Sir Chris Hoy makes it a fifth Olympic gold

Sir Chris Hoy tonight claimed a fifth Olympic gold medal when he led Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes to first place in the team sprint cycling final.

The 36-year-old Scot equalled Sir Steve Redgrave's record of five golds in the process.

Hoy's team smashed the world record twice in the event and saw off France in a thrilling climax to the evening's racing at the Velodrome. Their final time was 42.6 seconds, almost half a second ahead of France. Germany took third, beating Australia into fourth.

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