Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy is being treated for cancer

Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy has revealed he is being treated for cancer. Chris Hoy pictured during the London 2012 Olympics, where he won two gold medals Sir Chris celebrates winning the Men's Keirin final with his wife Sarra Hoy The Scotsman meets Queen Elizabeth II along with Rebecca Adlington and sailor Paul Goodison during a reception The Scotsman, 47, shared this post announcing the news to his 57,300 followers on Instagram His full statement on Instagram reads: 'I have a bit of news. Sir Chris celebrates during the medal ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games The Olympian pictured with his wife at an event in Monte Carlo in 2017 Olympic gold medalist Hoy poses with the Knighthood he received from the Prince of Wales in 2009 The Scotsman poses alongside his mother Carol Hoy at Buckingham Palace after he was knighted and she received an MBE The Edinburgh-born athlete claimed six Olympic gold medals in total - including two at London 2012 - before retiring in 2013. The Olympic legend hugs his mother Carol after winning gold in the individual sprint during The Beijing Olympics The cyclist said he had hoped to keep the news of his cancer private but his 'hands were forced' The cyclist pictured on the day he was announced as Team GB flagbearer for the London 2012 Olympics Sir Chris poses with his three Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Before the Beijing Olympics, Sir Chris got by on £24,000 a year in lottery grants and small-scale sponsorship deals. The cyclist receives attention following a crash at an event in Copenhagen in 2009 The 47-year-old pictured attending the National Lottery x Cumbernauld Centurions event at Cumbernauld Centurions last year Sir Chris leads Team GB into the London Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony in 2012 He is the second most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time, with six gold and one silver medal Sir Chris preparing to fly in a Typhoon FGR4 jet at RAF Leuchars in 2012 He won his first silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games before winning This bombshell news comes as the latest revelation of celebrities being diagnosed with cancer.