Scottish powerhouse Sir Chris Hoy has helped to put Britain firmly on the world cycling map in recent years, thanks to his seven Olympic medals – six of which were gold.

Added to 11 World Championship gold medals and two at the Commonwealth Games and you have quite the palmares.

Hoy’s successes have arrived courtesy of the 1km time trial, Keirin, sprint and team sprint disciplines to prove his all-round track sprinting ability.

Following the removal of the kilo from the Olympic programme after 2004, Hoy successfully trained to become a world-beating Keirin rider and a tactically astute individual sprinter too.

His performances at the 2008 Olympic Games – picking up gold medals in all three disciplines, sprint, team sprint and keirin – proved his stunning ability and earned him the Sports Personality of the Year title.

Victory in the Keirin at the 2012 Olympic Games in London saw him surpass Sir Steve Redgrave as Britain’s most successful Olympian.

The velodrome for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games bears the name of one of Scotland’s favourite sons, ensuring Hoy’s legacy will live on too.

Finest moment: Wrote his name into the history books with a British record-breaking sixth gold medal in the keirin at London 2012. Hitting the front with a lap to go, Hoy overcame a late surge from German ace Maximilian Levy to power to victory by a length.