The Olympic cycling legend revealed last year that he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer before announcing in October 2024 that the illness was terminal and he had been given between two and four years to live, but feels his "outlook" on life has changed as a result.

Hoy told BBC Sport: "It's changed my life without question, but I think in some ways it's improved my life.

"It's changed my outlook on a lot of things. I'm not as bothered by small things. I think I try and focus on the here and the now, enjoying the moment, making the most of today, and trying to find something positive in any situation.

"And even at the very least, trying just to reject negativity, because it brings you down. If you can just, in any situation, look for the positives and surround yourself with people that are the same.

"I'm doing well. I'm able to keep doing all the things that I enjoy, spend a lot of time with my family, and I hope to be around for a lot longer yet."

Hoy won six Olympic gold medals for Team GB during his glittering cycling career and explained that he has now come to terms with the diagnosis.

He told The Times newspaper: "I’m feeling OK, yes. The hard part is the initial diagnosis, I think, and getting to terms with that, and then getting your head around it. Then it’s about making the most of life.

"You’re faced with your mortality a lot younger than you would normally expect, and I think that in some ways it’s actually really good, because you start to appreciate the smaller things. You bring yourself back to the present more. You stop thinking about the future as much and worrying about small stuff and silly stuff.

"Initially, after the diagnosis, there was nothing positive that I could see would come from this. It was just all darkness. I think that in time, once you process it, then you realise you’re in a fortunate position that you have a platform to be able to make a difference."