Sir Chris Hoy has revealed he recently went through the ‘worst bike crash of his career’ amid his cancer battle.
The Olympic gold medallist, 49, was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2023 before going public a year later. He has since been undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Recently though, Chris ended up ‘smashing’ his leg following a horror accident, with Chris calling it the “worst crash I’ve ever had”.
Sir Chris Hoy suffers accident amid cancer battle
This week, Chris appeared on Sky Sports ahead of the upcoming World Darts Championships.
Talking about his accident, Chris recalled: “I’ve smashed up my leg on the mountain bike. That’s the worst thing that’s happened recently. You just don’t bounce like you do when you’re younger.
“It was a big one but I’m doing better now. I’m still on crutches, hobbling about, but by the time I’m there for the darts final on January 3, hopefully I’ll be a bit more mobile.”
Chris says ‘none of us are here forever’
Despite the setback and accident, Chris remains upbeat about his recovery. He added: “Worse things happen.
“I’ve been riding bikes for 43 years and it’s the worst crash I’ve ever had. I’m pretty lucky that’s the worst one I’ve had in all those years of riding.
It’s the way the cookie crumbles
“You can trip walking up steps to your front door and hurt yourself. The point is I’m not a massive risk taker, but I want to live my life and I want to make the most of it.”
Chris continued: “None of us are here forever so you want to make the most of the time you have and do the things you enjoy.
“I’ve just had an unfortunate spill and it’s the way the cookie crumbles. I’m doing alright now, I wasn’t doing so well in the immediate aftermath of it, but looking forward to Christmas.”
Chris on his cancer treatment
Meanwhile earlier this year, Chris opened up about his cancer and revealed he was “stable” thanks to successful treatment.
“Once you’ve got past the diagnosis, which for me was over two years ago, now the first part of that is pretty grim and then you start the treatment,” he told LBC.
“Then, if you’re lucky like me, you respond to the treatment and enter a period of kind of stability. It’s not completely stable, there’s times where it comes back and then you have to change treatment, but the fortunate thing for me in my situation, there a number of different treatments out there, as there is for any man with prostate cancer.”
Chris then shared: “It’s putting faith in science and knowing that right today, there are countless people all around the world working on new medications, new treatments, and with the hope that one it won’t be a terminal diagnosis, but I’m doing fine.”
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