The couple met just before lockdown and have been together ever since
It is understood they met on a blind date organized by mutual friend Jay Morton, who appears on TV s SAS Who Dares Wins
He is also a business partner with Tinsley s high-end outdoor clothing firm
Louis, 37, is a combat veteran and served in the military for 14 years – eight of them with the Special Boat Service (SBS)
The ongoing romance means the couple will be spending Christmas together – either at the Olympic gold medallist s home in Oxfordshire or his in Dorset
In 2018, Victoria, 40, announced she had split with her husband of five years, the sports scientist Scott Gardner, 43, who worked with the GB cycling team
Ex-special forces hero Louis Tinsley became close to Olympian during lockdown
It is understood they met on a blind date organised by a mutual friend
This is the brooding action man who has captured the heart of Olympic cycling star Victoria Pendleton, MailOnline can reveal.
Ex-special forces hero Louis Tinsley, 37, became close to the double gold medalist during lockdown and the pair share a love of extreme sports and adventure.
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It is understood they met on a blind date organized by mutual friend Jay Morton, who appears on TV s SAS Who Dares Wins and is a business partner with Tinsley s high-end outdoor clothing firm.