By Daily Sports on December 29, 2016
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36.
Britain's first Tour de France winner, in 2012, said he had fulfilled a "childhood aspiration" of making a career out of the sport.
"I've met my idols and ridden alongside the best for 20 years," he said.
"2016 is the end of the road for this chapter, onwards and upwards. Kids from Kilburn don't win Olympic golds and the Tour de France! They do now."
Wiggins became Britain's most decorated Olympian in August when he won the team pursuit gold on the track in Rio, his fifth gold and eighth Olympic medal.
He secured eight world titles on the road and track and set the world record for the furthest distance ridden in one hour, at the London Olympic velodrome, at 54.526km.
However, his use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs), has come under scrutiny after his confidential medical information was leaked by hackers 'Fancy Bears' in September 2016.
"What will stick with me forever is the support and love from the public thought thick and thin, all as a result of riding a pushbike for a living," Wiggins added.
"2012 blew my mind and was a gas. Cycling has given me everything and I couldn't have done it without the support of my wonderful wife Cath and our amazing kids." (bbc.co.uk)
•Photo shows Sir Bradley Wiggins
Source Daily Sports
Posted December 29, 2016
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