Hoy to christen 2012 velodrome

Chris Hoy head shot

Sir Chris Hoy will be the first to cycle in the 2012 velodrome tomorrow (Tuesday 27 July), marking two years to the start of the Games in London.

Hoy will be joined by other sporting stars at London's Olympic Park, including American runner Michael Johnson and British basketball player John Amaechi.

Olympic champion will be the first to cycle on the track – exactly two years before Games

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Sustrans Bike It officer for Bournemouth and Poole, Jason Falconer, has won a national competition to join the Great Tour – the endurance cycling challenge that’s currently working its way around the coastline of Britain.

Jason won a competition in Coast Magazine to become one of three people that were chosen to cycle a stage of the ride.

He will begin his 714 km leg of the ride on Saturday (31 July) in Ullapool, Scotland, finishing in Ayr on 6 August. The ride will climb 14, 545 metres in just seven days.

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