The Scot is given a Knighthood after becoming the first Briton for a century to win three gold medals at the same Games.

 

His mother, Carol, 61, meanwhile, was given an MBE for her services to nursing.

 

She recently retired as a specialist nurse in sleep disorders at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.

 

It is the first time ever that a mother and son have been honoured in the same set of awards.

 

Sir Chris leads an awards list dominated by Britain's successful Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

 

There is an OBE for Rebecca Adlington, the doube Olympic swimming champion, and an MBE for Eleanor Simmonds, who won two gold medals in the Paralympics, and, at the age of 14, is the youngest person ever to receive such an honour.

 

No one under 18 has ever won one before, the Government said.

 

The success of the cycling team, who won a record 14 medals in Beijing, including eight gold, is recognised by the fact so many are honour, including performance director David Brailsford, who is awarded an CBE.

 

Earlier this year, at the World Championships in Manchester, Hoy had also become the first Briton since Reg Harris 52 years ago to win the sprint title, one of two gold medals he won at the event.

 

Sir Chris said: "It's incredible and I'm absolutely delighted.

 

"I still can't quite believe it to be honest.

 

"To be given a Knighthood is an enormous honour and it means so much to me and also to my family.

 

"I was stunned when I first found out and the news is still sinking in.

 

"I'm not sure if I will ever get used to people calling me Sir Chris."

 

Other cyclists awarded honours are all the other gold medallists - Bradley Wiggins CBE, Victoria Pendleton MBE, Rebecca Romero MBE, Jamie Staff MBE, Ed Clancy MBE, Jason Kenny MBE, Paul Manning MBE, Nicole Cooke MBE and Geraint Thomas MBE.

 

Brailsford said: "I'm so proud of what everyone in the GB Team has achieved and it is such a privilege to be honoured in this way.

 

"2009 marks 50 years since British Cycling was established and this is a remarkable way to start the organisation's Golden Anniversary year."

 

Nine Paralympic gold medal winners from the team were also recognised, including a husband and wife from Stockport.

 

Sarah and Barney Storey, both 31, were handed an OBE and MBE respectively.

 

Sarah, who used a modified bike because her left arm is shorter than her right, won the 3,000 metre individual pursuit in Beijing.

 

The then-Sarah Bailey began her Paralympic career as a swimmer - winning two golds, three silvers and a bronze in Barcelona in 1992 aged just 14 before going on to land MBE for services to swimming.

 

She now has an OBE for services to cycling.

 

She said: "It gives me goosebumps really.

 

"It's recognition beyond expectation not only for what I have done in sport but also for encouraging others to get involved.

 

"It's something I can share with the people who have made a huge contribution to me as an athlete."

 

Husband Barney, who piloted a tandem to glory along with Stockport's Anthony Kappes, said: "It's unbelievable really to win an award like that for sport. I'm very patriotic.

 

"Any sort of honour from the Queen is unbelievable and not something I could have imagined had you told me about it 10 years ago.

 

"It's nice to be able to share it with Sarah."

 

Simmonds, who was born with a form of dwarfism, said: “The last three months have been a whirlwind and, while feeling as though I am living a fairy tale, I want to work hard to keep my feet on the ground and refocus my efforts on my training and my schoolwork so that by 2012 I can hopefully repay in part the wonderful accolades and affection that I have received.”

 

Adlington, who won the 400 and 800 metres freestyle in Beijing, breaking the 19-year-old world record in the longer event, had been tipped to become a Dame but was nevertheless delighted with her award.

 

She said: "I’m absolutely delighted to receive and accept the OBE - it is fantastic to be recognised in the New Year Honours List.

 

"There are so many amazing names on the list, it’s something I’ll treasure for the rest of my life.”

 

MBEs go to Tim Brabants, 31, who won Britain’s first canoeing gold medal, middleweight boxer James DeGale, 22, who recently turned professional after winning gold in Beijing, and Christine Ohuruogu, 24, who came back from a one-year ban for missing drug tests to become the Olympic women’s 400m champion.

 

There is also an MBE for Terry Edwards, the coach who guided Britain to its most successful Olympic boxing performance for more than half-a-century.

 

Britain’s dominance of the waves is recognised with a CBE for Ben Ainslie, 31, who has won sailing gold medals at three successive Games.

 

Sarah Ayton, 28, and Sarah Webb, 31, two thirds of the Yngling “blondes in a boat” crew, are appointed OBEs for defending their Olympic title, while there is an MBE for their teammate Pippa Wilson, 22, for her first gold medal.

 

Other Olympic champion sailors appointed MBEs are Paul Goodison, 31, Andrew Simpson, 32, and Iain Percy.

 

Stephen Park, the team manager, becomes OBE.

 

Further excellence on the water by the rowing team earns David Tanner, the performance director, a CBE and there are MBEs for Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter, Andy Triggs-Hodge, Tom James and Peter Reed while Steve Williams, 32, who is expected to retire before London 2012, is appointed OBE.

 

Among the Paralympians, CBEs go to the Welsh swimmer David Roberts, 28, who equalled Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson’s career record of 11 gold medals and horse rider Lee Pearson, 34, who won three golds in Beijing. Philip Lane, the chief executive of Paralympics GB, is OBE.

 

Olympic athletes and officials from New Zealand are also given honours.

 

Heading the sporting honours is Dave Currie, who led the New Zealand team in Beijing as Chef de Mission and has been in charge of the nation's Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams since 2000.

 

He is made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).

 

Currie said: "I'm just delighted and I'm embarrassed.

 

"The Games are about athletes, not about administrators or support staff like me."

 

Olympic gold medallists - board sailor Tom Ashley and shot putter Valerie Vili - are appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM).

 

Mahe Drysdale, who collapsed from sickness and exhaustion after winning bronze in the single sculls at Beijing, is made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) - as are the bronze medal coxless pair of George Bridgewater and Nathan Twaddle and 1500m bronze medal athlete Nick Willis.

 

Cyclist Hayden Roulston, who took silver in the individual pursuit behind Wiggins and team bronze behind Britain, is appointed MNZM.

 

Swimmer Sophie Pascoe, who won three gold medals and one silver at the Paralympics, was also appointed a MNZM along with fellow champions, swimmer Cameron Leslie and cyclist Paula Tesoriero.

 

The full list of those honoured in Britain is:

 

Knights Bachelor: Chris Hoy

 

CBE: Ben Ainslie, David Brailsford, Lee Pearson, David Roberts, David Tanner, Bradley Wiggins.

 

OBE: Rebecca Adlington, Sarah Ayton, Ellen Hunter, Darren Kenny, Sascha Kindred, Phil Lane, Aileen McGlynn, Stephen Park, Iain Percy, Tim Reddish, Sarah Webb, Steve Williams.

 

MBE: Tim Brabants, Ed Clancy, Nicole Cooke, Bernie Cotton, Jody Cundy, Patricia Dunham, Terry Edwards, Stephen Farley, Paul Goodison, Dave Haller, Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Mark Hunter, Tom James, Anthony Kappes, Jason Kenny, Paul Manning, Victorie Pendleton, Zac Purchase, Christopher Pye, Peter Reed, Simon Richardson, Rebecca Romero, Eleanor Simmonds, David Stone, Geraint Thomas, Matt Benedict, David Weir, Pippa Wilson, Ed Wingrave.