3 hours ago Chris Hoy is one of sport's greats and his devastating news will make world a poorer place

Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has revealed he has just two to four years to live, with the multiple gold medalist opening up on his terminal cancer diagnosis

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4 hours ago Chris Hoy: a remarkable, determined human being unchanged by success | William Fotheringham

The courage with which he faces his diagnosis is typical of a man who engages with life in his own way, with perspectiveAt a certain age, joked Sir Chris Hoy in October 2011, you don’t even buy green bananas. The throwaway remark was intended to underline the complexities and unpredictabilities of being a “senior” athlete – Hoy was then 35, seemingly blessed with eternal youth – but it seems grimly apposite in the light of the Scot’s announcement that he has terminal cancer and may have only between two and four years to live.There has been universal warmth and admiration for the way that Hoy has dealt with his diagnosis, revealed publicly in an interview with the Sunday Times. An upcoming memoir, All That Matters, will go into further detail, along with relating Hoy’s wife Sarra’s diag...

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5 hours ago Sir Chris Hoy turns up for work just hours after tragic cancer announcement

The Olympic hero has appeared live on the BBC

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5 hours ago Paddy McGuinness receives incredible support from Chris Hoy as he battles terminal cancer

Paddy McGuinness will be cycling from Wrexham to Glasgow on a 1970s Raleigh Chopper bike for BBC Children in Need next month, and he's being supported by his friend Sir Chris Hoy

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6 hours ago Chris Hoy shares heartbreaking reason for leaving UK with wife and kids amid 'worst fear'

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy has revealed that his prostate cancer diagnosis is now terminal, while his wife, Sarra, has been diagnosed with aggressive form of Multiple Sclerosis

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6 hours ago Why Sir Chris Hoy’s terminal cancer diagnosis hasn’t changed an Olympic champion

The six-time gold medallist has been given just two to four more years to live – but the inspirational figure has responded with a remarkably positive outlook

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7 hours ago Sir Chris Hoy makes first public appearance since terminal cancer diagnosis as the legendary Olympian appears as BBC pundit for cycling event in Denmark

Sir Chris Hoy made his first public televised appearance on Sunday by fulfilling his BBC punditry duties after heartbreakingly revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis.

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7 hours ago Sir Chris Hoy makes first public appearance since terminal cancer diagnosis as the legendary Olympian completes punditry duties in Copenhagen

Sir Chris Hoy made his first public televised appearance on Sunday by fulfilling his BBC punditry duties after heartbreakingly revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis.

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7 hours ago Sir Chris Hoy turns up for live TV job just hours after tragic announcement

The Olympic hero has appeared on the BBC, continuing his work despite everything

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