Former British cyclist Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic track champion, announced on Saturday that the cancer he made public in February was incurable.
Aged 48, the ex-track rider revealed that he had between two and four years to live in an interview with the Sunday Times preceding the publication of a book entitled “My Toughest Race Yet”. difficult to date”, in French).
“I tell you with my hand on my heart, I’m pretty positive most of the time and really happy. It’s more important than the Olympics. It’s more important than anything. It’s about enjoying life and finding happiness,” he told the newspaper.
“There is so much positivity that can come out of all of this, from every angle. I am very happy that this book can help people,” he added.
The Scot discovered in September 2023 that he had a tumor in his shoulder during a scan at hospital, when he thought he had simply sprained it.
Another scan, two days later, revealed that it was prostate cancer that had metastasized to the bones. There were tumors in the shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and ribs.
Born in Edinburgh, Hoy won a silver medal in team sprint in 2000 at the Sydney Games, then won his first individual Olympic title in the kilometer four years later in Athens.
His record was enriched with three new gold medals in Beijing (2008) then two others in London (2012). The one who retired from sports in 2013 also has eleven world titles.
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