Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy has announced that he has terminal cancer. The six-time gold medallist revealed in February that he had the disease, but told the Sunday Times in an interview today that the cancer is incurable, and doctors have given him two to four years left to live. “In the space of one sentence, just a collection of words, your whole world has fallen apart,” he said.
Hoy, 48, is the third most decorated Team GB athlete of all time, after fellow cyclists Sir Bradley Wiggins and Jason Kenny. His ascent to the highest level of sporting prowess is a tale of radical optimism and rigorous training.
