Sir Bradley Wiggins was once a national hero and most decorated British Olympian, but over the last decade his life and career have plummeted to new lows, as the former cyclist is declared bankrupt.
Sir Bradley Wiggins was once a national hero and most decorated British Olympian, but over the last decade his life and career have plummeted to new lows, as the former cyclist is declared bankrupt, but where did it all go so wrong?
He was educated at St Augustine's Church of England High School in Kilburn, where his road to stardom on the bike started when he was 12, using £1,000 worth of compensation from being in a crash to buy his first proper racing bike. The same year a peculiar incident occured at Sky Sports headquarters in Isleworth, west London, not far from where he grew up, which created a rift between him and his former team.
Sir Bradley and his then-wife Catherine pose for photographs after at the medal ceremony for the Men's Team Pursuit Final for Gold on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Triamcinolone is a prescription drug for asthma and Wiggins’ records say he had a number of Therapeutic Use Exemption for asthma inhalers as far back as 2008.
Overall leader's yellow jersey, British Bradley Wiggins , celebrates with teammates and team members of British Sky cycling team during his parade in front of the Arc de Triomphe at the end of the 120 km and last stage of the 2012 Tour de France By 2018 an investigation into Wiggins by the Digital Culture Media and Sport committee found he had used the controversial drug triamcinolone to enhance his performance and not for medical reasons.
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