Sir Chris Hoy's 'Tour de 4' raises over £2 million for UK cancer charities
Sir Chris Hoy's 'Tour de 4' took place on Sunday 7th September, the inaugural sponsored cycling event aiming both to raise funds for UK cancer charities and challenge assumptions about a 'stage 4' diagnosis, advocating for the benefits of exercise, however little, in pursuing quality of life.
The Olympian was himself diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer – the most common form of cancer for men – in 2023, news that became public in early 2024, and later that year, doctors told him it was incurable. Along with his fundraising efforts, Hoy's openness with his own story of dealing with prostate cancer had an immediate impact on the number of men seeking advice, with a reported sevenfold increase within the first month following his announcement.
Hoy launched the Tour de 4 in early 2025, with a series of virtual rides building up to a physical event in Glasgow this past weekend. They set a fundraising target of a million pounds, but on Sunday afternoon the organisation announced a total of £2,135,406 had been raised.
