton in Strictly Come Dancing's most amazing stunt
VICTORIA Pendleton famously hung up her helmet when she retired as a track cyclist this summer with Olympic gold in her saddle bag.
But for one night only she is getting back on the saddle in front of a TV audience of millions – only this time on a flying bike.
Victoria, 32, will make a grand entrance at Wembley Arena on a suspended BMX bike in a spectacular routine for Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1 this evening.
She looked relieved to be swapping the dance floor for the saddle as she posed on the machine during dress rehearsals yesterday.
Wearing patriotic red, white and blue, she and professional partner Brendan Cole are due to perform a paso doble to the Queen’s hit Bicycle Race.
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• Victoria Pendleton is just stunning on Strictly Come Dancing
But for one night only she is getting back on the saddle in front of a TV audience of millions
Her arrival is expected to be reminiscent of the flying bike scene in movie hit ET – The Extra Terrestrial.