The UK’s prime minister has led messages of support for Sir Chris Hoy, after the former Olympic cycling champion turned sports pundit revealed he has been given a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Chris Hoy, who won six gold medals while competing for Great Britain at four Olympic Games, has revealed that he is suffering from terminal prostate cancer.

A tumour was found in Sir Chris’s shoulder and a second scan found primary cancer in his prostate, which has metastasised to his bones. Tumours have also been found in his shoul