Mark Cavendish

Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy kept his terminal cancer diagnosis a secret for a year as he underwent chemotherapy that left him 'absolutely broken', he has revealed. The cycling legend revealed on Sunday that he has two to four years to live after doctors discovered a tumour last year. A second scan found the primary cancer in his prostate, which had metastasised to his bones, with tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib. The 48-year-old says he is 'appreciating life' and 'finding joy,' and was working in Copehagen yesterday as part of the BBC's commentary team for a track cycling event.

A host of British sports stars have paid tribute to Sir Chris Hoy after the Olympic legend revealed his cancer was terminal. The 48-year-old father of two announced in February that he was undergoing treatment for cancer after a tumour had been found in his shoulder as part of a medical check-up.  He had gone to a doctor in September 2023 for a suspected shoulder strain only for the tumour to be revealed but said at the time that he was 'optimistic', and made up part of the BBC's Olympics punditry team in Paris. 

British cyclist Mark Cavendish has revealed what he plans to do once he retires from the sport. Cavendish will compete in his final professional race at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in early November, according to the organisers of the race. Cavendish, 39, nicknamed the 'Manx Missile', amassed 165 victories, including a record 35 stage wins at the Tour de France, and has not competed since achieving that milestone in July.