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Hear Jamie speak about the railway honour -
and why he's moving back to Kent
The cyclist won gold in the men’s team sprint at the 2008
Olympics in Beijing.
Since then he has regularly returned to his home town for
engagements, mainly to promote cycling events and initiatives.
In July he was presented with an MBE by the Queen at Buckingham
Palace for services to sport.
The other high speed trains will be named after athletes, chosen
through a public vote:
Dame Kelly Homes, double Olympic gold
medallist
Steve Backley, double silver Olympic
medalist
Sir Steve Redgrave, five time Olympic gold
medalist
Rebecca Adlington, double Beijing gold
medalist
Chris Hoy, triple Beijing gold medalist
Ben Ainslie, triple gold and silver Olympic
medalist
Daley Thompson, double gold Olympic medalist
Duncan Goodhew, Olympic gold medalist
Katherine Grainger, triple Olympic silver
medalist
Lord Sebastian Coe, double Olympic gold
medalist
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, 11 gold Para-Olympic
medalist