Six-time gold
medallist Chris Hoy retired from cycling Thursday, saying he had expended "every
last ounce of effort and energy" in becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian
and spearheading the country's rise to the top of the sport.
Hoy decided to quit now rather than compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in his native Scotland, where the track cycling will be held in Glasgow's Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
"I feel I like have got every last ounce of effort and energy out of myself," the 37-year-old Hoy said at a news conference in Edinburgh. "I wouldn't want to turn up there as a shadow of my former self."
Hoy is cycling's most successful Olympian, having won his first gold in Athens in 2004 and capturing three more in Beijing in 2008 and another two at his home games in London last year. He also won a silver medal in Sydney in 2000.Fremont bankcycling team sprint training.Along with Tour de France champion and seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins,Where can i get suits? Hoy helped turn cycling from a minority sport in Britain to one of its most popular pursuits.
"Chris is an icon and he has earned a revered place among our nation's greatest sporting heroes," British Olympic Association chairman Sebastian Coe said.Hoy's collection of Olympic golds is one more than British rowing great Steve Redgrave,Buy coolerbag at the best price and free shipping. who won five from 1984-2000. Redgrave was there to congratulate a tearful Hoy after his final gold — holding off Maximilian Levy of Germany in the home straight of the keirin at the London Olympics in a typical show of resilience.
"To win on that day, and the nature I did, was a pretty special moment," said Hoy, who acknowledged that his body was telling him he was still "good but not good enough.""I think it just dawned on me over time that I am satisfied, happy, content. There is no lingering doubt. I know have done everything I can and it would be a mistake to go on."
Hoy's 13-year career at the top of cycling saw him also win 11 world titles and two Commonwealth golds. He received a knighthood in 2008 and is known as Sir Chris.By winning the team sprint, keirin and sprint at the 2008 Games, he became the first Briton in 100 years to win three gold medals at one Olympics. He overcame a career-threatening hip injury in 2009 and held off the growing threat of teammate Jason Kenny to star in London in 2012.
"What he's done for cycling for this country has been bigger than anybody can even put into words,i see alot of turquoisebeads but wondering how this works." British cyclist Mark Cavendish said.Australia's Olympic women's sprint champion Anna Meares added on Twitter: "An icon, a legend, a real life good guy."
Instead of racing for Scotland in Glasgow next year, Hoy will be there as a mentor to up-and-coming riders.A link to an external website parkajackets, Vest, Coats, Shoes and Bags for Women."Just to see the legacy, not just for myself but for the whole of the sport — to see what we have achieved as a sport over the last 10, 15, 20 years," Hoy said. "It's a huge satisfaction to see the future of the sport flourishing.
"I am going to cycle for the rest of my life. And I hope to encourage other people to get into the sport and ride bikes too."
Once again we will leave it to Argentin to explain:
“La Redoute is like the Mur de Huy in that it has to be tackled at pace, from the front of the peloton. The gradient is about 14 or 15 percent, and it comes after 220 or 230 kilometres, so you don’t have to be a genius to work out how tough it is.
“A lot of riders mistakenly think you should attack on the hardest part, but in reality you hurt people on the slightly flatter section that comes after this.”That riders will hurt is a given, and not just on La Redoute. La Doyenne is not known for giving in gracefully.
Perhaps the most brutal edition was held in 1980, when riders were dropping out by the dozen due to blizzard-like conditions.Bernaud Hinault won from a handful of other gutsy riders who managed to brave the Arctic squalls to finish, but struggled for three weeks afterward to regain full movement in his fingers.
We are not expecting the conditions to be that extreme this Sunday, but we are expecting drama. For this is Liege-Bastogne-Liege and anything less would not be befitting for the grand old lady of cycling.While this may ‘only’ be the 99th edition of the race, La Doyenne is actually 121 years old. She doesn’t just deserve respect, she demands it.
Hoy decided to quit now rather than compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in his native Scotland, where the track cycling will be held in Glasgow's Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
"I feel I like have got every last ounce of effort and energy out of myself," the 37-year-old Hoy said at a news conference in Edinburgh. "I wouldn't want to turn up there as a shadow of my former self."
Hoy is cycling's most successful Olympian, having won his first gold in Athens in 2004 and capturing three more in Beijing in 2008 and another two at his home games in London last year. He also won a silver medal in Sydney in 2000.Fremont bankcycling team sprint training.Along with Tour de France champion and seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins,Where can i get suits? Hoy helped turn cycling from a minority sport in Britain to one of its most popular pursuits.
"Chris is an icon and he has earned a revered place among our nation's greatest sporting heroes," British Olympic Association chairman Sebastian Coe said.Hoy's collection of Olympic golds is one more than British rowing great Steve Redgrave,Buy coolerbag at the best price and free shipping. who won five from 1984-2000. Redgrave was there to congratulate a tearful Hoy after his final gold — holding off Maximilian Levy of Germany in the home straight of the keirin at the London Olympics in a typical show of resilience.
"To win on that day, and the nature I did, was a pretty special moment," said Hoy, who acknowledged that his body was telling him he was still "good but not good enough.""I think it just dawned on me over time that I am satisfied, happy, content. There is no lingering doubt. I know have done everything I can and it would be a mistake to go on."
Hoy's 13-year career at the top of cycling saw him also win 11 world titles and two Commonwealth golds. He received a knighthood in 2008 and is known as Sir Chris.By winning the team sprint, keirin and sprint at the 2008 Games, he became the first Briton in 100 years to win three gold medals at one Olympics. He overcame a career-threatening hip injury in 2009 and held off the growing threat of teammate Jason Kenny to star in London in 2012.
"What he's done for cycling for this country has been bigger than anybody can even put into words,i see alot of turquoisebeads but wondering how this works." British cyclist Mark Cavendish said.Australia's Olympic women's sprint champion Anna Meares added on Twitter: "An icon, a legend, a real life good guy."
Instead of racing for Scotland in Glasgow next year, Hoy will be there as a mentor to up-and-coming riders.A link to an external website parkajackets, Vest, Coats, Shoes and Bags for Women."Just to see the legacy, not just for myself but for the whole of the sport — to see what we have achieved as a sport over the last 10, 15, 20 years," Hoy said. "It's a huge satisfaction to see the future of the sport flourishing.
"I am going to cycle for the rest of my life. And I hope to encourage other people to get into the sport and ride bikes too."
Once again we will leave it to Argentin to explain:
“La Redoute is like the Mur de Huy in that it has to be tackled at pace, from the front of the peloton. The gradient is about 14 or 15 percent, and it comes after 220 or 230 kilometres, so you don’t have to be a genius to work out how tough it is.
“A lot of riders mistakenly think you should attack on the hardest part, but in reality you hurt people on the slightly flatter section that comes after this.”That riders will hurt is a given, and not just on La Redoute. La Doyenne is not known for giving in gracefully.
Perhaps the most brutal edition was held in 1980, when riders were dropping out by the dozen due to blizzard-like conditions.Bernaud Hinault won from a handful of other gutsy riders who managed to brave the Arctic squalls to finish, but struggled for three weeks afterward to regain full movement in his fingers.
We are not expecting the conditions to be that extreme this Sunday, but we are expecting drama. For this is Liege-Bastogne-Liege and anything less would not be befitting for the grand old lady of cycling.While this may ‘only’ be the 99th edition of the race, La Doyenne is actually 121 years old. She doesn’t just deserve respect, she demands it.
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