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Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France in 2012 with Team Sky

Team Sky boss defends Wiggins' drug exemption

Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford has defended the decision to get special permission for Bradley Wiggins to receive injections of a banned drug before three major races, including his historic win in the 2012 Tour de France.

Cycling • 26 Sep 16

Bradley Wiggins' actions 'stink' according to Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin

Wiggins denies trying to gain advantage from drug

Bradley Wiggins has denied he was trying to gain an "unfair advantage" when he obtained permission to use a banned drug before some of his biggest races, including his victory in the 2012 Tour de France.

Cycling • 25 Sep 16

Wiggins denies link to doctor convicted of doping

Bradley Wiggins has denied that Team Sky's former doctor Geert Leinders, a convicted drug cheat, was involved in the decision to seek approval for his legitimate use of a banned steroid.

Cycling • 17 Sep 16

Froome & Wiggins insist they've nothing to hide

British cycling stars Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins have said they have nothing to hide after they became the latest athletes to have their medical records hacked.

Cycling • 15 Sep 16

Bradley Wiggins targets an eight Olympic medal in Rio

Wiggins eyes another Olympic medal to end career

Bradley Wiggins admits if cycling was a computer game he would have completed it by now but insists he is as hungry as ever to win a fifth Olympic gold this summer.

Cycling • 22 Mar 16

Bradley Wiggins en route to setting the hour record

Bradley Wiggins smashes hour record

Bradley Wiggins on Sunday broke the UCI hour record but the Beamonesque mark he targeted was beyond even him.

Cycling • 07 Jun 15

Bradley Wiggins wants a big crowd to turn out for his record bid

Wiggins aims to break historic Hour Record

Bradley Wiggins will bid for The Hour Record on 7 June at London's Olympic Velodrome.

Cycling • 15 Apr 15

Bradley Wiggins: 'My message is simple: If I can do it, then so can you'

Bradley Wiggins to launch own team

Four-times Olympic champion and former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins is launching his own professional cycling team with the aim of providing more British gold in Rio.

Cycling • 08 Jan 15

Bradley Wiggins wants to improve on his ninth place finish in last year's Paris-Roubaix

Bradley Wiggins signs Team Sky extension

Bradley Wiggins has signed a short-term contract extension to remain with Team Sky until April, the team has announced.

Cycling • 05 Jan 15

Dylan Van Baarle in action during today's time trial

Van Baarle secures Tour of Britain title

Dylan van Baarle sealed victory in the Tour of Britain after finishing safely in the peloton on the final stage. Ireland's Nicolas Roche was fifth overall.

Cycling • 14 Sep 14

Bradley Wiggins will race the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic

Wiggins returns to London roads

Bradley Wiggins has been added to Team Sky's line-up for Sunday's Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic, becoming the first former Tour de France winner to take part in the event.

Cycling • 07 Aug 14

Wiggins: I'm going to stay at Sky

Bradley Wiggins has revealed he will remain at Team Sky next season in order to target Paris-Roubaix and the Hour Record, but said he does not expect to return to the Tour de France.

Cycling • 14 Jul 14

Mark Cavendish and his team-mates are greeted by supporters as they ride through Millennium Square in Leeds ahead of the start of the Tour

Cavendish aiming for Yorkshire yellow

Mark Cavendish has tried to downplay the importance of his taking the yellow jersey when the Tour de France takes off in Yorkshire on Saturday, but admitted wearing the maillot jaune “would be nice”.

Cycling • 04 Jul 14

Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome have had disagreements in the past

Froome: Sky Tour team stronger without Wiggins

Chris Froome believes he will launch the defence of his Tour de France title alongside the best Team Sky squad ever assembled - even without Bradley Wiggins.

Cycling • 03 Jul 14

Bradley Wiggins won his third British national time trial title on Thursday

No place for Wiggins in Sky Tour de France squad

Defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome will be Team Sky's undisputed leader for the 101st edition of the race, with his predecessor as champion Bradley Wiggins omitted from the squad.

Cycling • 27 Jun 14

Bradley Wiggins: 'I'm as prepared as I'll ever be for a time-trial.'

Wiggins looks to end year on a high

Bradley Wiggins will today bid to end a troubled year on a high with victory in the Road World Championships time-trial.

Cycling • 25 Sep 13

Wiggins (r) accused Froome going back on agreement

Wiggins-Froome rift detailed in new book

Bradley Wiggins felt that Chris Froome "stabbed him in the back" during last year's Tour de France, former Team Sky general manager Sean Yates said.

Cycling • 12 Sep 13

Bradley Wiggins won gold in the individual time trial at London 2012

Wiggins to retire from road racing after 2014

Bradley Wiggins will retire from road racing after one more season before returning to the velodrome with the goal of adding to his gold medal haul at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Cycling • 19 Aug 13

Braqdley Wiggins has put on several kilos since winning the Tour de France

Wiggins beefs up for World Championships

Bradley Wiggins is hoping to power himself to glory in next month's World Championships - by putting on weight.

Cycling • 12 Aug 13

Bradley Wiggins rounds the Arc d'Triomphe on his way to winning the 2012 Tour de France

Wiggins ruled out of Tour de France

Defending champion Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a chest infection and a knee injury left him unable to train.

Cycling • 31 May 13

Bradley Wiggins is struggling at the Giro D'Italia

Wiggins withdraws from Giro d'Italia

Bradley Wiggins has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of a chest infection.

Cycling • 17 May 13

Bradley Wiggins is prepared to back whatever decision Team Sky make over team leadership for the 2013 Tour de France

Wiggins will back Sky's Le Tour leader decision

Bradley Wiggins is ready to accept whatever decision Team Sky make over their leader for next year's Tour de France.

Cycling • 18 Dec 12

Chris Froome (left) believes he will be Sky's team leader at the 2013 Tour de France

Froome expects to lead Team Sky at Tour

Chris Froome expects to be Team Sky's spearhead for a second straight Tour de France victory next year - not defending champion Bradley Wiggins.

Cycling • 18 Dec 12

Bradley Wiggins is targeting a Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double in 2013

Wiggins targets Giro and Tour de France double

Bradley Wiggins has targeted winning the Giro d'Italia and defending his Tour de France crown back-to-back next year.

Cycling • 17 Dec 12

Wiggins crowns perfect year with BBC award

Bradley Wiggins' remarkable year came to a perfect conclusion tonight as he was named winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Cycling • 17 Dec 12