Sir Chris Hoy has provided a health update on his terminal cancer and his wife Sarra's ongoing battle with Multiple Sclerosis. The Scottish cycling legend received the heart-breaking diagnosis two years ago after discomfort in his shoulder and ribs led to the discovery of a tumour.
Medical scans revealed primary prostate cancer had spread to his bones and, in October 2024, the 49-year-old Team GB icon announced his condition had advanced to stage four, meaning it was terminal with a prognosis of two to four years. Appearing on Friday's The Sports Agents podcast, Hoy said: 'I'm doing alright. It's been a funny couple of years but it changes your perspective on everything and you learn to kind of live more in the moment. In that respect I'm doing really well.'
He chuckled while saying: 'I've had a bit of a tumble on the mountain bike which wasn't ideal but apart from that... I think anybody who has gone through a serious health diagnosis will say the same, that you go through that initial period of getting to the stage of acceptance and then you just get on with life.'
Discussing his wife's diagnosis with MS shortly after his own, Hoy said: 'She's doing fine. It was the final kick in the teeth when you thought it couldn't get any worse. To get that news literally a month or two after my diagnosis, that was the lowest point really. But she's an incredible human being. We're still pushing on and we're still having fun.'
Hoy also responded to the UK National Screening Committee's recommendation against routine prostate cancer screening, saying he was 'extremely disappointed and saddened'. He added: 'More than 12,000 men are dying of prostate cancer every year; it is now the UK's most common cancer in men. I know first hand that by sharing my story following my own diagnosis two years ago, many, many lives have been saved. Early screening and diagnosis saves lives.'
