Earlier this year, Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy returned to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester to collect a prized possession: his track bike from the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Thirteen years after Sir Chris’ final outing on the machine, the iconic UKSI track bike was painstakingly rebuilt with precision by Ernie Feargrieve BEM, Lead Race Mechanic at the Great Britain Cycling Team.
Listen to Chris and Ernie as they reflect on the Scot’s glory days on the track and share some fond memories.
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Additional photography: SWpix.com
Additional footage: BBC
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19 Comments
Those UKSI bikes were lovely.Must've been good, got used for ages!
What a remarkable story. Legendary.
Sir Chris Hoy🦿🦿
Would anyone like to comment on 51-14? I know nothing about track cycling, but I'd have expected something like 56-11 or even more.
51×14!!! How insane is that? That is just a tea plate. Now, they use dinner plates for fat people as the front ring.
A classic bike simple awesome
Saddle looks out of place on that lovely bike.
I cannot think of a better man that the last one should be built for.
Great times. Wish the UCI CL thingy was still on, was great in Dec 2024
Those uksi bikes will forever be one of my favourite track bikes, so cool. Got to see a few up close and talk to Iain Dyer once about them. Riding one would be another level, owning one is awesome, can't think of anyone else who deserves one more.
I hope they don't all get cut up like Chris said ha, surely there's nothing too secret or revolutionary on them at this stage for them to go up on some walls or museums somewhere.
Ode to Choy
Ernie seems like a top bloke.
absolutely brilliant. Chris Hoy has always been a class act. The best Scottish sportsman ever IMO
Absolute legend ❤
The last one, have they stopped using these then?
Sir Chris Hoy is a good human.
What great people these are .
Hoy, mate, a man that's just a true utter human being.
The Legend continues 🇬🇧👏