Olympics Field Guide: Chris Hoy, The Incredible Hulk Of Track
Cycling  Name: Chris Hoy  Sport: Track cycling, which is one of
the fastest Olympic events. Races are held on an indoor 250m
track. It's called the velodrome (cool name!). The track in
London features a 12-degree bank through the straightaways and a
42-degree bank around the turns. Think speed skating on bikes.
At this year's Olympic games there will be five different
cycling events: The Keirin, Sprint, Omnium, Team Pursuit and
Team Sprint. The Keirin is the white-knucklest of the five, as
it features seven riders on the track at once in an all-out
sprint to the finish. There's some strategy involved, too,
though, as the riders must stay behind a pace bike for the first
few laps, during which time they craftily jockey for the best
drafting positions. Once the pace bike moves out of the way,
things explode into a breakneck race to the finish.  Hometown:
Edinburgh, Scotland  Age: 36  Why you should care about him: At
age 36, Hoy should be fading, an