Sir Chris Hoy: Is "hugely impressed" with the increase in participation within cycling as target is hit

With the Olympic Games in London beginning to feel like a distant memory, the sport of cycling has kept a pledge to get more people riding their bikes as part of the Olympic legacy.

Future

With the focus of London now in the past, Hoy is eyeing another home event in two years' time in which he could bow out of the sport in a very fitting way. He added: "Next for me is hopefully the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow - that would be a dream ending to my career. Two more years of hard work obviously but it would be a fantastic way to go out. "But I will wait and see if my body can keep going. It is a big strain, with injuries and just maintaining the form. Staying in the team too, when standards are so high, there are lots of talented young riders coming through so you have to battle for places but hopefully I will be there." Yet with the pressure to keep adding to his illustrious career on the track, what continues to drive the Scottish hero? "For me, it is just about enjoying it," he said. "Even the Olympic Games in London were just about enjoyment because not many athletes get the chance to compete at a home Games, so it was just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "Nothing can top the London Games. To have these home Games, and to experience the home crowd, and home support, the atmosphere- nothing will get better than that, so I'm happy to finish my Olympic career with those Games."