Bradley Wiggins Quotes

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Bradley Wiggins

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 28, 1980

When you get into the final week of the Tour de France, it becomes a different kind of race. As the distance and the fatigue really tell, that is when it becomes a proper test of everyone's fitness.

Bradley Wiggins

I've always shied away from computers, the Internet and all that. I'm a bit more traditional, really - pick up a newspaper, pick up a phone.

Bradley Wiggins

They do say now in cycling that there's no such thing as bad weather - it's bad clothing.

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When I did win the Tour, I felt I was feted more in the U.K. for being an Olympic gold medallist... Then I come back to Europe to race, and they're not interested in the Olympic gold; it's about being the winner of the Tour de France - here he is.

Bradley Wiggins

It's still the height of every four years for me, regardless of Tours de France and everything: it's all about the Olympics.

Bradley Wiggins

I didn't like doing team presentations at races, being introduced as the winner of the Tour. I felt quite embarrassed by it.

Bradley Wiggins

I feel a different person in a lot of ways. I feel much more professional and dedicated to my trade than I used to be. I appreciate this ability I've got - and don't take it for granted any more. That fits every aspect of my life now.

Bradley Wiggins

I always found that the more extreme and the more eccentric I was, that's what would separate me. I always felt that I needed that separation; otherwise, I'd just be like everybody else.

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I wanted to give an honest insight into a consuming Tour. It's turned out pretty interesting because there aren't many books out there documenting someone's failure.

Bradley Wiggins

Not having my father around has made me a better person.

Bradley Wiggins

I had a small investment in Twofold, following guidance from my professional advisers. I had, however, claimed no tax relief of any amount in regard to this investment. Given the concerns raised about it, I have now instructed my advisors to withdraw me from the scheme with immediate effect.

Bradley Wiggins

You know what? I've won the Tour de France, and now I feel ready to talk about it.

Bradley Wiggins

That period afterwards, just hating being the winner of the Tour de France, hating cycling, hating the media for asking me questions about Lance Armstrong.

Bradley Wiggins

Tom Simpson is like the Bobby Moore of British cycling.

Bradley Wiggins

Working-class people don't tend to be wooed by celebrity.

Bradley Wiggins

Success is easy to take for granted.

Bradley Wiggins

A lot of the bikes are carbon wheels now, and you don't have as good a braking surface on a carbon wheel in the wet weather as you do on the old aluminium rims.

Bradley Wiggins

I may never get back to the track. The problem was that I was dominating my event, and the winning became slightly boring. I wanted new challenges, and I've got that on the road.

Bradley Wiggins

People come up to me in the street and use words like 'legend.'

Bradley Wiggins

I take my kids to school. It's what keeps you normal.

Bradley Wiggins