Victoria's Shoe Ban

After Louis Smith revealed that he's finding training tough, his fellow Olympian Victoria Pendleton is also finding training physically demanding, and has been banned from wearing heeled shoes for training.

The Daily Mail reports that Victoria told the Radio Times: "My feet are already killing me. Honestly. I have spent the last couple of weeks hobbling around trying not to get cramp,.I’ve been banned from wearing heels for the last ten years and wearing them all day is agony. The flexibility in my feet is also very limited, which has always been an advantage in cycling. When you are pedalling, you need to keep your foot in the same position throughout the revolution otherwise you don’t get 100 per cent power transfer to the pedals. Now my stiff ankles are a disadvantage and I’m struggling to change."

Despite these woes, I'm sure Victoria will be just fine.