The six-time Olympic cycling champion suffered the injury while mountain biking, something he continues to do while undergoing chemotherapy three years after being diagnosed with the terminal illness.
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Currently on crutches, Hoy confirmed that he had broken his leg in the accident, but is recovering at a rate that will see him make the World Darts Championship finals early in the year.
“I broke my leg on the mountain bike,” the 49-year-old told Sky Sports. “That’s the worst thing that’s happened recently. You just don’t bounce like you did when you were younger.
“It was a big problem, but I’m better now. I’m still on crutches and limping, but when I get to the darts final on January 3, I hope to be a little more mobile.”
“Worse things happen. I’ve been riding a bike for 43 years and it’s the worst accident I’ve ever had. I’m very lucky it’s the worst I’ve had in all those years of riding a bike.”
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“You can trip up the stairs to your front door and hurt yourself. The thing is, I’m not a big risk taker, but I want to live my life and I want to make the most of it. 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 just had an unfortunate stroke and it’s the way the cookie crumbles. I’m fine now, I wasn’t doing so well straight after, but I’m looking forward to Christmas.”
After revealing his diagnosis in February 2024, Hoy announced in November last year that his prostate cancer had spread to his bones and that doctors gave him between two and four years to live.
While an initial scan showed a tumor in his shoulder, a second scan found the main cancer was in his prostate, which has since spread to Hoy’s shoulder, pelvis, hip, ribs and spine.
The former track cyclist, an 11-time world champion, competed for Great Britain at four Olympic Games between 2000 and 2012.