That was one tense crowd.

After seeing British cyclist Victoria Pendleton miss out on the gold in the women's sprint on the cycling track, the predominantly home crowd was on a bit of a downer. Then five time Olympic gold medalist Chris Hoy took his place for the men's Keirin final, and the tension built.

On the final lap, when German Maximilian Levy went into the lead, there was no spectator left sitting. When Hoy overtook and went first over the finish line, the crowd erupted and the noise was deafening. Flags were being waved everywhere as people jumped up and down.

— Fergus Bell — Twitter http://twitter.com/fergb

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