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Olympic legend sir chris hoy has revealed that he has “two to four years” left to live after recently being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
hoi, 48, announced in february that he was undergoing cancer treatment but said that the treatment was “going really well.” However, after a scan last September revealed a tumor in his shoulder, a second scan found the main cancer to be in his prostate – which has since metastasized to Hoy’s shoulder, pelvis, hip, ribs and spine.
The six-time Olympic cycling champion, who has two children aged seven and 10, has now revealed that he has been diagnosed with incurable cancer and has two to four years left to live.
“As unnatural as it sounds, it’s nature,” Hoy explained. The Sunday Times“You know, we were all born and we all die, and it’s just part of the process.”
The 48-year-old said he had kept his terminal diagnosis a secret for a year and also revealed that his wife Sarah has “very active and aggressive” multiple sclerosis following a scan last year.
Hoy says: “You remind yourself, aren’t I lucky that there’s a drug I can take that will keep it off for as long as possible.
“But most of my battle with cancer has not been physical. For me, it’s been on my mind.”
The former track cyclist is an 11-time world champion as well as a six-time Olympic champion, having competed for great britain At four Olympic Games between 2000 and 2012.
Hoy is Scotland’s most successful Olympian and has the second most British gold medals, behind Jason Kenny.
In my interview with The Sunday Timesbefore the publication of his memoirs That’s all that matters: my hardest race ever The following month, Hoy said: “Hand on heart, I’m quite positive most of the time and I find real happiness.
“This is bigger than the Olympics. It’s bigger than anything. It’s about appreciating life and finding joy. There is a lot of positivity that can come out from all angles. I’m really excited that hopefully this book will be able to help people.
“It’s a double-edged sword, because having children makes it more painful when you have a fear of what to lose. But they also help you appreciate every day and overcome those difficult moments.”
Hoy began his career in BMX before turning to track cycling and won his first Olympic medal in the team sprint at the Sydney Games in 2000.
He then turned his attention to the kilometer time trial and won a world title before taking gold in Athens in 2004. Hoy then competed in other track sprinting events and he led the British cycling team in Beijing with three gold medals.
He was awarded a knighthood in the 2009 New Year Honors list and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 2008.