Hoy began his cycling career racing BMX from the age of seven to 14, finishing second in Britain, fifth in Europe and ninth worldwide. His first cycling club was Dunedin CC, where he shifted his focus to cycling.

He won his first medal at the 1999 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, taking silver. A year later he made his Olympic debut in Sydney, winning a silver medal in the team sprint.

With six gold and one silver medal, Hoy is a six-time Olympic champion and the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time.

cancer diagnosis

In an interview with the BBC, Hello He explained his cancer diagnosis: “I had zero symptoms, nothing to suggest there might be a problem. We were given the news that it was not treatable.”

The pain had started in his shoulder and ribs, but as an athlete the Scot assumed it was from training in the gym. “It’s been the hardest year of our lives so far,” he continued.

“No symptoms, no warnings, no nothing. All I had was an ache in my shoulder and a little soreness in my ribs.

“But the aches and pains didn’t go away. I thought it was going to be tendinitis or something and I was just going to give up the weights or stop cycling for a while and get some treatment and that would be fine.”

But scans revealed a tumor and after further evaluation and hospital appointments Hoy was told he had secondary bone cancer caused by prostate cancer. “This was the biggest shock of my life,” he explained.

“I remember a feeling of absolute fear and shock. I walked back, dazed.

“I couldn’t believe the news and was just trying to process it, I don’t remember walking. I just remember walking home thinking: ‘Where am I?’

“Then, ‘How do I tell Sarra? What do I say?’ I thought. Suddenly everything, all your thoughts, everything rushes.

“It’s like your life is flashing before your eyes at that moment. It feels like it’s not real.

“You feel like you want to get out, you feel like a caged animal, you want to get out of that exam room, get away from the hospital and escape from everything. But you realize you can’t escape.” “This is within you, and this is only the first step in the process of acceptance.”

Since then Hoy has received an outpouring of emotion and support, including well wishes from members of the GB Team and sporting icons such as Ally McCoist, Mark Cavendish and Dame Kelly Holmes.

net worth

Hoy’s net worth is widely reported to be around £38 million, largely accrued through his illustrious cycling career. The Olympic legend not only made waves with his standout performances at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games, but has also become a beloved figure in the UK, signing deals with major brands including Adidas, Gillette and Sky Sports.

He founded Trackstars Limited in 2005 to manage his earnings and business affairs efficiently. The company’s value reportedly increased by £350,000, reaching a net worth of over £1.5 million in August alone; This is a testament to Hoy’s financial acumen since closing his business. bicycle helmet.

Post-retirement life saw him transition seamlessly into specialist; He has been contributing insight into the BBC’s Olympic coverage for years. But that’s not all – Hoy has also ventured into children’s literature with the ‘Flying Fergus’ series and is passionate about motorsport, participating in events such as the Radical Sportscard SR1 Cup and even the prestigious 24 hours of Le Mans.

Family life and the war of the spouse

But Hoy’s personal life tells a story of tremendous strength in the face of adversity. The couple, who married Sarra Kemp in 2010, had two children together.

Tragically, Sarra struggles with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that remains incurable despite the availability of treatments. His diagnosis came to light in November 2023, shortly after Hoy revealed the truth of his cancer, which he had initially only revealed to his sister.

While discussing these difficult conditions, Hoy praised his wife’s resilience in an interview with the BBC. She shared how Sarra was a source of support: “Sarra’s strength is incredible; she kept it to herself.”

Despite her difficulties, she remained determined and only revealed her health problems in December: “She was there for me through it all, but at no point did she break. And it was only in December that she actually said: ‘This, this is the news I got.’

“I think that was the lowest point. That’s when I suddenly realized, ‘What’s going on?’ I thought.

“I almost wanted to say: OK, stop; this is a dream; wake me up; this is not real; this is a nightmare. You were already on the canvas and I felt it, another punch while you were already there.” down – it was like kicking the ground.

“This is the part where you think that if you didn’t have kids, if you didn’t have this purpose, and if you didn’t have this absolute need to get out of bed every day and keep going, this would be really hard.

“But that’s why you’re a team. You help each other.

“You worry about your family, you worry about the people close to you. This is not where we thought we would be a year ago. That was without a doubt the hardest part, that diagnosis.”

“But we are pressing; he is receiving treatment and his condition is good now, aren’t we lucky that there is a treatment for this? He has medicines he can take, there are medicines I can take too. So we are lucky.”