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| Olympic parade to draw thousands | Olympic parade to draw thousands |
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| Thousands of well-wishers are expected to line Edinburgh's Royal Mile during a victory parade for Scotland's Olympic Games medal winners. | Thousands of well-wishers are expected to line Edinburgh's Royal Mile during a victory parade for Scotland's Olympic Games medal winners. |
| Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy will be joined by Katherine Grainger, who won silver in rowing and canoeist David Florence who also won silver. | Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy will be joined by Katherine Grainger, who won silver in rowing and canoeist David Florence who also won silver. |
| Cyclist Ross Edgar, runner up in the Keirin, will also be on the open-top bus from 1330 BST. | |
| It travels from Castle Esplanade, down the Royal Mile to Holyrood Park. | It travels from Castle Esplanade, down the Royal Mile to Holyrood Park. |
| Edinburgh's Lord Provost George Grubb, said: "Chris Hoy is now Scotland's most successful ever Olympian and everyone in Edinburgh is immensely proud of him. | Edinburgh's Lord Provost George Grubb, said: "Chris Hoy is now Scotland's most successful ever Olympian and everyone in Edinburgh is immensely proud of him. |
| "Watching him power to victory three times in Beijing was truly inspirational and the city's open-top bus parade gives as many people as possible the chance to join in the celebrations. | "Watching him power to victory three times in Beijing was truly inspirational and the city's open-top bus parade gives as many people as possible the chance to join in the celebrations. |
| "I hope that many people will attend and I'm sure that Edinburgh will give all of the winning medallists a fantastic welcome home." | "I hope that many people will attend and I'm sure that Edinburgh will give all of the winning medallists a fantastic welcome home." |
| Chris Hoy won his three cycling gold medals in the Team Sprint, Keirin and the Individual Sprint. | Chris Hoy won his three cycling gold medals in the Team Sprint, Keirin and the Individual Sprint. |
| Katherine Grainger won her rowing silver medal in the Quadruple Sculls. | Katherine Grainger won her rowing silver medal in the Quadruple Sculls. |
| Ross Edgar won his cycling silver medal in the Keirin. | Ross Edgar won his cycling silver medal in the Keirin. |
| David Florence won his canoeing silver medal in the C1 event. | David Florence won his canoeing silver medal in the C1 event. |
| About 7,000 people are expected to line the Royal Mile during the parade. | About 7,000 people are expected to line the Royal Mile during the parade. |