Track Cycling World Cup News - Sir Chris Hoy adds a gold to his silver in Kazakhstan
Last updated 11/13/2011 10:41:46 AM
Track Cycling World Cup News - Sir Chris Hoy adds a gold to his silver in Kazakhstan
Those who dare write off the veteran Olympic Champion Sir Chris Hoy are going to have to revaluate before London 2012.
Sir Chris took gold in the men's sprint competition at the Track Cycling World Cup opener event in Kazakhstan.
The four-time Olympic champion, who pulled out of the recent European Championships with a chest infection, also claimed a silver in Saturday's keirin event in Astana.
Hoy, who won sprint gold at the 2008 Olympics, beat Russia's Denis Dmitriev 2-0 in the best-of-three final.
The Scot, now 35, beat team-mate Matt Crampton in the last eight, while Jason Kenny crashed out in the last 16 but ended with a second-place finish in the B final.
Hoy then came from behind to beat Germany's Robert Forstemann 2-1 in the semi-final.
Britain's Dani King also climbed the podium when she took the silver in the six-discipline women's omnium.
King, lying fourth overnight, moved into second place with a victory in the individual pursuit, finished sixth in the scratch race and secured her silver medal with a second-place finish in the 500m time trial.
Her fellow Britons Becky James and Jess Varnish were unable to progress to the final of the women's keirin.
This was the first of the four centre World Cup, finishing with the last leg in London in Olympic year.
The programme is:
Astana, Kazakhstan (4-6 November)
Cali, Colombia (1-3 December)
Beijing, China (13-15 January)
London, GB (17-19 February)