IN AN ominous warning to his rivals ahead of London 2012 and this week’s Track Cycling World Championships, Sir Chris Hoy believes his best is yet to come.

Hoy will bid to claim his 10th coveted world champion’s rainbow jersey in Copenhagen this week, having missed the 2009 championships through injury.

But rather than recalling the Valentine’s Day crash which robbed him of the opportunity to defend two world titles, Hoy intends to focus on happier memories of the Ballerup Super Arena.

“When you try and place a venue, you always remember when you’ve been there in the past,” Hoy, who will be 34 today, said.

“When I turned up last time I had a flashback to 2002 when I won world titles for the first time (with victory in the kilometre and team sprint), so I’ve got positive things to remember as well as the crash.”

However, as much as the Scot would love to stand atop the world podium once again, he would swap it all for London success.

“It would be great to be world champion again and get that jersey on my back,” he added. But at the same time it’s a stepping stone towards London.”