Bradley Wiggins

[Arthur Wedge]

Bradley Wiggins: Sadness at troubled times for cycling great

Bradley Wiggins' admission that he was addicted to cocaine after retiring from cycling is a sad chapter in a story that had brought troubles to go with the glory. BBC Sport's Matt Warwick examines Wiggins' character.

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Didn’t realise he had been having issues

Looks like he had a lot of demons to deal with

Bradley Wiggins: Tour de France winner says he was cocaine addict

Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he became a cocaine addict in the years after his career.

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[srixon 1]

He must have made a conscious decision to take the first sniff, do I or don’t I. Why he did we’ll probably never know, but he knew the risks. He’s not going to be getting any sympathy from me.

 

[Don Barzini]

What a shame, feel very sorry for the guy.

Addiction is an illness. I'm very glad he sought help and, by the sounds of it, managed to beat it.