Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has broken his leg in an accident he described as “worst crash I’ve ever had” as he continues his battle with prostate cancer
“Worse things happen. I’ve been riding bikes for 43 years and it’s the worst crash I’ve ever had. I’m pretty lucky that’s the worst one I’ve had in all those years of riding. You can trip walking up steps to your front door and hurt yourself. The point is I’m not a massive risk taker, but I want to live my life and I want to make the most of it.
“None of us are here forever so you want to make the most of the time you have and do the things you enjoy. I’ve just had an unfortunate spill and it’s the way the cookie crumbles. I’m doing alright now, I wasn’t doing so well in the immediate aftermath of it, but looking forward to Christmas.”
Hoy, 49, was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer in September 2023 but didn’t go public until last year. Hoy has since been undergoing chemotherapy treatment after being given between two-to-four years to live.
Reflecting on his cancer diagnosis and outlook for the future, Hoy added: “Once you’ve got past the diagnosis, which for me was over two years ago, now the first part of that is pretty grim and then you start treatment. Then, if you’re lucky like me, you respond to the treatment and then you enter a period of kind of stability.
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“It’s not completely stable, there’s times where it comes back and then you have to change treatment, but the fortunate thing for me in my situation, there are a number of different treatments out there, as there are for any men with prostate cancer.
“It’s putting faith in science and knowing that right now, today, there are countless people all around the world working on new medications, new treatments, and with the hope that one day it won’t be a terminal diagnosis, but I’m doing fine.”
Hoy is renowned as one of Britain’s greatest Olympians of all-time. Indeed, his six gold medals is second for GB athletes in history, with only Sir Jason Kenny (seven) picking up more.
As well as dealing with his own cancer issues, his wife was diagnosed with MS leading up to Christmas of 2023. Hoy previously revealed that Lady Hoy, who he shares two children with, initially kept the diagnosis to herself after attending a routine MRI Scan, having experienced tingling in her face and tongue.
