1. Sir Chris Hoy at Larbert
High School
by Rosie and Miriam

3. 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 Sarra
Kemp, a lawyer from
Edinburgh
• His autobiography was
published by Harper
Collins in October 2009.

4. 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?

5. 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.