British Olympic gold medallist cyclist Victoria Pendleton speaks at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples
LONDON (Reuters) - Double Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton landed her first victory as an amateur jockey on Wednesday, winning the two-and-a-half-mile Switching Saddles Hunter Chase at Wincanton by 29 lengths.
The 35-year-old Briton is now set to decide whether to ride in the Foxhunter Chase at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival on March 18.
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