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unusual facts about Chris Hoy


Sylvan Richardson

After training as a masseur, in 2009 he made a guest appearance on the BBC comedy quiz show Would I Lie To You?, in which he revealed that he was cyclist Sir Chris Hoy's masseur.


2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's 1 km time trial

It was held on April 1, 2007, and won by Chris Hoy, who had announced beforehand his intention to stop competing in the event following these championships since the event would not be included on the Olympics programme from 2008.

2012 US Open – Men's Singles final

Many fellow players current and former, took to Twitter in order to congratulate Murray, including Rafael Nadal, Pat Cash, Laura Robson, Victoria Azarenka, Jo Durie and Colin Fleming, as well as a host of other sportsmen and celebrities such as Gary Lineker, Sir Chris Hoy, Gordon Reid, Stephen Fry and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Matthew Crampton

He also won silver in the same event two years later with Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, after the French squad were stripped of the world title and the British team were promoted from their original bronze medals.


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2013 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles final

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, the Queen, Sir Chris Hoy, Fred Perry's daughter, Penny, television presenters Ant and Dec, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, WTA players Laura Robson and Victoria Azarenka, and Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, were also among those who paid tribute.