Chris Hoy has been dubbed Scotland's greatest Olympian after his amazing exploits at the Laoshan Velodrome in the Beijing Olympics over the past five days.
The 32-year-old won three gold medals in track cycling, the only Scotsman to ever accomplish that in any Olympic sport and the first athlete from Great Britain to do so since 1908.
Overall, Great Britain totally dominated track cycling at this Olympics. Of 10 golds issued, the Brits won 7, as well as 3 silver and 2 bronze.
Add Great Britain's gold in the women's road race and silver in the women's time trial and that brings the total medal haul from cycling to 8 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze. Not a bad result for 14 cycling contests so far.
Final day
Great Britain won their last medals in the Women's Sprint and Men's Sprint on Tuesday.
Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain beat Anne Meares of Australia in the women's sprint. Shuang Guo of China finish with a bronze.
Hoy won his hat trick in the men's sprint finals against fellow countryman Jason Kenny. Hoy had previously won in team sprint and keirin. The silver medal Kenny won in the sprint will be added to the gold he won in the team sprint, alongside Hoy.
In the Men's Madison, a 50 kilometer 3-man team race, Argentina won gold, Spain silver and Russia bronze.
All track results at the official Olympic website.
US
The US was completely shut out in track cycling. US cyclists didn't qualify for any finals, although Taylor Phinney, Jennie Reed and Sarah Hammer did make it out of the early qualifying rounds.
BMX is the next cycling event on the Olympic schedule. Qualifying rounds will be broadcast on NBC affiliates in the 10 p.m. to midnight slot on Tuesday and from 12:30 to 2 a.m. slot on Wednesday. On Wednesday evening, affiliates will televise the BMX finals in the 9 to 11 p.m. slot on Wednesday, that's live on the East Coast.
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