Boardman's Lotus bike - restored by Terry

		By James Maloney in General Published: Tuesday, 06 July 10 - 07:12 PM (GMT) Last Updated: Tuesday, 06 July 10 - 07:21 PM (GMT)

MERSEYSIDE cycling legend Chris Boardman has loaned several items from his medal- winning and record-breaking career to the new Museum of Liverpool.

The Olympic gold medallist, from Hoylake, handed over his famous self-modified Lotus Sport super bike, his first Tour de France yellow jersey from 1994, and the piece of Manchester Velodrome he crossed when he smashed the world hour record for the second time in 1996.

But what many people don't know and the media didn't mentioned is that the infamous Lotus bike has been faithfully restored to its former glory by none other than the club's main sponsors and lifetime member, Terry Dolan.

Here are just some of the snaps that I took for the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo, as well as a close-up of Terry's 'restored by' sticker near the bottom bracket of the Lotus. Chris even let me hold the bike while he was autographing a yellow jersery for me - sad, yes, I know. But he is that much of a legend, that he is a LEG-END!!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COPYRIGHT OF JAMES MALONEY/LIVERPOOL POST & ECHO AND CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT PERMISSION