The Track World Cup at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow saw the majority of Britain's Olympic stars in action including double London 2012 gold medallist Laura Trott, who claimed two wins in the Scottish city.

But Sir Chris was only in attendance as a spectator as he takes a break from the sport, although the 36-year-old from Edinburgh received the biggest ovation of the weekend as he was introduced to the crowd.

The six-time Olympic champion has already ruled out the prospect of competing at the Rio 2016 and he will decide next spring whether he is capable of challenging at Glasgow 2014

"There's no chance I don't want to do it," he said at the event,

"The motivation is there and the desire is there.

"It's literally down to whether I can do it or not.

"It's not a matter of saying, 'Yeah, I'll have that spot on the team.'

"You have to earn it and there are so many strong, talented, fast riders coming through.

"I wouldn't just want to get on the team to get the tracksuit, turn up and wave to the crowd.

"I want to go there to win.

"If I believe I can do that and I'm able to do that then I will be there.

"Ideally I'm going to be back here in 18 months' time for the Commonwealth Games but I'm not thinking too far ahead.

"I'm just taking one step at a time.

"I'm 36 now, 37 in March, so it's one step at a time."


Sir Chris has not competed since winning two gold medals at London 2012 but is likely to resume training soon in his bid to make Team Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

And despite admitting that he enjoyed the first elite event in the velodrome named in his honour, Sir Chris said it was a strange feeling to be a spectator rather than a competitor.

"What's weird is being here and not competing - walking in the track centre this afternoon, seeing all the guys, seeing all my rivals, the people I've competed against over the years and not being in lycra, not being out on the track myself," he said.

"In some ways it's nice, because you can relax and really enjoy the atmosphere and enjoy the racing.

"But you do miss it and you miss the adrenaline."

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