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Sir Chris Hoy has suffered a broken leg in a serious cycling accident whilst battling prostate cancer .

"I've smashed my leg up on the mountain bike, that's the worst thing that's happened recently," Hoy told Sky Sports.

"You just don't bounce like you do when you're younger. It was a big one.

"I'm doing better now, I'm still on crutches, hobbling about, but by the time I'm there for the darts final on January 3, hopefully I'll be a bit more mobile.

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"Worse things happen. I've been riding bikes for 43 years and it's the worst crash I've ever had. I'm pretty lucky that's the worst one I've had in all those years of riding.

"You can trip walking up steps to your front door and hurt yourself.

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