Olympic cycling star Chris Hoy reveals cancer diagnosis
The 47-year-old says he is undergoing chemotherapy, which is ‘going really well’
July 2022
How to get your kids into sport for life
Children benefit hugely from sport, but dropout rates are high. Experts and athletes – from Rebecca Adlington to Chris Hoy – tell us how to keep kids hooked
October 2021
How to cycle faster, swim better and conquer pre-race nerves – with advice from Team GB
From Chris Hoy to Ellen White, British Olympians tell you how to up your sporting game
October 2020
Self and wellbeing
Chris Hoy: 'I had no natural ability as a cyclist!'
The Olympic hero has written Be Amazing, an inspirational book for children that reveals how they too can be champions, with help from Stoic philosophy, sports psychology – and Beyoncé
December 2019
The Guardian picture essay
Olympics, World Cups and more: Tom Jenkins' pictures of the decade
The Guardian and Observer sport photographer picks his favourite images from the thousands he shot during the past 10 years
October 2018
Chris Hoy calls for end to cyclist and motorist 'them and us' mentality
Olympic cycling champion says there should be more thanking and thumbs-up between road users
September 2017
Digested week
Placing a bet on Spurs losing is the only thing that cheers me up
John Crace
Move to temporary home at Wembley has forced me to consider gambling habit I thought I had shaken
August 2017
Shortcuts
On yer bike, Chris Hoy! In defence of amateur cyclists wearing Lycra
The Olympic great says pro cycling gear ‘looks awful on pretty much anyone heavier than eight stone’, but there are good reasons for a ‘Mamil’ to invest in proper kit
July 2017
British Cycling answers Hoy’s call to secure funding by voting for change
British Cycling have pushed through governance reforms, answering the rallying call of Sir Chris Hoy to secure around £43m of Sport England and UK Sport funding
October 2016
The agenda
The Agenda: Tiger Woods returns to golf and Sir Chris Hoy at Le Mans
Tiger Woods to play his first tour event for 14 months, Britain’s six-times gold-medal winner, Sir Chris Hoy, realises his childhood dream in the 24 Hours and Maria Sharapova is back on court for charity
September 2016
Nils Pratley on finance
FCA not fit for purpose as Pure Gym float favours institutional investors
Nils Pratley
Team GB's cycling heroes call for 'legacy of everyday cycling'
August 2016
Presenters on the podium: rating the Olympic broadcasters
Which Rio presenters and pundits put in gold medal-worthy performances? And who’s deserving of a permanent ban?
Shortcuts
This year’s Olympians prove it: you should always meet your hero
Laura Trott met Bradley Wiggins aged 12, Callum Skinner was mentored by Chris Hoy as a teenager and Joseph Schooling trained with Michael Phelps at 13. Clearly, it helps
Sportblog
Team GB’s 29 gold medals from London 2012: where are those Olympians now?
From Helen Glover and Heather Stanning to Andy Murray and Anthony Joshua, the golden achievers of four years ago have taken different directions since then – some to Rio, others to pastures and challenges new
June 2016
The Guardian picture essay
Chris Hoy drives Le Mans - a photo essay
Sir Chris Hoy: ‘Le Mans 24 Hours is about focusing – the danger doesn’t come into it’
March 2016
Sir Chris Hoy to fulfil boyhood dream by competing in Le Mans 24 Hour
Sir Chris Hoy, the six-time Olympic cycling champion, will take part in the prestigious endurance race in June
Julia Eccleshare's choice
The best children’s picture books – Easter roundup 2016
You’d better not mix toads and frogs – and definitely not bears; Chris Hoy tells a cycling tale and Beowulf turns gothic in the best children’s books and picture books this Easter
Life on a plate
Chris Hoy: ‘If I smell a burger stand, I get nervous – it takes me back to BMX tracks as a kid’
The Olympic cyclist on eating 15 Danish pastries while training, plus the food hell of the 1996 Moscow games
