Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that he will be taking part in the Le Mans 24-hour race in June.

The 40-year-old has switched much of his attention to motor sport since retiring as Great Britain's most decorated Olympian following the London 2012 Games.

He will now achieve a lifelong ambition by taking part in the overnight race from June 18 to June 19 at the Circuit de la Sarthe - the second tier of racing - alongside two teammates.

"I remember getting a Scalextric track when I was five or six. One of the cars had headlights on it. I remember asking my dad why and he said 'that's for the Le Mans 24 Hour race - they race through the night'," he told reporters.

"I didn't do this to replace my cycling, but in many ways I get to carry on some of the really enjoyable parts of my cycling career into motor sport. It's exactly the same feeling you have when you're about to race, doesn't matter whether it's on a bike, in a car or even when I was younger, racing BMXs. There's still that excitement, the nervousness, the adrenaline.

"I never thought I'd feel that again once I retired from cycling - I thought that was the end of that part of my life."

Hoy raced in the British GT Championship in 2014 and was part of the team that won the European Le Mans Series title in 2015.