It is believed that Olympic cycling star Victoria Pendleton has also been approached and has expressed interest in appearing.

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Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton are among the six Olympic Champions in action for the GB team in Manchester.

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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton and actresses Emilia Fox and Joanna Lumley were also seen admiring the displays.

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World champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis has already confirmed she will miss this year's Games, while Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton has said she could also skip Delhi because of scheduling complications.

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She said she had discussed the issue with Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, who was only able to compete in one sprint cycle event at last year's Beijing Games while team-mate Chris Hoy won three golds in the discipline.

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Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton are two of Team GB's main medal hopes on day six of the Games, as action switches to the velodrome following the success of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome in the time trials on Wednesday.

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