Overview
- A BBC film, Sir Chris Hoy: Cancer, Courage and Me, aired on Thursday and coincided with a planned tribute during Sports Personality of the Year.
- Hoy reported he is coping well despite stage 4 prostate cancer and a recent mountain‑bike crash that broke his leg, which he called his worst ever.
- Doctors previously gave a two‑to‑four‑year prognosis as scans showed the disease had spread to his bones, including a vertebral fracture.
- His wife, Sarra, is living with multiple sclerosis, and the family is prioritising day‑to‑day life and honest conversations with their young children.
- Hoy’s Tour de 4 raised about £3.1 million, and the NHS recorded a sevenfold rise in people seeking prostate advice following his public disclosure.