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Chris Hoy became the most successful Scottish Olympian through winning 3 Golds in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Chris Hoy won Gold in

• Team Sprint (team also set a new world record in qualifying events)
• Individual Sprint
• Keirin - Ross Edgar took Silver giving Britain a 1 - 2.

After winning the final event, Chris Hoy said:

“It’s just beyond expectations, and it’s a day we’ll remember for a long time.

“I’m very emotional, but I’m trying to keep a cap on it because I’ve got another race to go.”

The powerfully built rider, won an Olympic Gold in the 1Km pursuit. But, this event was dropped, forcing Chris to rethink his strategy. He has adapted well to the shorter sprint events. His power over longer distances means that his strategy is usually to go hard from the gun.

Greg Lemond

Greg Lemond was the first American to win the Tour de France and went onto win the race a total of 3 times. He might have won it more, had it not been for a near fatal shooting accident which sidelined him for two years.

Greg Lemond was born June 26, 1961 in Lakewood California. His first passion was for skiing, but aged 13, he switched to cycling where he displayed prodigious talent.
In 1979 he won gold in the World Junior road race championship and was picked for the US Olympic squad of 1980, (although the US were to boycott the event)

With the support of Cyrille Guimard, Greg took a big jump and entered the European professional cycling scene. By 1981 he was racing for the Renault-Elf-Gitane team. Just two years after making his professional debut, he won gold in the World road race championship, aged only 22.

In his first Tour de France in 1984, Lemond finished 3rd and won the white jersey as best young rider. In 1985, Lemond found himself on the same team as French superstar Bernard Hinault. Lemond was under team orders to ride in support of Hinault. Even though at times Lemond appeared the stronger, Hinault was crowned winner for the 5th time, with Lemond 1 min 42seconds back in second place.

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