"If you told me I had to sacrifice the road race for a medal in the time trial, I’d have taken that" - silver medallist from ITT Ben Wiggins

Ben Wiggins has said his performance was proof that he should be judged on his own ability, not just by his surname, after climbing up to a silver medal in the junior men’s individual time trial at the World Championships.

"I was seven when my dad won the Tour," Wiggins said. "Pretty much after that, he was probably the most famous man in Britain for a while. When you’ve got people camping outside your house and stuff, this is nothing compared to that," he added. "Having to miss days of school because we couldn’t get out … yeah, anything that comes now, unless it’s worse than that, I’m sure I can deal with it."

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Wiggins explained that he rarely felt any pressure or a need to live up to his famous surname. "Neither, really I’ve dealt with it pretty much my whole life, so I don’t think anything that comes is new," he explained. ¨"I just keep rolling."  

"It was pretty easy to bounce back from the road race. This has been my main goal all year, with lots of steps to it. I was disappointed after the road race because I know I could do a lot better than that. But I’d almost say that sacrificing that is all right. If you told me I had to sacrifice the road race for a medal in the time trial, I’d have taken that. So I’m very happy today."

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