Six time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has announced his retirement. The 37 year old is the most successful British Olympian of all time, with six golds at three games, including two at last year’s London games.

Hoy announced the decision at a press conference in Edinburgh earlier today, saying:

"I wanted to get a medal for Scotland. I didn't think I could so wanted someone else to take my place.

"It is a hard time - it is one moment at the end of your career when you say 'enough is enough'.

"It's a decision that I didn't take lightly and I thought about it very hard. In sport at the highest level you are dealing in the smallest margins and you can tell when you are good but not good enough.

"Nothing would give me more pleasure than going to Glasgow, but I don't want to be there for the numbers.

"Now it's time for younger riders to experience what it is like to compete in front of a home crowd. I will be there to open it and soak up the experience."