Dammit to hell. I was making fun of this event...and then, suddenly, I was really excited and rooting for Hoy and really pleased when he won.

Screw everyone for making me care about this.

Yet another PA fan here, and as fascinating as this is to watch, I must admit I'd watch the hell out of the 100m cat relay.  I figure each team would bring their own cat, and you've gotta admit it'd be adorable to have the cat being held by the winning team's anchor as their flag went up.

Dad Hoy is a big boy.

Sir Chris hoy is an absolute beast! Everyone who raced against him must have already accepted second place. Sir Chris is what made track cycling so exciting to watch.

It's rather sad that the big man won't be performing in the arena named after him, but Sir Chris Hoy is just one of those, once in a lifetime, guys who could knuckle down and kick everyone's arse into oblivion. As a Scot, and a Brit, I am proud of this man, who has thighs that could kick a North Korean missile back from whence it came. He squats 240kg. Sir Chris, thank you for all the glorious, at times, nail-biting victories. Between you and Andy Murray, last year you both did Scotland proud.

I don't see why people are finding this odd.

It's a battle over position, timing and power (which ultimately decides speed). Sprint too early, and you'll lose power. Lose your position, and you'll get overtaken. Mess up your timing, and you'll lose out on power and position.

Why has everyone downvoted this? It's a common question which everyone always asks... no point in making it invisible by downvoting, let other people see!

This is... Bad ass and looks fun too. Mad skill needed for this. I was skeptical at first but after watching this, props to them.

These are two men who have formed comedy in a unique way for over ten years. Their material is never directly meant to be offensive, and is meant to simply be taken lightly. The article itself that led everyone to this channel was mostly saying that the author didn't understand the sport, and developed a comic jokingly poking fun at other sports that many Olympic followers may not understand. I myself cut jokes at the Winter sport of Curling, despite understanding it enough to see the skill.

A great man is Hoy!

Ditonton ortu tercinta mengakselerasi pedalling power.Well great Hoy McHoy!!

I can't believe how many people haven't seen sprint cycling before

this is truly amazing

Dude, this is awesome

The interactive transcript for this video is priceless. YouTube doesn't understand the British it seems hahah

The powerhouse that is, Sir Chris Hoy. Just constantly testing and proving himself time and time again! Track racing will be left with a black hole after London 2012! Step up Jason Kenny??

Your name is legendary sir *salutes*

The gearing on these bikes is crazy. The slow start is necessary, and its a tactical as well as power based race. Hoy has both the legs and the tactics. Seriously these bikes are almost unridable its one gear. the fact that these guys are able to reach these speeds is incredible. irs an olympic sport because the training and sheer power involved is staggering.

Tycho, have you never seen a bicycle? Sprint is awesome.

Okay I admit it, I got to this particular video from Penny Arcade but unlike Tycho, I had seen multiple track cycling events. I mean, I live in the UK now. They don't let you in the country unless you can tell the difference between a pursuit, a sprint, a keirin and name all the events that go into making a Omnium ^.^