Wiggins ready for team pursuit count down after Dubai Tour

Bradley WIggins (Team Wiggins) at the Dubai Tour stage 2

Bradley WIggins (Team Wiggins) at the Dubai Tour stage 2 (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

Bradley Wiggins headed home from the Dubai Tour with little to show results wise but over 500km of road racing in his legs from the four days in the desert. Wiggins is focused on his final track preparation as the days count down to the world track championships in London in early March after a winter of putting on muscle to boost his power and strength and specific training for the intense 4000m effort required for the team pursuit event.

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Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.