six-time Olympic champion, Chris Hoy announces he has cancer

Cyclist Chris Hoy, six-time Olympic track champion, revealed on Friday February 16 on social networks that he was suffering from cancer. Under treatment, the Briton said to himself “optimistic and positive” for the future. He did not specify the nature of his cancer, which, he wrote, was diagnosed last year: “A terrible shock because I had no symptoms at the time.“

“As you can imagine, these last few months have been terribly difficult. But I feel good for now, I continue to work, cycle and lead a normal life“, he reassures, adding that he had “hoped to keep this information private”, but that we “had forced his hand”.

Born in Edinburgh, Chris Hoy competed in four Olympic Games. After winning silver in the team sprint in 2000 in Sydney, he 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). He is the second most successful British sportsman at the Games. Chris Hoy, who retired from sport in 2013, also has eleven world titles.