Former British cyclist Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic track champion, announced on Saturday that the cancer he made public in February was incurable.
The 48-year-old former track cyclist revealed he had between two and four years to live in an interview with the Sunday Times ahead of the publication of a book called "My Toughest Race Yet".
"I tell you with my hand on my heart, I'm pretty positive most of the time and really happy. It's bigger than the Olympics. It's bigger than anything. It's about enjoying life and finding happiness," he told the newspaper.
"There's so much positivity that can come out of this, from every angle. I'm so glad this book can help people," he added.
The Scot discovered in September 2023 that he had a tumour in his shoulder during a CT scan at the 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 the team sprint at the 2000 Sydney Games, then four years later won his first individual Olympic title in the kilometre in Athens.
His list of achievements was enriched by three new gold medals in Beijing (2008) and two more in London (2012). The man who retired from sport in 2013 also has eleven world titles.
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