Sir Chris Hoy Announces Terminal Cancer Battle

Sir Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic cycling champion has announced that his cancer is terminal. In an interview with The Sunday Times, the 48-year-old Scot said doctors expect he has two to four years to live. Hoy, who first shared his cancer diagnosis earlier this year has known for a year that it is terminal. He revealed that he has stage four prostate cancer which has spread to his bones including his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib.

Doctors discovered Hoy’s cancer after a routine scan for shoulder pain, initially thought to be a gym-related injury revealed a tumour. He received the terminal diagnosis with his wife Sarra by his side. The couple has two young children Callum and Chloe, who were nine and six at the time. Around the same period, doctors diagnosed Sarra with multiple sclerosis.

Reflecting on his diagnosis, Hoy expressed gratitude for medical treatments that will extend his life, saying, “As unnatural as it feels, this is nature…aren’t I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible.” Furthermore, Sir Chris Hoy built a legendary cycling career, winning six Olympic golds between 2004 and 2012, second only to Sir Jason Kenny.

He retired in 2013 and became a regular pundit and commentator for BBC Sport’s cycling coverage. Officials named a stadium in Glasgow after him for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Since his retirement, Hoy has also written children’s books. This week, he is co-presenting BBC Two’s coverage of the World Track Championships alongside Jill Douglas in Denmark.