By Paul Harris PUBLISHED: 17:30 EST, 7 August 2012 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 8 August 2012 Tressed for success: Victoria Pendleton in a photoshoot to advertise a shampoo brand Victoria Pendleton rode tearfully into the sunset last night with her dream of a golden goodbye indelibly tainted by a final clash with her biggest rival. The Olympic sensation added a silver medal to her 2012 and 2008 golds in front of a rousing crowd at the Velodrome – then began her retirement without wearing the crown of the most highly decorated woman athlete of all time. She failed to trounce her Australian arch enemy Anna Meares – a win that would finally have laid to rest the controversy, competition and cat-fighting between them.
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The Olympic sensation added a silver medal to her 2012 and 2008 golds in front of a rousing crowd at the Velodrome
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Victoria was disqualified in the first of three finals with Meares after making contact in the final sprint to the finish
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Marketing experts said Pendleton could now earn £1million a year with deals
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