Quadruple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy suffered what he called a “stupid†defeat at the European track championships on Saturday after blowing a huge lead against a teenager with the slowest qualifying time.
Britain’s Hoy was comfortably ahead in the first round of the individual sprint only for 18-year-old Irishman Felix English to take him and everyone watching by surprise with a late surge to the line.
Hoy denied making a tactical error while Britain’s sprint coach Iain Dyer said  … Details