Which six-time gold medal-winning cyclist is suffering from cancer at the age of 48?

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The disease was discovered during an examination to find out the cause of shoulder pain after he suffered an injury while lifting weights in the gym last year, shortly after his wife Sarah was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Howie married Sarah in 2010 and they have two children.

According to him, two days after the initial diagnosis, he was informed that the primary cancer in his prostate had spread to the bones of his body, with tumors also found in his hip, pelvis, spine and ribs.

The cancer is stage four and incurable, and although he is undergoing treatment to control the disease, Howie has been told he has two to four years to live.

He said in statements to the British newspaper, where he said: “We are all born and we all die, and this is part of the process. We remember that I am lucky because I can take medicine to avoid this for as long as possible.” It revealed a positive state of mind.

“Most of the battle against cancer for me was not physical,” Howie explained. For me, it was in my head. In my heart, I am very positive most of the time and truly happy. This is more important than the Olympics. It’s more important than anything. “It’s about appreciating life and finding happiness.”

Howie won six Olympic gold medals and one silver throughout his illustrious racing career. The pinnacle of his career was his winning two gold medals in his homeland, at the 2012 London Olympics, where he became the most decorated British athlete ever, before Jason Kenny overtook him at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.