Bradley Wiggins

Former rider discusses mental health, relationships with father and stepfather in interview.

In an interview with Men's Health UK, the 2012 Tour de France winner didn't name the coach and admitted he struggled to accept what had happened and a strained ...

Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins said: "Yes. It all impacted me as an adult ... I buried it." Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de ...

A decade since he made cycling the coolest of all sports, Sir Bradley Wiggins is falling in love with the bike again – and finding himself in the process.

"I was groomed by a coach when I was younger – I was about 13 – and I never fully accepted that... It all impacted me as an adult… I buried it"

Sir Bradley Wiggins has said he was sexually groomed by a former coach when he was a teenager. In an interview with Men's Health UK, the 2012 Tour de France winner didn't name the coach but admitted he struggled to accept what had happened and a ...

"After winning the Tour de France, then winning at the Olympics, life was never the same again," he said. He was a good cyclist - he could have been really good - but he was a wasted talent. "Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008. I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity." “I was about 13 - and I never fully accepted that." "I was such a loner.

In an interview with Men's Health UK magazine, former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins said he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was 13 years ...

His father was Australian cyclist Gary Wiggins, who died in 2008 following a fight at a house party. He did not identify the coach. "I was groomed by a coach when I was younger - I was about 13 - and I never fully accepted that," said the 41-year-old Wiggins, who won the Tour in 2012 and retired four years later.

The 41-year-old did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his stepfather.

“After winning the Tour de France, then winning at the Olympics, life was never the same again,” he said. He was a good cyclist – he could have been really good – but he was a wasted talent. “I was thrust into this fame and adulation that came with the success… I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity.” “Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008. Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins added: “Yes. It all impacted me as an adult…

The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic gold medallist said he did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his ...

"I have to have routine," he said. "I always thought of depression as taking you to a dark room in a stoop. He was a good cyclist - he could have been really good - but he was a wasted talent. "I was thrust into this fame and adulation that came with the success...I'm an introverted, private person. I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity." He was an alcoholic, a manic depressive, quite violent and he took at lot of amphetamines and (sports) drugs back then." "Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008. "He was my hero. We rekindled some kind of relationship but then we didn't speak for the last couple of years before he was murdered... Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins added: "Yes. It all impacted me as an adult...I buried it. It wasn't really me... "I was such a loner...

British Cycling's safeguarding team has reached out to Bradley Wiggins following the Tour de France winner's 'deeply concerning' allegations that he was ...

Michelle North, head of the charity’s child protection in sport unit, said: “It takes a lot of courage to speak out about sexual abuse and Sir Bradley Wiggins has shown real bravery in revealing how he was groomed as a young cyclist by his coach who should have been protecting him. “We would encourage anybody who has suffered abuse or has concerns about the welfare of others – regardless of when the incident took place – to utilise the support offered both by our trained team at British Cycling and the dedicated NSPCC Helpline, which in turn helps us to ensure that our sport is a safe and welcoming place for all.” British Cycling’s safeguarding team has reached out to Bradley Wiggins following the Tour de France winner’s “deeply concerning” allegations that he was sexually groomed by his coach when he was 13.

The 41-year-old did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his stepfather.

“After winning the Tour de France, then winning at the Olympics, life was never the same again,” he said. He was a good cyclist – he could have been really good – but he was a wasted talent. “I was thrust into this fame and adulation that came with the success… I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity.” “Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008. Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins added: “Yes. It all impacted me as an adult…

Five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has told Men's Health UK magazine he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was ...

"For the first time in five years, whether or not I have a love/hate relationship with cycling, I accept the love. "I have to have routine. "I always thought of depression as taking you to a dark room in a stoop. It wasn't really me ... It was probably the unhappiest period of my life." "I was thrust into this fame and adulation that came with the success ... I'm an introverted, private person. "I was such a loner ... I became so insular. "The pathway for me is taking control of what I want to do," he said. "We rekindled some kind of relationship but then we didn't speak for the last couple of years before he was murdered," he said. Training every day, it's important," Wiggins said. He was a good cyclist -- he could have been really good -- but he was a wasted talent. "I sat down with @alastaircampbell for @menshealthuk talking openly about all sorts, including my own mental health. "I wanted to prove myself to him.

The 41-year-old did not feel he could speak up at the time due to a difficult relationship with his stepfather.

“After winning the Tour de France, then winning at the Olympics, life was never the same again,” he said. He was a good cyclist – he could have been really good – but he was a wasted talent. “I was thrust into this fame and adulation that came with the success… I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity.” “Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008. Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins added: “Yes. It all impacted me as an adult…

Sir Bradley Wiggins, pictured, has revealed he was groomed sexually aged 13 by a cycling coach in an interview with former Labour spin doctor Alastair ...

Wiggins was best man at Mr Bowes' wedding to his current wife Susan, 65, in 2003 – four years after he split from the cyclist's mother Linda. I just wanted to get out of the environment. I buried it. 'It all impacted me as an adult... 'They have guessed at who it could be, but don't know. - The 41-year-old cyclist said he was groomed by a coach when he was aged 13