Sir Chris Hoy has said his charity fundraising efforts have become a âdriving forceâ for him following his terminal cancer diagnosis.
The cycling legend is planning another Tour de 4 in September, after the inaugural event raised more than ÂŁ3.1 million last year.
The six-time Olympic gold medallist revealed in 2024 that his prostate cancer had spread to his bones. Doctors subsequently gave him between two and four years to live.
Sir Chris spoke to BBC Scotlandâs Breakfast radio programme on Thursday.
He said he is doing âreally well in the situation Iâm inâ and things appear to be stable around his treatment.
As an added complication, he had to undergo âmajor surgeryâ on his leg after a bike crash in November last year.
Discussing the next Tour de 4, he said: âThis has become a real driving force for me. It gives me something positive to find in a really difficult situation and trying to make the best of it.
âNot everybody has this platform that Iâve got, so Iâm trying to make the most of it.â
He said the charity cycling event would be an âincredible dayâ.
Sir Chris also reflected on how his cancer diagnosis had given him a new perspective on life, leading to an attitude of âtrying not to sweat the small stuffâ and living one day at a time.
He said: âYour mortality is brought into focus, and you have to appreciate everything you have â tomorrow is not a given for anybody.
Sir Chris also spoke about the âreally difficultâ period when wife Sarra was diagnosed with MS shortly after his own diagnosis.
He said: âShe has been the person thatâs really kept me centred and anchored and focused when things are chaoticâŠ
âSheâs a remarkable person.â
