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Hoy pipped to keirin gold medal
2011-03-27 01:24:18
Sir Chris Hoy battled to win silver in the men's keirin at the Track World Championships in the Netherlands.
He was pipped to the line by Australian Shane Perkins, with Briton Matt Crampton just missing out on bronze.
Earlier, Victoria Pendleton's hopes of a fifth straight title were dashed as she took bronze in the sprint, which was won by Australian Anna Meares.
GB's Dani King won bronze in the non-Olympic scratch event, adding to her team pursuit world title.
King said: "It's a big dream for me, I don't think this smile will be off my face for a long time.
"I just hung on and hung on and knew I could sprint. There's Brits in the crowd, including my parents and that just kept me going."
In the second round of the keirin, Olympic champion Hoy was almost eliminated - he managed to squeeze into third place on the final straight - and team-mate Jason Kenny was eliminated.
That heat was won by Crampton but he failed to match that display in the final as he came in fourth behind Dutchman Teun Mulder.
The British pair led the final pack until Perkins surged through the middle in the back straight. Hoy hung on but left it too late to attempt to go around the outside of the Australian.
Hoy said the competition has left him mentally exhausted.