Motion · S1M-03445 · 1 Oct 2002
Chris Hoy Track Cycling Success
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Scottish cyclist Chris Hoy on winning gold in the Men’s 1 km time trial at the Track Cycling World Championships, held in Copenhagen between 25 and 29 September 2002; further congratulates Chris Hoy on adding this significant and well-deserved success to his Commonwealth Games title won in Manchester in August 2002; regrets that Chris Hoy, along with other professional Scottish cyclists, is forced to further his cycling career away from Scotland owing to the lack of an adequate all-weather facility at the Meadowbank velodrome in Edinburgh, currently the only velodrome in Scotland; supports the urgent need to provide such all-weather sporting facilities for both "elite" cyclists and others interested in pursuing a healthy and active lifestyle, many of whom are young people and children, and urges the Scottish Executive and sportscotland to provide the funding necessary to the creation of these facilities.
Supporters (15)
- Alex Johnstone 2 Oct 2002
- Michael Matheson 2 Oct 2002
- Mr Brian Monteith 2 Oct 2002
- Phil Gallie 3 Oct 2002
- Mr Keith Harding 3 Oct 2002
- Shona Robison 4 Oct 2002
- Brian Adam 8 Oct 2002
- Alex Neil 8 Oct 2002
- Donald Gorrie 9 Oct 2002
- Kenny MacAskill 10 Oct 2002
- Tricia Marwick 10 Oct 2002
- Andrew Wilson 14 Oct 2002
- Sandra White 17 Oct 2002
- Gil Paterson 1 Nov 2002
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 20 Nov 2002
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.