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Chris Hoy

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Gender Male
Age 48
Web site www.chrishoy.com
Date of birth March 23,1976
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Height 185 (cm)
Spouse Sarra Kemp
Olympic_medalsCycling At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Keirin
Children Callum David Robert Hoy
Job Athlete
Education George Watson's College
University of St Andrews
Moray House School of Education
The University of Edinburgh
Awards BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
National Television Award for Landmark Achievement
Olympic medalCycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team sprint
Weight 93 (kg)
Siblings Carrie Hoy
Parents David Hoy
Carol Hoy
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Flying Fergus 1: The Best Birthday Bike
How to Ride a Bike: From Starting Out to Peak Performance
The Great Cycle Challenge
The Championship Cheats
The Winning Team
The Wreck-It Race
Chris Hoy: The Autobiography
Flying Fergus 6
The Big Biscuit Bike Off
On Your Bike: All you need to know about cycling for kids
Trouble on the Track
The Secret Cycle Scoop
Flying Fergus 7: The Wreck-It Race: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
Flying Fergus 10: The Photo Finish: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
Flying Fergus 2: The Great Cycle Challenge: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
Flying Fergus 5: The Winning Team: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
Flying Fergus 3: The Big Biscuit Bike Off: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
Flying Fergus 4: The Championship Cheats: By Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy, Written with Award-winning Author Joanna Nadin
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Chris Hoy Life story


Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy MBE is a former track cyclist and racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion.

Cycling saved my life - now I need to finish round-the-world challenge

Feb 16,2020 9:16 am

Josh Quigley says taking up cycling saved his Life - and now he wants to complete the round-the-world challenge which set him on The Road to recovery.

The 29-year old, from Livingston, had been drinking heavily and was suffering from Mental Health issues.

He attempted to take his own Life in 2016 after spending six months in a deep Depression - But then realised he had to try and turn his Life around.

He went to a talk by Olympic Gold cyclist Sir Chris Hoy in Edinburgh and was inspired to buy a bike and to attempt to cycle around The World .

Josh told Bbc Scotland that at The Time he could hardly ride.

" I wore one backpack on top of The Other because I had so much luggage, including a kilt, " He Said .

He has attempted to circumnavigate the globe seven times since he first set off on his round-the-world trip in May 2016.

He experienced A Number of setbacks, including thieves stealing his bike, which he nicknamed Braveheart, from outside a hostel in London.

Sweat also ruined his passport in Australia, which meant he had to fly Back To Britain to get a new one before carrying on with his tour.

Josh was 14,000 miles (23,000kms) into his last attempt when he was knocked off his bike by a car in Flat, Texas, in The Dark , in December 2019.

He suffered Life -threatening injuries and had to stay in hospital in the US to have operations on a broken heel and ankle, as well as having a stent fitted in an artery in his neck, which feeds blood to his brain.

He recovered and flew home to Scotland in March 2020 - just In Time for coronavirus restrictions to stop him returning to America later in the year to complete The Challenge .

During the lockdowns he undertook A Number of other challenges, which included shaving Six Minutes off the record for cycling the North Coast 500 in September 2020.

In February this year he fractured his spine, pelvis, elbow, shoulder and ribs in a crash in Dubai.

Then in September he set a new Guinness World Record for The Greatest distance cycled in a week, clocking up 2,179. 66 miles (3508 km).

Now Josh is set to fly out to America to finish what he started by completing The Last 4,000 miles of the route.

He has been training to become a racing cyclist and is due to start competing next year.

But He Said : " I feel I can't do that until I have completed what I started. It is important for me to finish it for myself.

" Cycling around The World isn't a record or anything, it's just a personal challenge for me as it's where I started out, where cycling saved My Life .

" I can't move on to The Next chapter until I have finished this one. "

He aims to complete The Remaining 4,000 miles (6,400km) in three weeks to reach Edinburgh Castle by Christmas Eve .

He will cycle self-supported from Texas to New York and Lisbon to Edinburgh - and says he will have a better high-vis jacket and lights This Time .

" This has dominated My Life for five years and it's a challenge that's personally been hanging Over Me , " he added.

" When I started out I was overweight, unfit, depressed, out of shape and I drank far too much.

" Now I have been sober for three years, eat healthily and follow new habits which helps me.

" I still have highs and lows, But I'm not suicidal any more. "

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Source of news: bbc.com

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