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Victoria Pendleton has theopportunity to bounce back at the Olympics before retiring after being disqualified from the final of the women's team sprint.
Pendleton will take part in the keirin on Friday and will begin the defence of her individual sprint title on Sunday, but for her partner, Jess Varnish, her Games are over.
Pendleton is4.50to win the keirin, whileAnna Mearescan be backed at2.62andShuang Guo at6.00.
Pendleton and Varnish were denied a place in the sprint final after making an illegal change-over during their semi-final win over Ukraine.
Pendleton was penalised for taking over half a bike wheel too early at the start of the second lap of the two-lap race.
"I'm sorry for disappointing all the people that have come to support us," said Pendleton afterwards.
"We were probably just a bit too eager. It's one of those things. It was very unfortunate; it was a mistake made in a fraction of a second."
Pendleton and Varnish had broken the world record in their heat, before that was beaten by China, who themselves were disqualified in the final, meaning Germany took the gold medal.
"I'm desperately disappointed for Jess," Pendleton added. "She's done an incredible job in getting this far. Her team sprint today was the best of her life so far."
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