Men's Madison

Juan Esteban Curuchet of Argentina used his tactical savvy to win the third of 10 sprints and then gain a lap on the field to win the gold for the two-man Argentine squad that also included partner Walter Fernando Perez.

Joan Llaneras helped Spain gain a lap to claim silver with partner Antonio Tauler. Llaneras also won gold in the Men's Points Race.

Mikhail Ignatyev and Alexei Markov helped Russia gain a lap and take bronze. Ignatyev won the Olympic gold medal in the Men's Points Race in 2004.

"The team is delighted at Ignatiev's result," said Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov, "he has not only been preparing for the Olympics for months, but has also had the grueling task of racing for the team. It is not only important for me to remember this fact, but also for the cycling world to remember. Ignatiev, along with the other Tinkoff riders representing their respective nations at the Olympics have simultaneously trained for participation at the Olympics in addition to their racing obligations."

Men's Sprint

Chris Hoy of Great Britain won his third gold medal of the Beijing Games with victory in the Men's Sprint. Taking silver in the all-British final was Jason Kenny, also from Great Britain, a 20-year-old who also won gold in the Men's Team Sprint.

Chris Hoy told BBC Sport. "When you cross the line, all the pressure that has built up, the expectation and the self doubt evaporates just like that. When you want something that much and the hours you put in, it is an amazing feeling when you achieve it. I was vaguely aware of the history, people tell you about it. But I tried to make it the furthest thought from my mind."

"And that's why the emotions come out at the end. You bottle it for so long that it just erupts at the end. Jason Kenny has come through the ranks and he is the man who will win at London 2012. Beating him was really tough - it was probably the hardest race of my life."

Silver medal winner Jason Kenny also had praise for Hoy. "He is the best, he's really hard to beat," he said. "I gave it my best shot. I got it down perfectly in the second heat, but he just had the legs at the end."

“Chris is probably the closest person there is to being unbeatable that there is,” said Kenny who added a sprint silver medal to the Team Sprint Gold he won with Hoy and Jamie Staff. “No-one is unbeatable, but every time you do a personal best in training, he gets up and beats you. He probably has the best legs in the world for this event,” he added. “He drags everyone up with him, so it’s really good for the team."

"Chris is strong, but I know he has the odd little weaknesses. I was hoping that I could do the best ride I could and hope it was enough to win."

Hoy said there’s no huge secret to his success – it’s down to hard work and an outstanding support team. "I’m not necessarily invincible, I just manage to do it on the day," he said. "Three golds was a big ask, but I’ve been preparing for this." "I believe it’s hard work that gets you to the top. I try to go into a race knowing I couldn’t have trained harder or be better prepared. That takes the pressure off and gives me mental strength."

"Also, our support team is second to none," he added. "The competition within the team helps too, with guys like Jason challenging you."

Meanwhile Kenny said he was ‘over the moon’ with his sprint silver. "If you had said six months ago that I would have got a silver, I wouldn’t have believed you. I’m really pleased with it. “At the end of the day Chris was faster and there was nothing I could have done. I gave it a good shot."

Mickael Bourgain of France out-kicked Germany's Maximilian Levy to take bronze. Pre-race favorite Theo Bos of the Netherlands, silver medalist in the Men's Sprint at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, settled into seventh place.

France’s Mickael Bourgain also praised Hoy. The Frenchman hoped to beat Hoy in the semis, but after the first heat he knew it just wasn’t possible. "I started the first race thinking I had to beat Chris Hoy," Bourgain said. "After the first heat I knew it was an impossible mission. It’s ok to lose to the grand senor of track cycling. I gave it all in the first race to see what I could do. It didn’t work, so I relaxed and took it easy to concentrate for bronze," he added. "One day Great Britain will be beatable again."

Women's Sprint

Three-time Sprint world champion Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain won her first career Olympic gold medal while Australia's Anna Meares claimed her third career Olympic medal taking silver. She won bronze in the Sprint and gold in the 500m Time Trial in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

"It does feel real yet!" Victoria Pendleton told BBC's Jill Douglas shortly after winning the Gold medal.

"Everything went to plan and after the success of the team ‘is it too much to ask that I get one as well?’ Everything was going like a dream. Dave [Brailsford, editor] was saying he could not have expected anything more if he planned it as a dream scenario. I feel so glad I am part of it, I feel part of the team now – you have to get a medal these days." 

Asked whether this puts to rest the thoughts where she questioned her future in the sport after Athens, the girl from Stotfold  replied "definitely. Steve Peters started working with me in Athens and I don’t think I could have done it without him. I’m a completely a different athlete. Mark Simpson, my strength and conditioning coach, knows me better than I know me, so credit to him too."

"I am enjoying it a lot more, and I am just so lucky to have people around me who have helped me to improve and make the changes I needed to make the athlete I am right now. Chris Hoy is a legend. People ask me who my hero is and I say Chris and now he is even more of a hero."

"I’ve wanted this so badly, it’s been a big focus for me. I’ve beaten everyone there is in this field. I had to come here with a lot of pressure on me, because people expected me to win the medal – I’m the ‘golden girl’ here in track."

"I didn’t even think about the outcome, I just focused on the process. It’s gone so well over the last few weeks, it’s been a dream come true. It’s been awesome. I’ve been watching all week on the TV back in the Olympic Village,” she said. "And it’s been really emotional for me. I’m so proud of them all, I had tears before the keirin heats even started. I so wanted to do it too, to get my chance. I just wanted to be part of it."

China's Guo Shuang rode to bronze ahead of Willy Kanis of the Netherlands. In the semifinals, Guo was relegated after winning the decider when the race jury ruled she entered Meares' sprinting lane.