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Bradley Wiggins, Catchphrase (ITV)

Bradley Wiggins jokes that “odd” cyclists “clog up the roads and are a menace” during surreal Celebrity Catchphrase appearance; “Floating bus stops? We just run the cycle lane through the stop”; Mark Cavendish meets Martin Brundle + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, the world championships are underway, and Ryan Mallon’s ready with all the latest bike-related news and gossip as he prepares to make his own bid for the cycling live blog rainbow jersey. Watch out Remco…

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Sainsbury’s bike parking stand, Alder Hills, Dorset (Ade Chapmanlaw)

“Hey Sainsbury’s, what kind of hell is this?” Cyclist slams supermarket’s “impossible” new cycle parking; Lime bikes ban backlash; Wiggins back on his bike for first time in 3 years; Council throws party for unfinished cycle lane + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday, the sun’s out, and Ryan Mallon’s back with your daily helping of cycling news, views, and general silliness on the live blog

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“I was getting ripped off left, right, and centre by the people looking after me”: Bradley Wiggins slams “sofa surfing” reports as “sensationalism” and explains bankruptcy “mess” in candid Lance Armstrong interview

“I never did the sport for the money, but I realise I should have paid more attention to it. I wasn’t aware of the mess until I was deep in retirement,” says the 2012 Tour de France winner, who was declared bankrupt in June

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Bradley Wiggins, Lance Armstrong, and George Hincapie (Liz Kreutz)

“Back with the boys!” Sir Bradley Wiggins joins Lance Armstrong’s podcast during Tour de France

The 2012 Tour winner will be appearing alongside the disgraced Texan and former teammate George Hincapie on the podcast as a special guest over the next week

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Sir Bradley Wiggins at Stage 2 of 2015 Tour de Yorkshire – picture Alex WhiteheadSWpix.com

Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost absolutely everything and doesn’t have a penny” after bankruptcy, reveals lawyer

The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner “does not have an address” and has been forced to “sofa surf”, with his lawyer claiming that he got “ripped off” and “shafted” on his finances by “army of so-called advisers”

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Sir Bradley Wiggins’ medals and trophies set to be seized after being declared bankrupt

The five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner had accumulated debts totalling almost £1 million

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Bradley Wiggins launches NSPCC campaign (NSPCC)

Sir Bradley Wiggins: “I don’t ride a bike anymore because I don’t like the person I became when I was on it”

As part of a new BBC documentary on imposter syndrome, the 2012 Tour de France winner admits he has no memory of standing on the Champs-Élysées in the yellow jersey, and that his estranged father once told him, “You’ll never be as good as your old man”

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2023 May 20 Tech of the Week – 1

A gem of a bike, but is this diamond-adorned Colnago worth £100,000? Plus the rest of the week’s tech news from Canyon, Trek, Santini, Campagnolo, and loads more

Find out about loads of new summer clothing, more evidence that Campagnolo Super Record is going wireless, and the bike brand that’s slashing its prices

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Bradley Wiggins launches NSPCC campaign (NSPCC)

Sir Bradley Wiggins names cycling coach who sexually abused him and other young cyclists at club

Stan Knight "went way beyond the boundaries", according to another rider who was, like Wiggins, abused during training camps in Dorset

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Bradley Wiggins launches NSPCC campaign (NSPCC)

Bradley Wiggins says “borderline rape” by former coach led to him using “cycling as distraction”

Speaking on a podcast, the 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic gold medallist says he suffered during a three-year period involving an unnamed coach who allegedly groomed him from the age of 12

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