Sir Chris Hoy
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Sir Chris Hoy 6xOlympic🥇 11xWorld🥇 34xWorldCup🥇trackcyclist @HOYbikes founder. @gozwift ambassador TV pundit. Author. BBQ, Coffee & Motorsport
Joined January 2009
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You know it’s going to be a fun taxi journey when the driver starts the conversation with “you know what the problem with cyclists is. ” 🤦🏼♂️😂.
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I know it’s been said a million times already, but doesn’t the friendship between Kev Sinfield and Rob Burrow give you faith in humankind.
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Just bumped onto some guy on the bus. Says he’s a cyclist apparently.
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2012 Olympic training camp in Newport, nervously watching Bradley about to seal Britain’s first ever Tour de France victory. Little did we know someone in that group would be winning that race 6 years later. @GeraintThomas86 🙌🏻
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Even though we knew it was inevitable, it’s no less of a shock. Rest in peace Doddie, we’ll all keep fighting to help find a cure. 💔
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Peter Parker got bitten by a spider and became Spider-Man. I got stung by a wasp and turned into your Nan.
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Woman in the street: “Is it?. Are. you. Chris?”.Me: “Yes!”.Woman: “Chris Froome?”.Me: “No”.Woman: “Oh.” *walks off* 😂.
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Great stuff! 👏🏻👏🏻🥇.
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Back home after 5 days working for the BBC at the Commonwealth Games. My little girl says “I’d forgotten how big you are Daddy, you’re smaller on TV”. Think I need to show her the Father Ted cow scene. .
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A German guy just approached me at the airport to ask if I was in the band ‘Nightwish’. I’d never heard of them so googled to see which one he must’ve thought I was. There are no good options. 🤦🏼♂️😂
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Oh go on then, you twisted my arm, I’ll retweet it. 😉.
“All the gym sessions, all the road sessions, all the track session, all the interval sessions, all the hard days, that’s what got me through the last 50 metres.”. #OnThisDay in 2012, @ChrisHoy did this.
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Is there anything better in this world than Bob Mortimer on Would I Lie To You?.
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Well I hope you all stayed up to watch that!! 😮👏🏻👏🏻The most incredible keirin I’ve ever seen, won by Britain’s most successful Olympian ever - JASON KENNY!! Proud of you mate @JasonKenny107 #7Golds.
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Well done mate, proud of you; Britain’s most successful Olympian of all time!! We had some battles on the track but we had a laugh off it 😁@JasonKenny107
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Salt-aged tomahawk ribeye for dinner. Reverse seared over charcoal. My god it was juicy!! 😍🥩😋🥴
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Great job Peter, thanks for choosing me! 😁👍🏻👍🏻.
We applaud the genius of Peter, who navigated the difficulty of sculpting a face in cake by choosing cyclist Sir Chris Hoy as his Showstopper - complete with helmet and goggles! 👏👏👏 #GBBO
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Congratulations to @andy_murray on becoming World no.1. For me, Scotland's greatest ever sportsperson.
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Well that’s it for #Tokyo2020 It’s been emotional, it’s been brilliant fun & it’s been uplifting. I’m so lucky to have been part of the incomparable @BBCSport team & have the opportunity to talk about the sport I still love as much now as I did back in the day. I’m off to bed! 😴.
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“Daddy, what are the stripes on your face?”.“Stripes? Ah. right. They’re wrinkles, son. Thanks for noticing”.
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Wel that's my Rio trip done&dusted. Fantastic being part of the BBC team, thanks to all involved. And huge congrats to TeamGB, outstanding.
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I’m not saying the walls in my hotel room in Japan are thin, but when the guy next door sneezed and I said “bless you”, I heard a “thank you” afterwards.
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Almost there. just the closing ceremony and the highlights show left! 🥴 I’m running on fumes, 30hrs I’ve been up now with a 90min sleep this morning to break it up, but I’ve loved every second of this. Best job in the world (other than actually competing of course!😉)
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Stood for a good few seconds dangling my dripping wet hands in what I thought was a hand drier at the airport loos until I heard an old Japanese man laughing. I realised it was a seat to sit your baby in while you wash your hands. 🤦🏼♂️😂
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Stung by a wasp last night on a very private part of my body, while I slept. Bear in mind this is what my ankle looked like a couple of years ago when I was stung on my foot, I’ll let you use your imagination as to what I look like right now. 🤢😂🤦🏼♂️
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Finally, a shoutout to all the athletes whose dream it was to be out competing in Tokyo, but for whatever reason didn’t make it. Must have been a tough 16days when the whole world seemed to be talking about the Games. I hope you can channel the frustration & use it positively 💪🏻.
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I’m on the final leg… in the home straight, the line is on site! One more piece to camera then I can get some sleep! 😂.
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Delighted and humbled to receive this award today, quite overwhelming really when you consider how many other nominees there must be in this category. Congratulations to all the other finalists, thank you for inspiring me to work harder and best of luck next year. #humbled
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In my sleeping bag &ready for the freezing temps tonight in Edinburgh for @SocialBite_ #SleepInThePark. No idea how tough it must be to face this routine every night, sadly a reality for too many people.
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A decade ago today I won my third gold of the Beijing Olympics. So many incredible things have happened since then it feels like a lifetime ago, but I'll never forget that feeling as I crossed the line.
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Today was Callum's due date, but he arrived 11weeks early. Amazing how far he's come since then, we're so thankful. http://t.co/1sbfrpot2j.
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Amazed, delighted & a little shocked to announce the birth of our beautiful baby son, Callum David Robert Hoy! Born at 29weeks, today at 2pm.
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Although v.early days for wee Callum, he's doing well as is @SarraHoy. Huge thanks to the incredible medical staff. http://t.co/vP3pncp7WX.
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The effort showed on Mark Stewart’s face after his gold medal ride. Last time I looked like this was when I stepped barefoot on one of my wee boy’s bits of Lego.
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Go on then, I’ll retweet it. You twisted my arm.
Making history in his home nation 🇬🇧. #TBT: The moment @ChrisHoy won his sixth Olympic gold 🥇. Eurosport is the only place to experience every moment from #Tokyo2020
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Still chasing the numbers after all these years! 😂 200kg for 6 reps today, a new PB at 44yrs old. 😁🥴
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Fantastic evening seeing the legend @DoddieWeir5 receive the Edinburgh Award at the City Chambers. His fight with Motor Neuron Disease goes on with determination, good humour and a huge amount of love and support. #MyNameIsDoddie (ps I was standing in a step. ) 😉😂
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Another #SleepInThePark done and dusted here in Edinburgh, thankfully not as cold as last year! In excess of £3.2m raised in one night, amazing job from everyone at @SocialBite_
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Caught and passed some guy called G.Thomas in full Ineos kit. On a hill. Beginning to think this Tour de France lark isn’t as hard as they say. 😉Great fun joining in with @louiseminchin ‘s #BigBikeIn tonight, well done everyone involved (& @GeraintThomas86 !)
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Has to be @GeraintThomas86 ‘s year. .
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Many happy returns to my beautiful wife @SarraHoy who turns 40 today! We haven’t dressed up quite as smart as this in our home lockdown, but we’re still going to have a party of sorts later on! #happy40thSarra
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Life in the old dog yet!. 215kg for 2reps is a retirement PB, happy with that!
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Final day of the Tokyo Olympics! My working day starts in just over an hour at 2am and finishes at 4pm. But it’s fine because I managed 40mins sleep… 🤦🏼♂️😂🥴Just as well I love this job! 😁#TokyoOlympics.
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One more sleep and it’s the start of the Olympic track cycling programme, can’t wait! More medals to come from @TeamGB. See you on @BBCOne in the morning! #Tokyo2020.
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Some deadlifts today for a change. The lockdown beard is definitely adding a bit of strength. And I’ve noticed my BBQing skills improving too since I started growing it. #beardstrength
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Gym session ✔️ .Write chapter for new book✔️.Healthy lunch ✔️ .Smug twitter post ✔️.Lose a few hundred followers ✔️.
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Great stuff 👏🏻👏🏻.
Barcelona has an amazing school cycle bus every Friday. Wherever you are in the world, few kids will see this and think “I’d like to be driven to school instead”. When the project started there were just five children taking part. Change can happen fast.
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I don’t often take photos in public toilets, honest! But I thought this was worth sharing; spotted in a sandwich shop in Berlin. 😎😂👍🏻🎸🎹
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Guy comes up to me on the train. Him: Can I take a picture of you?.Me: Eh. yeah sure.Him: *takes the photo* .Him: Thanks. What’s your name, so I can tag you on Instagram?.
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And we’re off! Amazing to be part of this fantastic @BBCSport team for @Tokyo2020! And in case you’re wondering, we’re in sunny Salford not Tokyo. #instagramvsreality
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Well done to the thousands who took part in #SleepInThePark for @SocialBite_ , it was a cold one, waking up covered in a layer of frost was tough. Thoughts with all those who do it every night.
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Anyone else noticed fewer close passes when out on your bike since the change in the Highway Code? Could be a coincidence, but I’ve just had an amazing couple of hours on the road and not a single scary moment! Long may it continue 🤞🏻.
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Why am I not allowed to care about this campaign that aims to close the gender gap? The interviews I did yesterday were alongside 2 females who ride bikes and they gave their perspectives. As well as myself, LauraKenny, ShanazeReade, Jo Rowsell have been backing the campaign too.
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I reckon I've got another 6hrs max sitting on top of this board before @JasonKenny107 joins me!
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Chloe’s pedalling! Progressed from her Napier balance bike onto a @HOYbikes Bonaly 14, she’ll be chasing after her big brother in no time!. #2yearsold #learntoride
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Right, that's two strikes tonight. Another and the phone is confiscated. 😂.
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It’s incredibly frustrating when newspapers print deliberately misleading headlines to grab people’s attention. I’m pleased to see The Telegraph has apologised and amended their article printed last week, acknowledging that at no point did I say those words.
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Going to watch our wee boy’s first nativity play. This is probably the most nervous I’ve been since London 2012. .
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The best news to wake up to!! Massive congratulations to @bethanyshriever and @kye969 for making history! 👏🏻👏🏻.
Absolute. SCENES. 🤩. @bethanyshriever and @kye969 just blew our minds! 🤯. #Tokyo2020 gold and silver medallists! 🥇🥈. #TeamGB
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There’s no fright quite like the fright you get from a toilet seat lid when you flip it down and find out it’s not a soft close one. .
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The ‘Olympic Effect’! Popped home to do a quick session on the wattbike and had a few extra watts in the legs after being inspired by those big sprints on the velodrome! 😂 #Tokyo2020
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