Chris Hoy ?

[anneasquith]

chris hoy has retired, a great loss, but an excellent role model for young people.

[ichkeria]

Indeed so.
May he continue to ride his bike, albeit it slightly less competitively, for years to come!

[ChillDoubt]

Can't really add to what his peer Chris Boardman said:

"I'd say he's the most iconic British sportsman alive today.

"Chris has had a massive impact on British cycling.

"He's so incredibly articulate, he leads by example, in the way he trains, in the way he behaves, in the way he is with the media, in the way he is with the competition, he represents all that is good about British sport."

[emmie]

so he is.

[chaptazbru]

Yes, agree.

[Frank97]

A truly, Great Brit!