Sir Chris Hoy at Larbert High Schoolby Rosie and Miriam

Facts about Sir Chris Hoy

• He is 38 years old.

• He has won six Olympic gold medals.

• Chris joined his first cycling club, Dunedin CC, in 1992.

• He is married to SarraKemp, a lawyer from Edinburgh

• His autobiography was published by Harper Collins in October 2009.

Sir Chris Hoy learned to ride a bike when

he was six years old. He was at his

friend’s house and his friend and little

brother (who was three at the time) could

ride a bike . Chris really enjoyed riding his

friend’s bike and started using his sister’s.

His parents finally decided to buy him a

bike . It was a five pound bike from a

jumble sale!

When did he start cycling?

What inspired him to be a cyclist?

• When he was younger Chris Hoy watched

ET and was inspired when he saw the little

boy cycling away with the alien.

• Graeme Obree, nicknamed The Flying

Scotsman, also inspired him with his

bicycle made with parts from a washing

machine. He ended up winning a gold

medal with the bike.