| Kevin Stewart, who is in sixth year at St John’s High School, was invited to join the Beijing heroes, including triple gold winner Chris Hoy, for a trip in an open-top bus down the Royal Mile.
The 17-year-old has competed in events since joining the Discovery Junior Cycling Club about three years ago — his most recent achievements were gold, silver and bronze awards at the British Cycling Junior and Youth Championships in Wales.
Kevin said, “I received the invite only on Monday and it means so much to me to go along to such a big event.
“I aspire to get to the same stage as Hoy, and it will be good to see him and the medals — it’s a big boost for someone like me to keep me going and see what I could also achieve in the sport.”
Track cyclist Hoy (32) was the first Briton for 100 years to win three golds at a single Olympics — becoming Scotland’s greatest Olympian in the process. He also won a gold at the Athens Games in 2004. |
