OLYMPIC gold medalist Victoria Pendleton is swapping Lycra for recycled fashion in a bid to encourage people to be more environmentally-friendly.

The stylish design by Lancashire-born Wayne Hemingway is based on a green Union Flag and made from recycled materials.

Cycling ace Pendleton, who lives in Wilmslow and trains at the city’s velodrome, will wear the creation on the first Green Britain Day, organised by EDF Energy to inspire a cut in the country’s carbon footprint in time for the London 2012 Olympics.

EDF Energy is asking people around Britain to ‘do something green for the team’ on July 10 and sign-up to Team Green Britain – a website full of ways to cut carbon emissions

Pendleton is supporting the initiative along with a number of her Beijing Olympic team mates including rowing champion James Cracknell, swimmer Eleanor Simmonds – Britain’s youngest Paralympic gold medallist, rower Tom James and gymnast Louis Smith.

The day will culminate in a concert at The Eden Project starring Paul Weller.