It is a shame the title has been taken by someone else because "the Duke of Edinburgh" has just the right ring to it.
It is hard to find enough apt superlatives to describe superpowered Scot Sir Chris Hoy, who pedalled his way into the record books yesterday by scooping his sixth Olympic gold medal, to overtake even Sir Steve Redgrave's record haul.
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