Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has said his cancer is incurable and he has only ‘two to four years’ to live.
The 48-year-old – who won six Olympic gold medals for Team GB between 2004 and 2012 – revealed in February that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
In a statement on Instagram, Hoy described herself as “optimistic” and “positive.”
However, he announced this this week in an interview with The times that his cancer was terminal – and that he had known this for more than a year.
Despite this, Hoy insists he still feels very ‘lucky’.
Sir Chris Hoy, pictured in 2012 after winning two gold medals at the London Olympics, has revealed his cancer is terminal
Hoy photographed himself in Paris in July this year, where he attended the Olympic opening ceremony
Hoy married wife Sarra in 2010 and they have two children together.
Both children were born prematurely. Son Callum was eleven weeks premature in 2014, before daughter Chloe arrived four weeks earlier than planned.
Against all odds, Callum and Chloe are now both completely healthy.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of their parents. In addition to Hoy’s cancer, Sarra also has 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 a strain in his shoulder.
A tumor was then discovered in his shoulder, before a second scan located the primary cancer in his prostate.
The prostate cancer had spread to Hoy’s bones, spreading to his shoulder, pelvis, ribs, spine and ribs.
Hoy and his wife Sarra – who have been married since 2010 – pictured in Berlin in February 2020
Edinburgh-born Hoy is an Olympic legend and has won six gold medals and one silver medal
In his courageous interview he said: ‘As unnatural as it feels, this is nature.
“You know, we’re all born and we’re all going to die, and this is just part of the process.
“You remind yourself, aren’t I lucky that I can take a drug that will hold this off for as long as possible.”
Hoy added that he had told his children that no one lives forever, but defiantly proclaimed that he hoped to “stay here for many, many more years.”
