Chris Hoy has cancer

gweeds · February 16

Just announced. Undergoing chemo. Only 47.

Pross · February 16

Hope he recovers well, always seems a really decent bloke.

Dorset_Boy · February 16

Hope he is well on the way to beating the big C.

Sounds like he and his family didn't want to make it public, and had managed to keep it that way for some months, but as he says, his hand was forced.

I read that as some scumbag journo found out and threatened to go public.

JimD666 · February 16

Looks like he was trying to keep it private but some cockwomble tattled to the tabloids/media

wakemalcolm · February 16

Lovely bloke and hugely supportive of the cycling culture in Edinburgh; used to see him at the bike breakfasts during the cycle to work week. Couldn't get over his thighs being about the same size as my waist.....at the time.

Hope he makes a good recovery.

gweeds · February 16

I met him when we worked together once and went for a ride after. Such a bloody nice bloke and down to earth despite being a God in my eyes. As you say it looks like the fucking scumbag press were going to publish. Wankers.

daniel_b · February 17

sh1tty tabloid 'hacks' though I can think of another word for them.

How do these rabid @rseholes sleep at night I wonder.

Hoy is an utter legend, and comes across as such a genuine person, I wish him all the luck in the world with beating it.

hanshotfirst · February 19

Hope it's been caught soon enough and he makes a full recovery from the treatment.

Honestly, how would you be able to sleep at night if you'd approached someone going through cancer and said "Listen, we know you're getting treatment so either go public and tell the world or we've got it as our back page headline tomorrow." Scum.

Pross · February 19

He should have said who it was that forced his hand, that he hasn't done so just reinforces his own decency. Not sure how any journo could argue public interest in running with the story without consent.

photonic69 · February 19

It was probably that BBC douche-bag Dan Roan. He always had a hard-on about Chris Froome doping. Probably digging around for another non scoop.

pblakeney · October 19

Latest update. He has admitted that is has spread and there will be no recovery. 😢

Extremely surprising when he looked 100% doing commentary tonight.

wakemalcolm · October 19

There's a tough to read interview in the Times. Reckons he has 2-4 years.

carbonclem · October 19

So sad :(

vincesummerskRoxcBTr · October 19

That's a real shame.

RichN95. · October 19

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21102346#Comment_21102346

That means at best he'll live to my age now. I smoked like a chimney until 2011, drank too much, got obese until recently and dabbled with drugs. He lived at peak fitness.

Cancer's a c*nt.

ddraver · October 19

Dont really know what to say

No_Ta_Doctor · October 19

I don't really have words for this. It's really knocked me back.

stage_hunter · October 20

Absolutely gutted. Such a nice bloke as well as being a fantastic champion.

oxoman · October 20

Sad times for him and his family. I'd like to feel he'll be left in peace but I suspect not, going to be really hard on the family given his wife's MS diagnosis. I hate the C word, hopefully one day it will be preventable. Here's hoping he manages to do everything he needs to. Sad news.

gweeds · October 20

Fucking awful news. I was hoping that the lack of news was good news.

gsk82 · October 20

I haven't really reacted to this news. It's so hard to believe.

blazing_saddles · October 20

We’ve known for a while.

I have a lovely photo of Becky, the boys and George, with Sir Chris and Sarra, in Paris during the Olympics, that I have been looking at a lot, recently.

For me, it’s been a terrible year for cancer effecting friends and acquaintances.

Dorset_Boy · October 20

Very sad, and must be so hard for his kids.

It's stage 4 prostrate apparently, and both his dad and grandad had it, and often runs down the family.

wakemalcolm · October 20

With 3 generations of males suffering from prostate cancer you'd have to hope that screening the vulnerable becomes part of the conversation as a result of this.

I got a PSA test a few weeks ago and got a thoroughly hard time from the nurse for asking directly for it.

bm5 · October 20

This is just awful.

Lanterne_Rogue · October 20

Lost a mate a few years back to cancer. He used to gently wind up the hospital by insisting on cycling ten miles or whatever it was down the valley for treatment. We knew it was terminal two or three years before he left us, but we had some good times in those years, I promise. Nothing will get easier for the Hoys, but there are always some good times.

mididoctors · October 21

Tough stuff . Think ill book a check

oxoman · October 21

EVERY male over 50 should get checked out routinely. Postcode lottery In some areas for routine PSA checking. Lost people either side of the family to this. Heart goes out to CH and his family.

wilberforce · October 21

As someone who was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year please, please go and get a PSA test if you are over 50, have family history or are concerned. If your GP practice is not receptive, then please look out for the likes of local Lions clubs who now organise test days along with https://mypsatests.org.uk.

I am one of the many now on active surveillance as deemed non-aggressive, but not doing a test does not mean you do not have an issue.

No_Ta_Doctor · October 21

Its absolutely horrible news, so sad.

On the subject of cancer prevention in general, please, please, please get your kids vaccinated for HPV - both boys and girls. The main focus on HPV was cervical cancer, which is why it was first offered to girls, but it also causes cancer of the mouth and throat. I can personally attest to that not being fun at all.

roscoe · October 21

Such sad news.

Chris Hoy has cancer

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