British cyclist Chris Hoy, six times Olympic track champion, revealed on Friday that he had cancer but said he was “optimistic and positive” for the future. Aged 47, the ex-track rider announced in a message published on Instagram that he was following treatment including chemotherapy and that the protocol was going “very well”.
The Scot 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,” he adds. As you can imagine, these last few months have been terribly difficult. But I feel good for now, I continue to work, I cycle and I lead a normal life. »
During his career, Chris Hoy had participated 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). Hoy, who retired from sport in 2013, also has eleven world titles.
