The three-time gold medallist said the Velodrome was 'the first stage' towards his record-breaking Olympic haul.
The Salford-based 32-year-old is the first Briton in 100 years to win three golds in a single Olympic Games.
Speaking exclusively to Manchester Evening News at Manchester Airport he said: "Manchester Velodrome has been fantastic. It was the first stage of it all for me.
"If it did not exist then I am sure British cycling would not be where it is today."
Hoy, who had earlier laughed off talk of a knighthood, spoke of his 'incredible' reception at Terminal 3. It was a hero's greeting he did not expect.
He said: "It was incredible. Overwhelming really. I did not expect it at all. When you are in the Olympic Village you are in a bubble but this was amazing."
Hoy arrived to loud cheers and flag-waving with a host of other team GB stars, including Stockport Metro swimmer Kerri-Anne Payne, who clinched silver in the 10km open water swim.
She arrived proudly sporting her medal around her neck.
Cheshire's BMX star Shanaze Reade, who crashed in the final, was also greeted with warm applause and cheers from more than 200 Team GB supporters.
Earlier, the team had landed at London's Heathrow Airport on a dedicated British Airways Boeing 747 featuring a special gold medal 'nose'.
Their haul of 19 gold, 13 silver and 15 bronze medals in Beijing put them fourth in the final table - Britain's best performance for 100 years. As the jubilant team headed for a reception with Gordon Brown, many called for a national effort to support the 2012 London Olympics.
Macclesfield's Ben Ainslie, who won gold in the sailing, said: "Hopefully, the success the whole team has had can get the whole nation behind the games in London - we're looking forward to it."
Swimmer Rebecca Adlington, who won two gold medals in Beijing, called on the government to continue backing sport. She said: "This team has performed so well. It has inspired a lot of youngsters to get into sport."
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umpire 2, Salford M7 4HT (26/08/2008 at 09:15)
They could put a lot money into the Olympics by pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan, stop allowing so many Asylum seekers to stay in the country for no reason and stop all this wiping the backsides of the do gooders of the world and stand on our feet and say to the world, WE ARE GREAT BRITAIN!!
AH, Manchester (26/08/2008 at 09:29)
AH, Manchester (26/08/2008 at 11:12)
I think young people are too worried about what other kids think of them when they put effort into something. It is easier to hang around the streets with a broken pool stick and intimidate people after all than go training 4 or 5 times a week to actually get somewhere in life - somewhere that doesn't being with P and end in N.
Shame it costs so much money to do some sports, and some franchises are a complete rip off. Councils should invest more money to put events in parks, and kids should be proud to be ambitious about what they can acheive.
Laura Norder, Didsbury (26/08/2008 at 11:13)
They could put a lot money into the Olympics by pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan, stop allowing so many Asylum seekers to stay in the country for no reason and stop all this wiping the backsides of the do gooders of the world and stand on our feet and say to the world, WE ARE GREAT BRITAIN!!"
- umpire 2, Salford M7 4HT
I'd get that wet blanket out on the line if you want it dry by bedtime.
Bean B4, manchester (26/08/2008 at 11:28)
2012 will be a shambles unless we get a Tory government in to organise it.
AH, Manchester (26/08/2008 at 11:56)
Yes, let us read about the hooligans who are running around battering old people and about people who think it is alright to kick strangers until they die, what a lovely change.
Tezza, Tyldesley (26/08/2008 at 15:05)
mykiel, Connecticut USA (26/08/2008 at 16:13)
I am US citizen and feel that Britain is also my home, as I work and live here for several months a year and felt very proud that Team GB, did so well, not forgetting of course that the Home team did very well .
I could not see enough of the sports on TV due to my work schedule, however to those that commented on " Wall to Wall" football, I suggest that they use their Digital Finger to switch off the TV and get themselves a Life, you can never have enough sports and if some of these young people got off their Backsides and partook in sporting events instead of spending their lives in front of the TV or standing around with their peers on street corners, Great Britain may achieve 500 Gold by 2020.I hope to see the day, irrespective as to whether I am still in Great Britain.
Good Luck Team GB for 2012. I shall be sure to book my tickets and have my vacation during that period.
S P In exile, Tameside (28/08/2008 at 00:30)