British Olympic hero Chris Hoy admits he is still coming to terms with receiving a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list.

Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy is knighted in the New Year Honours list, as Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie become CBEs, Rebecca Adlington is appointed OBE and Lewis Hamilton becomes an MBE.

Mark Cavendish is set for even bigger things in 2009, according to Isle of Man cycling team manager Gary Hinds.

British Cycling wins more plaudits as Shane Sutton is named coach of the year at the UK coaching awards.

Olympic and world champion Nicole Cooke says her new team will compete on the international circuit next year, despite lacking a sponsor.

Athletics and cycling see huge increases in grass-roots funding as part of Sport England's plans to get one million more active by the 2012 Olympics.

Scottish cycling star Chris Hoy beats Lewis Hamilton and Rebecca Adlington to win the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

The British Olympic cycling team pick up the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year prize while coach David Brailsford wins the Coach of the Year honour.

Great Britain's Peter Kennaugh finishes second in the men's points race at the Track World Cup in Colombia.

The 2009 Giro d'Italia will begin with a team time trial in Venice and finish in Rome rather than Milan.

The "man v machine" race between Chris Hoy and Lewis Hamilton at Wembley is cancelled because of safety fears.

The 2010 Tour de France will start in Rotterdam with a 9km time-trial course.

Chris Hoy insists there will be no let-up after outsprinting Britain's young stars in his first races in the UK since the Olympics.

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