Chris Hoy’s wife says ‘he’s my real-life superhero’ after Olympic legend revealed terminal cancer diagnosis

SIR Chris Hoy's woman says he's "my existent beingness superhero" aft the Olympic fable revealed helium has terminal cancer.

The 48-year-old ex-cyclist confirmed implicit the play he has up to 4 years to live.

His woman Sarra has contiguous successful an Instagram station said: "Completely overwhelmed by your kind, thoughtful and adjuvant messages.

"Many radical accidental they don’t cognize what to say- that’s ok, you don’t request to person the words - conscionable taking the clip to connection has been similar a soothing balm to the soul. Thank you."

She went connected to say: "I’ve been told that men seeking proposal astir prostate crab is up 7 fold and that Chris’s communicative is apt to prevention countless lives. This takes my enactment away.

"Life is wonderful. We are excited astir the future. We person truthful galore much adventures planned…. And I americium truthful fortunate to get to bash it each with Chris Hoy - the astir unthinkable idiosyncratic I’ve ever met.

"Watching him connected the BBC astatine the play was similar watching a masterclass successful spot of character, dignity and humility. I’ve said it earlier and I’ll accidental it again- helium genuinely is my existent beingness superhero."