An Evening With Sir Chris Hoy- In Conversation With Lorraine Kelly

Events 105 are delighted to bring a true sporting great and one of Scotland's favourite sons to Dundee for an evening at the Whitehall Theatre .

Hosted by Lorraine Kelly, you will hear all about the life of an achiever, a man who conquered the world of cycling and won an AMAZING 11 world championships and 6 Olympic gold medals along the way.

Since being inspired to cycle at age six by the 1982 film E.T all the way up to retirement in 2013 Sir Chris has taken on and beaten all before him representing Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Text for website He won his first Olympic gold medal in the kilometre time trial at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later became the first British male athlete to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He retired from competitive cycling in 2013 with an amazing total of six Olympic gold medals and one silver.

Since retiring Sir Chris pursued a career in motorsport and became a successful racing driver, he has authored several best selling books and is a leading motivational speaker.

Of course any story of Sir Chris can't be had without sadly mentioning recent events. Diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in September 2023 Sir Chris announced his condition was terminal in October 2024 .

This is sure to be a truly special, inspirational and no doubt at times emotional evening and one that is not to be missed.

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