Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that his cancer diagnosis is terminal.

The legendary former Great Britain track cyclist says he has been given just two to four years to live.

The cycling icon has provided a devastating health update

Hoy revealed that he was undergoing treatment for cancer in February this year, having being diagnosed in 2023.

“I’m currently receiving treatment, including chemotherapy, which is thankfully going really well,” he posted on Instagram at the time. “I’m optimistic, positive … I currently feel fine. I am continuing to work, ride my bike and live my life as normal.”

Now, in a heart-wrenching interview with The Sunday Times, the 48-year-old revealed he had in fact been aware at the time that his illness is incurable.

Hoy explained he had sought treatment in September last year after feeling a strain in his shoulder.

Doctors subsequently found a tumour in his shoulder, before a second scan discovered cancer in his prostate.

The prostate cancer had metastasised to his bones, and there were tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, spine and ribs.

The cancer was stage 4, his doctor told him, and incurable.

Sir Chris has written a memoir about the past year, and told the Sunday Times: “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.”

He also said: “Hand on heart, I’m pretty positive most of the time and I have genuine happiness. This is bigger than the Olympics. It’s bigger than anything. This is about appreciating life and finding joy.”

Hoy has been married to wife Sarra since 2010 and they have two children – seven-year-old daughter Chloe and 10-year-old son Callum.

In a further devastating blow to the family, Sir Chris revealed that his wife Sarra was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just weeks before his cancer diagnosis.

His wife’s MS is an incurable, degenerative disease and on bad days, it can be a struggle to fit her key in the door.

Despite this, the couple are remaining incredibly positive, with Sir Chris saying: “She says all the time, ‘How lucky are we? We both have incurable illnesses for which there is some treatment. Not every disease has that. It could be a lot worse.’”

Hoye has written a heartbreaking memoir detailing his experience of terminal cancer, and says he does not want any sympathy or pity from people.

He said: “I want them to be, like, ‘Great to see you here, and I’m so glad you’re here, you look like you’re doing well.’ And I am doing well. Today, right here, right now, I’m doing well.”

Hoy’s wife Sarra was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis just weeks before his cancer diagnosisIG: ChrisHoy1

Hoy is a true Olympic great having won medals across four GamesGetty – Contributor

He won seven Olympic medals in total, along with 11 world championship golds

He is a true great of British sportGetty

Hoy is a national treasure and a much-loved figure in the United Kingdom’s sporting landscape.

He is an Olympic icon, having won seven medals for Team GB – six of them gold.

He won team sprint silver at Sydney 2000 and then claimed his first gold in the 1km time trial at Athens 2004.

He went on to win three golds at Beijing 2008 and was knighted a year later before going on to collect two more golds at London 2012.

On top of his Olympic success, he also won 11 World Championship gold medals, as well as eight silver medals and six bronzes.

He also won two Commonwealth gold medals, before calling time on his track cycling career in 2013.

At the time of his retirement, he was Britain’s most successful Olympian and the most successful Olympic cyclist of all time before Sir Jason Kenny overtook that record in 2021.

After walking away from track cycling, he switched careers to become a racing driver, becoming the first summer Olympic medallist to compete in the famous Le Mans 24-hour race in 2016.

All That Matters: My Toughest Race Yet by Sir Chris Hoy will be published on November 7. An extract from the book will be in next weekend’s edition of The Sunday Times