Chris Hoy
Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy, MBE, known as Chris Hoy, is a British racing driver and former track cyclist who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games...
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth23 March 1976
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
athens crowd half seemed stadium
The crowd was unbelievable. We're in Athens and yet half the stadium seemed crammed with British,
accept dealt eventually limits people time
This will all eventually have to be dealt with and confronted. It will take people a long time to accept that we are at the limits of growth.
begins boring events puts time tonight win
Two different nights, two different events. You can never make up for things, but tonight was special. You have the lows, and it puts everything in perspective, but if you win all the time it begins to get boring . . .
race people support
The support is absolutely crucial. If you have the right people helping you in the lead up to a major event, then you know when you're lining up to start the race you have them there with you, willing you on. And I'm not only referring to the coaches, mechanics, physios, administrators, but also family and friends.
expecting home
We're expecting to go home with some medals.