The right track
Daily Record|October 29, 2024
Call to rename 2012 velodrome after Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy
JEREMY ARMSTRONG
The right track

THE London 2012 Velodrome should be named in honour of Scots cycling hero Sir Chris Hoy, his army of supporters said yesterday.

They want the legendary Olympic cyclist, who has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, to be remembered forever for his legacy.

Now known as Lee Valley VeloPark, it reopened two years after the 2012 Olympics as a public cycling centre.

Sir Chris, 48, has been given two to four years to live. Charities said his decision to go public would help others with Stage Four cancer.

London cabby Paul Daly, 60, a keen cyclist, said: "I had the luck to meet Sir Chris about two years ago. He was a gentleman, a lovely guy.

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