\n Sir Chris Hoy found success on the track On the road, though, there’s been far slimmer-pickings.\n<\/p>\n
\n In the past fifty years, only two Scots can lay claim to being truly world class talents.\n<\/p>\n
\n There\u2019s Philippa York, who rode under the name of Robert Millar and who is Scotland\u2019s greatest-ever road cyclist, with her 1987 Tour de France<\/a> King of the Mountains title and fourth place in the Tour\u2019s general classification (GC) particular highlights. And then there\u2019s David Millar (no relation), who became the first Scot to wear the Tour de France\u2019s yellow jersey in 2000 and won ten grand tour stages.\n<\/p>\n \n But other than these two individuals, Scottish road racers at the highest level have been something of an endangered species.\n<\/p>\n \n That\u2019s now changing, and it\u2019s why road racing is about to become a significant player in the Scottish sporting landscape.\n<\/p>\n \n The most prominent individual in this shift is already, and will continue to be, Oscar Onley.\n<\/p>\n \n I\u2019ve written in these pages previously that I believe he has the makings of not only a truly world-class bike rider, but also a home-grown superstar.\n<\/p>\n \n \n In only his second Tour de France (he made his Tour debut last year), Onley finished fourth in the GC standings.\n<\/p>\n \n It was a remarkable achievement, particularly given the top two places were occupied by the two behemoths of modern-day road racing, Tadej Poga\u010dar and Jonas Vingegaard. Onley ended the Tour a mere one minute 12 seconds off the podium and in those three weeks, established himself as one of the brightest prospects in global cycling.\n<\/p>\nOscar Onley has had a breakthrough year in 2025 (Image: Getty) The 22-year-old from the Scottish Borders<\/a> has been a known entity within cycling for several years but it was this summer that he branched out far wider than cycling in terms of recognition.\n<\/p>\n