With his sixth gold medal, cyclist Chris Hoy set a record for his home country on Aug. 7 - giving Great Britain seven of the 10 gold medals awarded at the London Velodrome this summer, with their silver and a bronze rounding it off to nine medals in total, according to the Associated Press.

Hoy, 36, was cutting it close with Germany's Maximilian Levy at the end of the final lap for the men's keirin finals. But the cyclist charged up in front and snatched the the gold, leaving Levy with the silver medal and New Zealand with the bronze.

Hoy celebrated his win with a victory lap, before pumping his fist to the crowd and proudly waving the British flag. BBC dubbed him "the most successful British Olympian of all time," because of his record number of medals.

Including his silver from 2000, the cyclist now has a record total of seven Olympic medals, same as British cycling champion Bradley Wiggins, according to BBC. His six gold medals also place him higher than British rowing athlete Steve Redgrave, who was a legend was five gold medals.

Hoy's win was the third overall Olympic medal win on Monday for Great Britain.

Even with his wins, Hoy announced that he will not be returning for the 2016 Games, but at least he will not be going home empty handed. 

To watch the men's keirin finals on NBC's official site for the London Olympics, click here. 

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