Vicky P And A Troubled Life.

[Smokin Joe]

This makes rather sad reading, and a tribute to her achievements with what she had to overcome -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ol...a-Pendleton-reveals-history-of-self-harm.html

 

[Lee_M]

Very sad, hope she's ok in the future.

The documentary about her prior to the games showed how troubled she was, and also how unfair teamGB were with her over her relationship, especially since the Jason Kenny Laura trott relationship seems to be accepted

Good luck to her

 

[Smokin Joe]

The objection to Vicky's relationship was that it was with one of the staff.

 

[Slaav]

The objection to Vicky's relationship was that it was with one of the staff.

And much more importantly, it was totally against teh rules for the management and staff to fraternise with the cyclist due to work complications and possible conflicts within the strategy and make up of the various relationships. In addition, the rules were cleara nd plain and every member of the whole team agreed and bought in to them! That was part of the problem, when that line was crossed, not only did it break the rules which were set in stone, it was (in effect) a betrayal of the team due to the close nature of everybody.

As far as I am aware, there is no such rule between the cyclists themselves or even within management!

WIll read the article now and may have more useless opnion to share afterwards

 

[Lee_M]

I'm glad you are all so perfect and can guarantee you won't fall in love with someone inappropriate!

It wasn't a school
It wasn't illegal

It may have been frowned upon but I still think the behaviour of the management was appalling to someone they would know was so fragile.

No wonder she wants out

I hope none of you ever need support in a fragile time

 

[festival]

You can't blame people for falling in love, but the management had to stand firm to be fair to everyone.
I have every sympathy with her and hope the rest of her life is happy.
Having said that when I saw the docu on tv I thought her dad was a big part of the problem, I believe he showed signs of envy of his own daughter instead of unconditional love.

 

[Lee_M]

Oh I'm not saying it was right, just that it could have been handled better

 

[Doseone]

I seem to remember thinking she was a troubled soul after watching the documentary on TV.

I hope she's ok and goes on to lead a happy life in her retirement.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Having said that when I saw the docu on tv I thought her dad was a big part of the problem, I believe he showed signs of envy of his own daughter instead of unconditional love.

Thats exactly what I thought, when he was stood there looking at that shirt she gave him that he had framed on the wall I fully expected him to turn around and say it should have be me !!!!!

 

[StuAff]

The lack of understanding from BC when they heard about the relationship was ridiculous. It wasn't a betrayal of trust. No-one was being exploited or abused. Two people fell in love and they got treated like pariahs.

 

[thom]

The BC management team do appear very capable of hard nosed and brutal decision making. It's a bit off topic but nobody has really made much mention of Wendy Houvenhagel's treatment which seems particularly harsh and unpleasant.

 

[172traindriver]

I'm glad you are all so perfect and can guarantee you won't fall in love with someone inappropriate!

It wasn't a school
It wasn't illegal

It may have been frowned upon but I still think the behaviour of the management was appalling to someone they would know was so fragile.

No wonder she wants out

I hope none of you ever need support in a fragile time

I watched the documentary, and felt sorry for her, I totally agree with your comments buddy.

I have read various articles about her recently and there have been pictures of her with her chap walking their dogs as a normal couple and enjoying themselves now her career is over.

I say good luck to the girl and her chap, I hope they have a very happy life together and get to do the things normal couples get to do. After the sacrifices she made she should now be happy with the legacy she created.

Her father did seem somewhat of a bully, but on the other hand he probably thought he was doing the right thing especially as he didn't make it, and didn't he make some mention of his own regrets?

She did seem a rather fragile girl and it was as if she needed an arm around her a bit more rather than pushing her to the brink.

 

[Smokin Joe]

The lack of understanding from BC when they heard about the relationship was ridiculous. It wasn't a betrayal of trust. No-one was being exploited or abused. Two people fell in love and they got treated like pariahs.

They weren't.

It was made plain to riders and coaches right from the off that relationships between individuals from each side was a no-no. They couldn't help falling in love, but when they did one of them had to go. Anyone who has worked in an environment where one of the management and a member of staff are at it - whether it's love or lust - will know that it causes resentment and bad feeling.

BC's concern was with team moral and that came before all else.

 

[Lee_M]

They weren't.

It was made plain to riders and coaches right from the off that relationships between individuals from each side was a no-no. They couldn't help falling in love, but when they did one of them had to go. Anyone who has worked in an environment where one of the management and a member of staff are at it - whether it's love or lust - will know that it causes resentment and bad feeling.

BC's concern was with team moral and that came before all else.

Must be great being so perfect in your whole life as you undoubtedly are

 

[Doseone]

The BC management team do appear very capable of hard nosed and brutal decision making. It's a bit off topic but nobody has really made much mention of Wendy Houvenhagel's treatment which seems particularly harsh and unpleasant.

Didn't she think though that she should have been selected ahead of Laura Trott? If that was the case hindsight would suggest that BC got the decision right. I guess we'll never really know whether she was "snubbed" as the article suggests or whether BC told her she wasn't in the team with tact and sensitivity. After all, if there's 4 people chasing places in a 3 person team one of them is going to feel "snubbed". Also, the link is to a Belfast paper and Wendy is Northern Irish, so maybe the paper were just fighting her corner.