Sir Chris Hoy has finally met his match after the four-time Olympic champion tried his hand at wheelchair basketball on the eve of the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

The 33-year-old flying Scot, who became Great Britain's most successful male Olympian in a century after his Beijing fireworks, took part in the final Team GB training session, along with former Paralympic bronze medallist Ade Adepitan.

And Hoy, who has resumed full training since suffering a hip injury that ruled him out of the World Track Championships in March, insists it's of paramount importance to boost the profile of disability sport, but he won't be swapping the velodrome for the court just yet.

"It was pretty hard work be honest, I got a fair old sweat on by the end of it, but just to see it first hand and experience it for myself," he said.

"It was very physical, a tough, demanding sport that left me pretty exhausted and I wasn't even playing properly.

"It's hugely important to showcase Paralympic sport just as much as Olympic sport, or all sport for that matter, regardless of anyone's fitness or abilities.

"At the end of the day it's just about getting people involved in sport, not just about elite level bbut all the way down.

"The British Olympic cyclists and the para-cyclists are just one big team really. The Paralympic team had incredible success.

"The Olympic team did well but the Paralmypic guys won even more gold medals so it's great to have such strength."