Six-time British Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has reportedly signed a deal with car company Nissan in a bid to compete in the world famous Le Mans 24-hour race in 2016.
Hoy, who has won 11 world titles in track cycling, has turned to motor racing since retiring from cycling a year ago and will now be put through Nissan's advanced driver development programme with the aim of 'fast-tracking his evolution into top-level motorsport'.
According to the BBC, Hoy, who will drive a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, said that he is looking forward to competing in this season's British GT Championship, adding that his ultimate ambition is to race at Le Mans.
Nissan is a partner of the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association and recently signed Hoy as a brand ambassador to give support to Britain's Olympic hopefuls on the Road to Rio 2016, the report added.
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