Bradley Wiggins admits that he had to put on a facade in front of public: "I don’t ride a bike anymore because I don’t like the person I became"
OtherMonday, 11 December 2023 at 14:10
Bradley Wiggins has admitted that he no longer rides a bike and that his only memory of standing on the Champs-Élysées after winning the 2012 Tour de France stems from watching the moment back on television.
"I don’t ride a bike anymore because I don’t like the person I became when I was on it," the 43-year-old tells Rob Adcock during the revealing interview, the Sun reports. "I can’t imagine achieving anything like that now in a sports perspective because I’m not the same person I was. I’ve grown now. I have all the answers."
"I was the most confident bike rider when I was on it. But step off the bike and I had to step back as Bradley Wiggins, because the bike was where I was most comfortable and gave me all my confidence in my life."
"I have no memory of standing on the Champs-Élysées or on any Olympic podium. The only memory I have of it is watching it back on TV. When we were at my last Olympics in Rio, the TV camera came on me during the national anthem and I could see myself on the big screen, so I pulled my tongue out. I would do that quite a lot in those important moments, really. I was so self-conscious of being looked at."
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Can’t help but compare with the article on autism, his case might have been a similar effect.
Mhm... Why am I not surprised?
Okay, boomer😂
On the bike a legend but sadly off the bike a total disaster, loved by nobody for his complete arrogance towards others. No symphony at all for him, I think his childhood has finally caught up with him..
His terrible childhood never left him. That's what created that person.
He had nothing, then he had everything. That went to his head and now he has nothing. the rise and fall of Bradley Wigans
Wiggins must be feeling lonely these days because nobody cares about him