Chris Hoy on moment he found out ache was a tumour in first TV interview

Sir Chris Hoy has sat down for his first TV interview since revealing his cancer diagnosis

Sir Chris Hoy has opened up about the moment he found out the ache he had was actually a tumour.

The multiple Olympic gold medal winner in an accomplished cycling career revealed back in February this year that he had been receiving chemotherapy following a cancer diagnosis. In October, he shared further details on his diagnosis- including the revelation that he had been given just two to four years to live

A tumour was found in his shoulder, and a second scan found primary cancer in his prostate, which had metastasised to his bones.

In his first TV interview since revealing the heartbreaking update, he said: "It was the biggest shock of my life. I remember the feeling of just absolute horror and shock. I just basically walked back in a daze. I couldn't believe the news and I was just trying to process it, I don't remember walking.

"I just remember sort of halfway home thinking 'where am I?' And then I was thinking 'how am I going to tell Sarra? What am I going to say?'." In the same interview, he said he felt 'no symptoms, no warnings, nothing'. He told The BBC that the diagnosis came out of nowhere.

"All I had was a pain in my shoulder and a little bit of pain in my ribs. [This] ache and pain didn't go away. I assumed it was going to be tendonitis or something, and it was just going to be lay off weights or lay off cycling for a wee while and get some treatment and it'll be fine," he explained.

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