Thursday, 28 March 2013

Victoria Pendleton shows off her toned legs as she poses atop a bicycle for BRIDES magazine in sequin pants


Gearing up for her own wedding: Victoria Pendleton shows off her toned legs as she poses atop a bicycle for BRIDES magazine in sequin pants


She may have retired from professional cycling last year but Victoria Pendleton hasn't completely turned her back on her love for bikes.
The Olympic gold medallist has posed on a shiny blue ladies bike for the new issue of BRIDES magazine - in a pair of pants under a sheer skirt.
Pendleton is set to wed her fiancé Scott Gardner in September and to gear up for her own nuptials she has posed for the photo shoot for the wedding themed publication.
Toned and tanned: Victoria Pendleton poses in just a pair of sequinned pants for the new issue of BRIDES magazine, where she offers brides-to-be advice on shaping up for their own big days
Toned and tanned: Victoria Pendleton poses in just a pair of sequinned pants for the new issue of BRIDES magazine, where she offers brides-to-be advice on shaping up for their own big days
The 32-year-old poses in one shot wearing just a pair of sequin pants and a cropped white top.
Looking confident Victoria appears tanned as she happily flaunts her toned cyclists legs and slender physique.
And in another image she gets back on her bike as she practices the bridal look in a white outfit.
Back on her bike: Pendleton, who is set to marry her fiance Scott in September, shows off her toned physique as she prepares for her own nuptials
Back on her bike: Pendleton, who is set to marry her fiance Scott in September, shows off her toned physique as she prepares for her own nuptials
Pendleton smiles as she wears a white strapless bodice under a matching white sheer skirt as she rests on the saddle of the baby blue bike.
Victoria poses sweetly as she looks to the side , completing her look with a high up ponytail, large white heels and long earrings.
In the May issue of the magazine Victoria is pictured as part of an exercise special, giving advice to brides-to-be on how to tone up for their big day.
Pendleton told BRIDES: 'Ironically, when I was at my most physically fit I was most self-conscious about my legs. Having them out on show is a whole new world!'
Helping brides-to-be: The Olympic gold medallist offers advice about shaping up
Helping brides-to-be: The Olympic gold medallist offers advice about shaping up from the May/June issue of Brides, on sale Thursday 4th April
The former Strictly Come Dancing star is planning to wed Scott later this year and she told the MailOnline earlier this month that she has already decided on her dress.
She added: 'I have ordered my wedding dress. It's a British designer. I haven't taken a magazine deal yet - I've been offered one but I haven't taken it.
'But that's why I'm not speaking about which designer it is, just in case I change my mind about the dress - I haven't completely decided.'
Victoria also said that she also decided against employing a wedding planner, and has been doing the majority of the organising ahead of the nuptials herself.
She said: 'I've been planning the wedding myself but the venue I'm getting married at actually offers quite a lot of services and have been doing quite a lot of things for me so I haven't had to worry too much.
'I haven't been too stressed but I probably really do need to pull my finger out and do some things. All the major things are done but we have an outline for the rest.'
And with regard to her diet and exercise regime ahead of the September wedding, Victoria said that she is still basically following the same plan that she did while she was in training.
She said: 'I am still eating the same sorts of foods as I did when I was in training but just in smaller quantities. I really enjoy cooking and making my own meals from scratch, I always have, and I have just have to adjust the volume because obviously when you are training, you need a lot more carbs.
'I've been experimenting a bit more because now I've got time to look at cookery books and try new things. I've got loads of cookery books at home so it's been nice experimenting a bit and also I've been trying a lot of different vegetarian meals just because it's something I've never been able to choose before.
'I always used to think, "Oh how much protein is in this, how many carbs?" so it's quite nice to make things which I would never have chosen off a menu before.'
See the shoot and interview in full in the May/June issue of Brides, on sale Thursday 4th April.


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