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£5 BMX bought in a jumble sale paved way for Olympic glory

It took a mother's words to make Chris Hoy realise what he had just achieved.

DOUG GILLON and ALISON CAMPSIE

It took a mother's words to make Chris Hoy realise what he had just achieved.

Carol Hoy was among the first to hug Scotland's new Olympic hero moments after he had won his third gold medal of the Beijing games.