Six-time Olympic gold medalist reveals terminal cancer diagnosis and wifes incurable disease: Feel like youre at rock bottom

Sir Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, heartbreakingly shared that he has terminal cancer over the weekend.The 48-year-old retired cyclist — the second most decorated British Olympian — shared his harrowing health update during an interview with the Sunday Times published Saturday night.Hoy first revealed his cancer battle during an emotional Instagram post in February, but only now shared that his diagnosis is life-ending.“I have a bit of news.

Last year I was diagnosed with cancer, which came as a huge shock, having no symptoms up to that point,” he said in the Feb.16 post.Hoy, who remained “optimistic and positive” had wanted to keep his health battle private but his “hand had been forced,” when the personal health news he had shared with a dozen people was leaked, he said.He looked forward to an “exciting year ahead, not least with the Paris Olympics in July,” he concluded.Hoy’s health concerns first came about in September 2023 when he believed he strained his shoulder while lifting weights.“I’m just getting a bit old for lifting heavy weights,” he said to the Times. After getting a scan, he went to the follow-up alone believing he was going to be told to lay off on any upper body workouts, but was instead told the life-changing news by a stranger.“One sentence that some person you’ve never met before has just told you.

And in the space of one sentence, just a collection of words, your whole world has fallen apart,” Hoy wrote in his memoir, according to the outlet.“I’m really sorry,” he wrote that his doctor told him.“There’s a tumor in your shoulder.”A second scan revealed Hoy had primary cancer in his prostate that had metastasized to his bones, with tumors developing in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and ribs.The doctor revealed it was stage 4 and it was incurable.“And just like that, I learn how I will die,” Hoy added in the memoir.The gut-wrenching news, caused Hoy to “turn green” and bec...