Name: Bradley Wiggins CBE
D.O.B.: 24/04/1980
Hometown: Maida Vale
Disciplines: Track Endurance and Road
Major Results:
2008
Olympics, Beijing
Gold, Team Pursuit
Gold, Individual Pursuit
World Track Championships, Manchester
Gold, Team Pursuit
Gold, Individual Pursuit
Gold, Madison
2007
World Track Championships, Majorca
Gold, Team Pursuit
Gold, Individual Pursuit
Tour de France
Stage 6, Combativity Award
2004
Olympics, Athens
Gold, Individual Pursuit
Silver, Team Pursuit
Bronze, Madison (with Rob Hayles)
2003
World Track Championships, Stuttgart
Gold, Individual Pursuit
Silver, Team Pursuit
2002
Commonwealth Games, Manchester
Silver, Team Pursuit
Silver, Individual Pursuit
2001
World Track Championships, Belgium
Silver, Team Pursuit
2000
Olympics, Sydney
Bronze, Team Pursuit
World Track Championships, Manchester
Silver, Team Pursuit
1998
Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur
Silver, Team Pursuit
1997
Junior World Track Championships, Cuba
Gold, Individual Pursuit
About Bradley:
Lance Armstrong hailed Bradley as ‘the best pursuiter of all time' and it's easy to see why. Bradley has been an integral member of GB's Track Team for ten years, winning numerous medals at World level. The Beijing Olympics in 2008 saw him win two gold medals as he set a new Olympic record for the Individual Pursuit and then, as part of the Team Pursuit quartet, smashed the World record twice.
Following on from a remarkable 2008, which saw Bradley win five gold medals at Olympic and World Championship level and pick up a CBE, he has turned his attention full-time to road racing.
Bradley is no stranger to professional road racing having competed in the Giro d'Italia in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2006 and 2007. Following the withdrawal of his team from the 2007 Tour de France after one of his team mates tested positive for doping, Wiggins spoke out about his anti-doping beliefs and this year will be riding for Garmin-Slipstream who are well-known for their firm anti-doping stance.
GB Team images on Flickr