Bradley Wiggins says he was sexually groomed by coach at age of 13

IZU JAPAN JULY 27 Bradley Wiggins of The United Kingdom Ex ProCyclist and TV commentator during the Womens Crosscountry race on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Mountain Bike Course on July 27 2021 in Izu Shizuoka Japan Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Bradley Wiggins commentating at the 2020 Olympic Games (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tour de France and Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins has claimed that he was groomed by a cycling coach when he was a teenager, in an interview with Men’s Health UK where he also discussed his mental health struggles as an adult.

"I was groomed by a coach when I was younger – I was about 13 – and I never fully accepted that," Wiggins explained in the interview. 

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Peter Stuart has been editor of Cyclingnews since March 2022, overseeing editorial output across all of Cyclingnews' digital touchpoints.


Before joining Cyclingnews, Peter was the digital editor of Rouleur magazine. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. Peter has a background as an international rower, representing Great Britain at Under-23 level and at the Junior Rowing World Championships.