Sir Chris Hoy 'fit, strong and positive' as he's showered in support amid terminal cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy - who is the second-most decorated Olympic cyclist successful past - said helium initially complained astir a suspected enarthrosis strain earlier scans revealed a tumour that had dispersed from his prostate

Sir Chris Hoy has insisted helium is "feeling fit, beardown and positive" contempt announcing helium has terminal cancer, arsenic helium shared a representation of himself astatine the Track Cycling World Championships.

The Olympic fable revealed the heartbreaking news that helium lone has "two to 4 years " to unrecorded aft initially being diagnosed with prostate crab that has present dispersed to his bones.

Hoy - who is the second-most decorated Olympic cyclist successful past - said helium initially complained astir a suspected enarthrosis strain earlier scans revealed a tumour that had dispersed from his prostate.

The 48-year-old, however, has assured fans that helium inactive feels "fit, beardown and positive" contempt his tragic quality arsenic helium shared a representation of himself moving connected the cycling lawsuit successful Copenhagen successful an uplifting societal media post.

"Great to beryllium retired successful Copenhagen for the World way cycling championships broadcasting with the fantastic BBC athletics team," helium wrote. "Some genuinely unthinkable performances; world records and a caller procreation of aboriginal stars showing america what they tin do.

"You whitethorn spot successful the quality this play immoderate articles astir my health, truthful I conscionable wanted to reassure you each that I’m feeling fit, beardown and positive, and overwhelmed by each the emotion and enactment shown to my household and me. Onwards!"

Hoy's station led to an outpouring of enactment from erstwhile athletes and celebrities, including British ex-track and tract prima Sally Gunnell, who said: "You're unthinkable Chris, sending overmuch emotion and strength."

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill added: "Sending you truthful overmuch emotion Chris," portion chap cyclist Mark Cavendish said: "Hero of a quality being." Ex-rugby prima Matt Dawson besides paid tribute: "Your inspiration is 2nd to nary Chris."

Meanwhile, shot commentator Ally McCoist said: "You, my friend, are a superstar successful each consciousness of the word. Love and spot from america all." TV big Paddy McGuinness added: "Some man".

He said helium inactive felt "lucky" contempt the diagnosis due to the fact that of the attraction disposable that tin prolong his beingness for arsenic agelong arsenic possible.

"As unnatural arsenic it feels, this is nature,” Hoy told The Sunday Times. “You know, we were each calved and we each die, and this is conscionable portion of the process. You punctual yourself, 'aren’t I fortunate that determination is medicine I tin take that volition fend this disconnected for arsenic agelong arsenic possible'. But astir of the conflict for maine with crab hasn’t been physical. For me, it has been successful my head."

Hoy changeable to prominence aft winning a sliver medal astatine the Olympic Games successful Sydney successful 2000 earlier going connected to clinch golden astatine Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

He rounded disconnected his cycling vocation arsenic the second-most decorated Olympic cyclist successful history, arsenic good arsenic Scotland's astir palmy Olympian, and was knighted successful 2009.