Victoria Pendletons eyes welled with tears just talking about Anna Meares.So it was no surprise that two of track cyclings fiercest rivals were a sobbing mess as they embraced after Meares last ride at the Rio Olympics.For all the fierceness of their epic rivalry, a deep-seated respect also developed between two of track cyclings all-time greatest competitors.That rivalry came to end at the London Olympics, where the Great Britain ace won the keirin and then retired after losing to Meares in the sprint final.Pendleton is now a jumps jockey and is covering the cycling for BBC Radio.She sent Meares messages of support during the Olympics and the Australian publicly thanked Pendleton, saying she was one of the very few people who would truly know what she was feeling.We had the same career, the same experiences ... we really moved the sport on as a pairing and as a rivalry that really captured a lot of peoples imagination, Pendleton told AAP.I dont think I could really appreciate that until now.Just looking at her, she just didnt look like herself out there.You could see shes struggling and thats sad ... 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