Sir Chris Hoy turns up for work just hours after tragic cancer announcement

Sir Chris Hoy showed up for work just hours after news of his terminal cancer diagnosis shocked the sporting world.

The Olympic hero presented the BBC's World Track Cycling Championship coverage alongside Jill Douglas on Sunday afternoon, bravely continuing as normal. Earlier today Sir Chris revealed in the Sunday Times he has just two to four years to live after his prostate cancer spread to his bones and was declared incurable.

As the BBC's live coverage from Denmark began, Douglas introduced her fellow presenter, asking him how he was doing without any explicit reference to his illness. And Hoy, who has said he does not want any pity, replied in resolute fashion, not mentioning the tragedy that has engulfed his family.

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Sir Chris has also revealed his wife Sarra has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS. The couple have two young children, Callum, 10 and Chloe, seven.

Sir Chris said: "I'm doing well, thanks. I'm having a great week, there's been some incredible performances and hopefully some more to come.

"It's always great to be back in the track centre, so many familiar faces, team-mates, coaches rivals. Happy memories for me coming back to Copenhagen from 2002 and 2010."

The Olympic hero is set to fly out of Denmark with his family later on Sunday to begin a two-week break away from the spotlight. While his children are aware of his diagnosis, they do not know about Sarra's condition, which is also incurable.

Earlier on Sunday he posted on social media to reassure his fans he was doing ok. "You may see in the news this weekend some articles about my health, so I just wanted to reassure you all that I'm feeling fit,