- Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer
- The 48-year-old Olympic icon believes he has ‘two to four years’ to live
- Hoy won six Olympic gold medals for Great Britain between 2004 and 2012.
Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has said his cancer is incurable and he only has “between two and four years” to live.
The 48-year-old, who won six Olympic gold medals with the British team between 2004 and 2012, revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
In a statement posted on Instagram, Hoy described himself as “optimistic” and “positive.”
However, he announced this week in an interview with The times that his cancer was terminal and that he had known it for more than a year.
Despite this, Hoy insists that he still feels very “lucky.”
Sir Chris Hoy, pictured in 2012 after winning two gold medals at the London Olympics, has revealed that his cancer is terminal
Today photographed in July of this year in Paris, where he attended the Olympic opening ceremony.
Cycling icon Hoy, photographed in August 2023, believes he has “two to four years” to live
Today he married Sarra in 2010 and they have two children together.
Both children were born prematurely. Their son Callum turned 11 weeks early in 2014, before their daughter Chloe arrived four weeks early.
Against all odds, Callum and Chloe are now perfectly healthy.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for his parents. In addition to Hoy’s cancer, Sarra suffers from multiple sclerosis.
But Hoy told the Times: “I still feel like we’re lucky.”
Hoy’s cancer was discovered after a visit to the doctor in September last year when the Scot felt tightness in his shoulder.
A tumor was then discovered in his shoulder, before a second scan located the primary cancer in his prostate.
Prostate cancer had spread to Hoy’s bones, reaching his shoulder, pelvis, spine and ribs.
Hoy and his wife Sarra, married since 2010, photographed in Berlin in February 2020
Sarra, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and Sir Chris are the proud parents of two children.
Today, born in Edinburgh, he is an Olympic legend, having won six gold medals and one silver.
In his brave interview, he said: ‘As unnatural as it may seem, this is nature.
‘You know, we are all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.
“Remind yourself, aren’t I lucky that I can take a medicine that can prevent this for as long as possible?”
Today he added that he had told his children that no one lives forever, but defiantly proclaimed that he hoped “to be here for many, many more years.”
Hoy was knighted in 2008 when he was still an active athlete.
His royal recognition came shortly after becoming the first British male Olympian in 100 years to win three gold medals at one Games.
Hoy – who won his first Olympic gold in 2004 – added two more in London 2012 before announcing his retirement from cycling in 2013.
Chris became Sir Chris in 2009 when he was knighted at London’s Buckingham Palace.
Today he was knighted by King Charles (left), when the monarch was serving as Prince of Wales.