posted Jan 1, 2009

Judging by the responses on here, if a large proportion of Britain's illiterate, chavvy underclass haven't heard of you or like your sport, you shouldn't even be considered.

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posted Jan 1, 2009

"I would like to congrate Chris but to me it all seems a bit much seeming as he has still got another olympics in him, by all means Knight if him if he had more than 1 succesfull olympics! But he only had one!"

Just because you have only seen him perform in one successful competition doesn't mean there is only one. Suggest you check his lifetime achievments Superkev:

2007-2008
Olympic Games, Beijing, August
Gold Medal, Team Sprint. World and Olympic Best Time
Gold Medal, Keirin.
Gold Medal, Match Sprint. 200m FS Olympic Record
World Championships, Manchester, April.
Gold Medal, Keirin
Gold Medal, Match Sprint.
Silver Medal, Team Sprint
World Cup , Sydney, December
Bronze Medal, Sprint
Gold Medal, Keirin
World Cup , Beijing, December
Gold Medal Keirin
Bronze Medal Team Sprint
World Cup , Copenhagen, February
Gold Medal Keirin
Silver Medal Sprint

2006
World Cup , Moscow, November
Bronze Medal Team Sprint
World Cup , Manchester, January
Gold Medal Kilo Time Trial
Gold Medal Team Sprint
Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
Bronze Medal Kilo
Gold Medal Team Sprint Games Best Time 250m
World Championships, Bordeaux
Silver Medal Team Sprint
World Champion Kilo


2005
World Cup , Manchester, December
Gold Medal Kilo Time Trial
Gold Medal Team Sprint
World Cup , Moscow, November
Silver Medal Team Sprint
World Cup , Manchester, January
Gold Medal Kilo Time Trial
Gold Medal Team Sprint
World Championships, Los Angeles
World Champion Team Sprint
Bronze Medal, Kilo TT

2004
Olympic Games, Athens
Olympic Champion Kilo Time Trial
Olympic Record
World Record at Sea-level
British Record
World Championships, Melbourne
World Champion Kilo Time Trial
Bronze Medal Team Sprint
World Cup, Sydney
Gold Medal Kilo Time Trial
Gold Medal Team Sprint
World Cup, Manchester
Gold Medal,Team Sprint, ( personal best time)
5th Open Sprint, (personal best time)
World Cup Moscow
Silver Medal Team Sprint
Tasmanian Carnival,
Gold Medal, International Sprint

2003
World Championships, Stuttgart
Bronze medal, team sprint
4th, Kilo Time Trial, (personal best time)
World Cup Cape Town
Gold Medal Kilo Time Trial
Gold Medal Team Sprint
International GP, Herne Hill, London
Gold Medal, Classic Walls Sprint

2002
World Championships, Copenhagen
World Champion Kilo Time Trial
World Champion Team Sprint (British record)
Commonwealth Games, Manchester
Commonwealth Champion, Kilo Time Trial
Commonwealth Record
Bronze medal, Team Sprint
World Cup Sydney
Gold medal, 1km tt
Gold medal, Team Sprint
World Cup Moscow
Gold medal, Team Sprint

2001
World Championships, Antwerp
Bronze medal, Team Sprint
8th, 1km time trial
World Cup, Cali
Gold medal, 1km time trial

2000
Olympic Games, Sydney
Silver Medal,Team Sprint (British Record)
World Championships, Manchester
Silver Medal Team Sprint
World Cup, Moscow
Silver Medal, Team Sprint

1999
World Championships, Berlin
Silver Medal, Team Sprint, Berlin
European Championships, Italy
Gold Medal, Team Sprint
World Cup round 1, Mexico City
Gold Medal, Team Sprint
World Cup round 4, Fiorenzola, Italy
Gold Medal, Team Sprint
British Sprinters League, Overall Winner
2nd place British Championships, KiloTT, Manchester
1st place Scottish Championships, KiloTT

1998
3rd place Euro Champs, Team Sprint, Stettin Poland
5th place Euro u23 Champs, Kilo TT, Stettin Poland
3rd place World Cup round 4, Team Sprint, Hyeres France
1st place British Champs, Team Sprint, Manchester
3rd place British Champs, Kilo TT, Manchester
3rd place British Champs, Sprint, Manchester

RECORDS
World Record. Team Sprint. 500m FS TT
Olympic Games Record, Kilo, Team Sprint + 200m FS TT
Sea Level World Record, Kilo, Team Sprint
British Record
1 Kilometre Time Trial 1.00.711 (Athens)

Commonwealth Games Record,
1 Kilometre Time Trial 1.01.726 (Manchester)

British Record,
750m Team Sprint (Hoy, Staff, Kenny) 42.950 (Beijing)

Scottish 1 Kilometre TT 1.06.789 (Meadowbank)

British Record, S.S.500m 31.414sec (Athens)

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posted Jan 2, 2009

JanMAsterJ - I think you are confusing Chris with Lance Armstrong.

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posted Jan 2, 2009

Chris is indeed a legend, and fully deserves the accolade. He has been up there for years, hats off Sir Hoy!

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posted Jan 2, 2009

I'll keep mine on thanks.

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posted Jan 2, 2009

If cycling or any Olympic sport was so easy to win 3 gold medals in, someone, somewhere in the UK over the last 100 years would have twigged and therefore should have already achieved what Hoy did don't you think? I'm sure if Beckham,Shearer,Lineker or even Gascoigne scored 3 winning goals to win England a World Cup final, they too would have been Knighted just as succinctly. Alas it never happened for them. Good on you Hoy!

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posted Jan 2, 2009

You're right, I'm sure they would have been.

That would have been wrong too.

You're straw-man argument is just that.

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posted Jan 2, 2009

Err, my reply was to theresonly1torres so no straw man as far as I can see?

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posted Jan 2, 2009

Fully deserved honour.

Chris is an excellent sportsman, and a wonderful ambassador for the sport of cycling. Best thing is, he's still got plenty to do in the sport, so we'll be treated to his exploits for a good few years yet.

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posted Jan 4, 2009

go away wum

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