Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins thinks cycling has a bright future now the controversy surrounding Lance Armstrong has dissipated.
Lancing the boil —
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins thinks cycling has a bright future now the controversy surrounding Lance Armstrong has dissipated.
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Wiggins was unable to defending the Tour de France title he won in 2012 due to an underlying knee injury that was exacerbated during his aborted Giro d'Italia campaign.
In absentia —
Wiggins was unable to defending the Tour de France title he won in 2012 due to an underlying knee injury that was exacerbated during his aborted Giro d'Italia campaign.
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The Giro was dogged by poor weather which led to Wiggins developing a chest infection that ruled him out of the competition.
Damp squib —
The Giro was dogged by poor weather which led to Wiggins developing a chest infection that ruled him out of the competition.
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Wiggins became the first cyclist from Great Britain to win the Tour de France in 2012 with a commanding performance for Team Sky. The London-born rider grabbed the yellow jersey on stage seven and never looked back.
It was all yellow —
Wiggins became the first cyclist from Great Britain to win the Tour de France in 2012 with a commanding performance for Team Sky. The London-born rider grabbed the yellow jersey on stage seven and never looked back.
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Wiggins' victory was all-but confirmed after he won the 19th stage -- a time trial -- to give him a lead of three minutes and 21 seconds going into the final day of competition.
Time traveller —
Wiggins' victory was all-but confirmed after he won the 19th stage -- a time trial -- to give him a lead of three minutes and 21 seconds going into the final day of competition.
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Wiggins lapped up the acclaim on the Champs-Elysees after his landmark victory was confirmed. Thousands of British fans made the trip to Paris to toast his achievement.
History maker —
Wiggins lapped up the acclaim on the Champs-Elysees after his landmark victory was confirmed. Thousands of British fans made the trip to Paris to toast his achievement.
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The closest Wiggins had come previously was finishing fourth in the 2009 Tour when he was riding for the Garmin-Slipstream team.
A dream fulfilled —
The closest Wiggins had come previously was finishing fourth in the 2009 Tour when he was riding for the Garmin-Slipstream team.
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Just six days after his Tour de France triumph, Wiggins was back in the saddle for the men's road race in the London 2012 Olympics. He and the rest of the Great Britain team failed to help Mark Cavendish to victory but when it was a different story when Wiggins took part in the time trial.
Olympic effort —
Just six days after his Tour de France triumph, Wiggins was back in the saddle for the men's road race in the London 2012 Olympics. He and the rest of the Great Britain team failed to help Mark Cavendish to victory but when it was a different story when Wiggins took part in the time trial.
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Wiggins romped to gold in the time trial, winning by a 42-second margin, in front of a vociferous home crowd. It meant he became one of Britain's most decorated Olympians with seven medals, four of them gold.
Talk of the town —
Wiggins romped to gold in the time trial, winning by a 42-second margin, in front of a vociferous home crowd. It meant he became one of Britain's most decorated Olympians with seven medals, four of them gold.
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Wiggins' stellar 2012 led to him being knighted in the Queen's New Year's Honors list. He called it the "ultimate accolade" and said it would take a while for his new title -- Sir Bradley Wiggins to sink in.
Arise Sir Bradley —
Wiggins' stellar 2012 led to him being knighted in the Queen's New Year's Honors list. He called it the "ultimate accolade" and said it would take a while for his new title -- Sir Bradley Wiggins to sink in.
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