Overview
- Hoy said on his Sporting Misadventures podcast that doctors warned of compartment syndrome, a dangerous pressure build-up in muscle that can cut off blood flow and lead to amputation.
- The crash in Wales left his lower right leg and knee with multiple fractures and put him in a major trauma ward.
- Surgeons inserted metal rods and screws in his lower leg, and quick care meant he avoided amputation and permanent loss of function.
- He has returned to riding and long rehab sessions, says he now avoids big jumps, and has chosen not to watch his chest-camera footage of the fall.
- The episode came as he continues treatment for stage-four prostate cancer first disclosed in 2024, which he has previously described as stable.