Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy says he has terminal cancer and “two to four years” to live.
Sir Chris, 48, revealed earlier this year he was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer and was “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love”.
However, the former track cyclist announced in an interview with The Times that his cancer – which was diagnosed as prostate cancer – was terminal – and that he had “known this for over a year”.
Recounting the moment he was given the news, Sir Chris described how, after being initially found with a tumour in his shoulder, doctors discovered primary cancer in his prostate which had metastasised to his bones.
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In the interview, the ex-Team GB cyclist, who was knighted in 2008, said: “As unnatural as it feels, this is nature.
“You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process.
“You remind yourself, aren’t I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible.”
Sir Chris, originally from Scotland, told The Times he had two to four years to live.
He also revealed how his wife was diagnosed with “very active and aggressive” multiple sclerosis just a month or so after he was found to have stage 4 cancer.
“It was such a huge blow, when you’re already reeling.”
Sir Chris, who has written a memoir on the past year of his life, is an 11-time world champion with six Olympic gold medals and one silver at three different games – Athens, Beijing and London in 2012.
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These medal hauls made Sir Chris the most successful British Olympian until his tally was surpassed by Sir Jason Kenny in Tokyo.
Since retiring in 2013, Sir Chris has launched new careers, including in motorsport, where he competed as a Le Mans racing driver.
He has also worked as a TV pundit on the Olympics and as an author – publishing two children’s fiction books.
Sir Chris has been married to Sarra, 38, since 2010. They have two children, Callum and Chloe.
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