Chris Hoy was knighted in the New Year Honours List on this day in 2008 after winning three cycling gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. In a move that broke with tradition, Hoy’s knighthood came ...

Sir Chris Hoy is a Scottish cyclist, multiple world champion and Britain's most successful Olympian. At Beijing in 2008, he became the first Briton since 1908 to win three gold medals at a single ...