“I drank because I enjoyed it. I was happy sitting at the end of the bar on my own, reading the paper. I've always enjoyed my own company, and that stems from riding alone. I never trained with anyone - and I still don't. I've always been happy with my own thoughts, and that sums me up as an individual-pursuit rider.”

British former road and track racing cyclist

Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, active from 2001 to 2016. He is known for becoming Great Britain's most decorated Olympian and for his success across both track and road racing. Wiggins won eight Olympic medals across five Games and remains the only rider to have won World and Olympic titles on both the track and the road. In 2012, he became the first British winner of the Tour de France, a landmark moment in British cycling.