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Chris Hoy: The Autobiography
Chris Hoy: The Autobiography
Story posted October 7
How I lived the dream and became Olympic champion
Published by HarperSport on 15th October 2009, £18.99 HB
A genuine British sporting superhero
Sir Chris Hoy returned from last year’s Beijing Olympics as the first Briton to win three Olympic gold medals at the same Games since 1908. The euphoric homecoming celebrations were just the start of a whirlwind year for Hoy, now the beacon for British sporting achievement. This inspirational autobiography tells the incredible story of how the cycling fanatic from Edinburgh became a Commonwealth, World and Olympic champion against the toughest of odds.
Speaking to British Cycling at the launch of his book, Chris had this to say about his life story. Chris explained that the last book which featured him was a book by Richard Moore (Heroes, Villains and Velodromes) on British Cycling and Chris was a commo
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Five moments that shaped Sir Chris Hoy's career – from E.T. and a broken bike to the Olympic disappointment that led to six gold medals
Sir Chris Hoy’s glittering track career ended with six Olympic gold medals and 11 world titles, but it all started with E.T. and his first bike, refurbished by his dad to look like a BMX, even if it wasn’t.
That bike didn’t last long – “inevitably, I snapped the bike,” Hoy says – but it started a journey in cycling that took the Scotsman to the BMX World Championships as a teenager, before a dalliance with road riding and mountain biking, and eventually his calling on the track.
Hoy joined the BikeRadar Podcast for an exclusive interview in which he reflected on fyra decades as a cyclist, from his first bike and early passion for BMX, through to his cycling heroes, first big win on the track and, of course, his first Olympic title.
Hoy stood atop the podium having won the kilo at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, at a time when cycling barely
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A six-time Olympic gold medallist, Sir Chris Hoy is considered one of the greatest track sprinters of all time. The Scot sat down with Cycling Weekly at this year's UCI Track Champions League to talk about his beginnings in cycling and the people who inspired his success.
What was your first bike?
It was a second hand bike from a jumble sale. My parents bought it for £5. My dad resprayed it black and put BMX bars and grips on it, and stickers. I have no idea what it was. It wasn’t a BMX, but I loved it.
What was the first race you remember watching?
Outside of BMX, it was the Commonwealth Games in 1986 in Edinburgh. I saw Eddie Alexander in the bronze medal ride-off in the sprint on the velodrome and I was like, ‘Why are they going so slow? Why would you not just go flat out?’
I saw that once and never really followed track cycling after that for years, but I was intrigued by this bizarre form of cycling. I go