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Written by Joe Holding
It must be, given that Olympic cycling legend Chris Hoy found himself on the grid of the world"s most prestigious endurance race just four years after swapping his bicycle helmet for a racing one."Thinking about starting out at Oulton Park doing track days, sitting for my test, the whole journey to get here There were times when I didn"t think it was going to happen," said the six-time gold medallist after his Algarve Pro Racing team finished 12th in the LMP2 class, and 17th overall."I thought a bit like the Olympics even if you don"t make it, you might get half-way and do something exciting. But we made it here to Le Mans. And we didn"t just make it, we finished the race. Just amazing."
Date written: 22 Jun 2016
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It must be, given that Olympic cycling legend Chris Hoy found himself on the grid of the world"s most prestigious endurance race just four years after swapping his bicycle helmet for a racing one."Thinking about starting out at Oulton Park doing track days, sitting for my test, the whole journey to get here There were times when I didn"t think it was going to happen," said the six-time gold medallist after his Algarve Pro Racing team finished 12th in the LMP2 class, and 17th overall."I thought a bit like the Olympics even if you don"t make it, you might get half-way and do something exciting. But we made it here to Le Mans. And we didn"t just make it, we finished the race. Just amazing."
Date written: 22 Jun 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3957