Where is bradley wiggins from

Arsenal fan Wiggins - who had trials at West Ham - first noticed cycling when his mother told him to watch the Olympics where Chris Bordman won the individual pursuit. By 16 he was beginning to make an impact nationally and in he won three-kilometre individual pursuit at the junior track world championships in Cuba.

Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de France in - giving cycling a huge boost in popularity in the UK. He won his first Olympic medal in - a silver in the team pursuit - and has since added five golds to make him one of his country's greatest ever Olympians.

In Wiggo smashed the legendary hour record by clocking up Wiggins' personal medical history was released by a hacker group called the Fancy Bears in Andrea Wilkinson. Josh Valman.

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Self uncredited. Self - Cycling as Sir Bradley Wiggins. Self - Team SKY uncredited. Alternate Names: Sir Bradley Wiggins. Edit Did You Know? He is a cyclist. See more ». Star Sign: Taurus. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. With the support of a ruthlessly well-drilled Team Sky, he won Paris-Nice, the Tour of Romandie, and the Criterium du Dauphine to announce himself as the Tour favourite.

He took the yellow jersey on stage seven to La Planche des Belles Filles and held it to Paris, driving home his advantage on both individual time trials. Wiggins started the year by finishing 3rd overall in Paris-Nice, opting not to ride the Giro d'Italia but to concentrate fully on his Tour de France preparation. He went on to the start of the Tour de France as British road race champion, but his dream of winning the overall event collapsed when he crashed out on stage 7 with a broken collarbone.

A difficult year for Wiggins, being a team leader with the newly-founded Team Sky for the first time in his career, and carrying huge expectations after his fourth place finish at the Tour de France He participated in the Giro d'Italia, winning the opening time trial but his overall race was not successful. His Tour de France was also disappointing, and proof that race circumstances can take the better of any meticulous plan, even that of the highly ambitious Team Sky.

Wiggins' breakthrough year on the road. With his American Garmin-Slipstream outfit, and having considerably improved his climbing skills, he surprised everyone at the Tour de France and finished fourth overall - the dream of the next British Tour de France winner was born.

Wiggins had been contracted to ride for Garmin through , but following much speculation it was announced in December that he was to leave to join Team Sky, having signed a four-year contract with the new British based team.

At the Beijing Olympics he again won the pursuit, the first rider to successfully defend a pursuit title at the Olympics. Wiggins was also a member of the Olympic pursuit team which won the gold with a new world record.

Wiggins first year with Cofidis.