"British Cycling has denied reports in the British media that it has sold off Victoria Pendleton’s gold medal winning track bike, robbing the multiple World and Olympic champion the chance to keep it herself. A story appeared in The Sun this morning, expressing the 31-year-old’s dismay at not being given the chance to buy what would have been the ultimate souvenir of her Olympic triumph, but the real story is very different."

Confusion in British media over the sale of Victoria Pendleton’s bike - Velonation