Sir Chris Hoy continued his winning ways by striking keirin gold at the UCI World Cup in Manchester.

Just a week after claiming three titles at the national championships, the four-time Olympic champion comfortably held off Greece's Christos Volikakis and Germany's Maximillan Levy.

Hoy needed to use all his cunning tactics to progress through a tough semi-final but produced a front-runners performance when it mattered.

But with three more events in the next two days, Hoy isn't getting carried away.

"I think it was a bit more predictable and a bit more controlled than the semi-final; the semi-final was a bit of a hairy one," he said.

"I had to come in front of that from the outside but it gave me the confidence that I had the gas in the tank that, if I got in that position, I could get out of it.

"In the final, I didn't want to take any risks, so I took it from the front, as I like to.

"It was pretty hard, trying to string them out. I was looking over my shoulder and under my arm, and as soon as they started keeping up I'd give it a little bit more.

"It shows how unpredictable a keirin can be. I think sometimes people presume it's a formality but it's anything but."

Hoy certainly looks in good shape at his first major international event since injuring his hip during the World Cup in Copenhagen eight months ago.

And he credits last week's national championships as giving him a timely boost ahead.

"The standard of last week's national keirin was exceptionally high, so that gave me real confidence coming in here," he added.

"My team-mates are right up there with the best riders in the world, so when you beat those guys you know you can beat anybody else.

"I've got three more events to go - the sprint, team sprint, and JKA keirin. This is the biggest workload I'll ever do over three days but it's very important to do well here."