Olympic ace Victoria Pendleton delighted the Tory conference today by urging youngsters to take up sport to help them get a job later on in life. The cyclist said playing sport helped build vital characteristics which bosses wanted. She said: 'It builds character, confidence and resilience - things that don't necessarily show up in test results but that employers are always looking for.' The remarks echo Lord Tebbit's famous suggestion that the unemployed should get on their bike to find work. Ms Pendleton, who won gold in the velodrome at the Beijing and London Olympic Games, was at the Tory conference today to introduce Education Secretary Nicky Morgan.
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Cyclist said sport helped build vital characteristics which bosses wanted
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She said it built 'character, confidence and resilience' in youngsters
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Remarks echo Lord Tebbit's call for jobless to get on their bike to find work
Pendleton's appearance on the Tory party platform was a long way from collecting gold on the podium at the @placeholder