Read Bradley Wiggins: My Time Online
Authors: Bradley Wiggins
Prologue: Grenoble – Grenoble, 5.7km individual time trial
Luke Durbridge (Australia) Orica GreenEDGE in 0-06-38; 2, Wiggins at 1sec
Stage one: Seyssins – Saint-Vallier, 187km
Cadel Evans (Australia) BMC in 4-36-21; 61, Wiggins at 4sec
Stage two: Lamastre – Saint-Félicien, 160km
Daniel Moreno (Spain) Katusha in 4-02-38; 9, Wiggins st
Stage three: Givors – La Clayette, 167km
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Team Sky in 4-22-13; 46, Wiggins st
Stage four: Villié-Morgon – Bourg-en-Bresse, 53.5km individual time trial
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 1-03-12; Tony Martin (Germany) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step at 34sec
Stage five: Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans – Rumilly, 186.5 km
Arthur Vichot (France) Francais des Jeux-BigMat in 4-42-17; 27, Wiggins at 59sec
Stage six: Saint-Alban-Leysse – Morzine, 167.5km
Nairo Quintana (Columbia) Movistar in 4-46-12; 4, Wiggins at 24sec
Stage seven: Morzine – Châtel, 124.5km
Daniel Moreno (Spain) Katusha in 2-59-37; 19, Wiggins at 10sec
Overall:
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 26-40-46; 2, Michael Rogers (Australia) Team Sky at 1min 17sec
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Prologue: Liège – Liège, 6.4km individual time trial
Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) RadioShack-Nissan in 0-07-13; 2, Wiggins at 7sec
Stage one: Liège – Seraing, 198km
Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale in 4-58-19; 16, Wiggins st
Stage two: Visé – Tournai, 207.5km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 4-56-59; 68, Wiggins st
Stage three: Orchies – Boulogne-sur-Mer, 197km
Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale in 4-42-58; 53, Wiggins at 1sec
Stage four: Abbeville – Rouen, 214.5km
André Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol in 5-18-32; 154, Wiggins st
Stage five: Rouen – Saint-Quentin, 196.5km
André Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol in 4-41-30; 18, Wiggins st
Stage six: Épernay – Metz, 207.5km
Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas-Cannondale in 4-37-00; 21, Wiggins at 4sec
Stage seven: Tomblaine – La Planche des Belles Filles, 199km
Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky in 4-58-35; 3, Wiggins at 2sec
Stage eight: Belfort – Porrentruy, 157.5km
Thibaut Pinot (France) Francais Des Jeux-BigMat in 3-56-10; 4, Wiggins at 26sec
Stage nine: Arc-et-Senans – Besançon 41.5km individual time trial
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 0-51-24; 2, Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky at 35sec
Stage ten: Mâcon – Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, 194.5km
Thomas Voeckler (France) Europcar in 4-46-26; 13, Wiggins at 3min 16sec
Stage eleven: Albertville – La Toussuire, 148km
Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar in 4-43-54; 6, Wiggins at 57sec
Stage twelve: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Annonay-Davézieux, 226km
David Millar (GB) Garmin-Sharp in 5-42-46; 12, Wiggins at 7min 54sec
Stage thirteen: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Cap d’Agde, 217km
André Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol in 4-57-59; 12, Wiggins st
Stage fourteen: Limoux – Foix, 191km
Luis León Sánchez (Spain) Rabobank in 4-50-29; 15, Wiggins at 18min 15sec
Stage fifteen: Samatan – Pau, 158.5km
Pierrick Fédrigo (France) Francais Des Jeux-BigMat in 3-40-15; 22, Wiggins at 11min 50sec
Stage sixteen: Pau – Bagnères-de-Luchon, 197km
Thomas Voeckler (France) Europcar in 5-35-02; 12, Wiggins at 7min 9sec
Stage seventeen: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes, 143.5km
Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar in 4-12-11; 3, Wiggins at 19sec
Stage eighteen: Blagnac – Brive-la-Gaillarde, 222.5km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 4-54-12; 19, Wiggins at 4sec
Stage nineteen: Bonneval – Chartres, 53.5km individual time trial
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 1-04-13; 2, Chris Froome at 1min 16sec
Stage twenty: Rambouillet – Paris (Champs-Élysées), 120km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-08-07; 54, Wiggins at 9sec
Overall:
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 87-34-47sec; 2, Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky at 3min 21sec; 3, Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Liquigas-Cannondale at 6min 19sec; 4, Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Belgium) Lotto-Belisol at 10min 15sec; 5, Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC at 11min 4sec
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Gold, Alexander Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) in 5-45-57; Silver, Rigoberto Urán (Columbia) st; Bronze, Alexander Kristoff (Norway) at 8sec; 103, Wiggins at 1min 17sec
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Gold, Bradley Wiggins (GB) in 0-50-39; Silver, Tony Martin (Germany) at 42sec; Bronze, Chris Froome (GB) at 1min 8sec
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Stage one: Ipswich – Norfolk Showground, 203km
Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky in 4-51-05; 24, Wiggins st
Stage two: Nottingham – Knowsley, 180.7km
Leigh Howard (Australia) Orica-GreenEDGE in 4-31-09; 34, Wiggins at 1sec
Stage three: Jedburgh – Dumfries, 152.6km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-54-30; 44, Wiggins st
Stage four: Carlisle – Blackpool, 156km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-51-33; 21, Wiggins at 9sec
Stage five: Stoke on Trent – Stoke on Trent, 147km
Marc de Maar (Dutch Curaçao) United Healthcare in 3-30-26; 64, Wiggins at 11min 45sec, and retired
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Gold, Phillippe Gilbert (Belgium) in 6-10-41; Silver, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) at 4sec; Bronze, Alejandro Valverde (Spain) at 5sec; Wiggins, DNF
INDEX
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BW indicates Bradley Wiggins.
Algarve, Tour of, 2012, 96, 97, 122, 128, 129, 168, 242
Anquetil, Jacques, 124
Ardennes, Classic, 73
Armstrong, Lance, 11, 147, 176, 177, 186–90, 243
Arvesen, Kurt-Asle, 68
ASO, 120, 218
Astana, 172, 223
Banesto, 247
Barry, Michael, 18
Basso, Ivan, 28, 134, 227
Bayern-Rundfahrt, 2011, 53, 54, 59, 61, 76
Bayton, Phil, 142
Belgium, Tour of, 141
BMC, 110, 161, 205, 207–7, 223
Boardman, Chris, 141–2, 167, 171, 282–3
Bombrun, Hervé, 180
Boonen, Tom, 90
Brailsford, Dave:
British Cycling’s success, role in, 13, 14, 259–62
BW, relationship with, 12–13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 30–1, 32, 34, 36, 38, 259–61
doping, attitude towards, 179, 185, 192
Olympics, 2004 and, 259
Olympics, 2008 and, 13
Olympics, 2012 and, 255, 264, 265, 280
Sean Yates and, 145–6
Shane Sutton and, 44–5
Team Sky goals and, 102
Team Sky riders, relationship with, 126, 129, 131–2
Team Sky, BW’s move to and, 12–3, 14, 15
Team Sky, Cavendish’s move to and, 83
Team Sky’s creation, role in, 12–13
Tim Kerrison and, 56
Tour de France 2010 and, 19–20, 21–22
Tour de France 2012 and, 192, 212, 213, 253
World Championships 2011 and, 80, 83
Brajkovic, Janez, 209
Britain, Tour of:
1998, 142
2009, 56
2010, 9, 28, 29
2012, 273
British, Cycling, 3, 12, 13, 14, 34, 41, 43, 44, 57, 60, 61, 92, 141, 143, 179, 184, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263–4,
see also
Olympic Games
British National Road Race Championships 2011, 61, 62, 72
British Time Trial Championships 2010, 28, 29, 32
Bugno, Gianni, 248
Burke, Steven, 52
Cancellara, Fabian, 54, 61, 75, 158, 159, 167, 181, 182, 196, 275, 279, 280, 285, 286
Catalonia, Tour of, 2012, 96, 100, 111, 137
Cavendish, Mark, 16, 178
Bernhard Eisel and, 130, 131, 132
BW, relationship with, 76–85, 227–32, 259, 283
Olympics 2012, 266, 268–9, 270–3, 274
Team Sky, move to, 83–5
Team Sky, role in, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132
Tour de France 2012, 1, 162, 164, 165, 169, 211, 221–6, 234, 248, 249, 250, 251, 266–7, 283
Tour of Romandie 2012, 110, 112, 113
World Championships 2008, 112
World Championships 2011, 76, 80–2
Clancy, Ed, 52, 282
Clark, Julian, 144
Cobo, Juan José, 69, 133
Cofidis affair, 178, 181, 184
Columbia, 131
Commonwealth Games:
2002, 41
2010, 29
2014, 290
Contador, Alberto, 40, 55, 91, 129, 151, 168, 172, 224, 249, 286
Cousins, George (granddad), 22, 23–29, 31, 32, 33, 290, 291
Crédit Agricole, 77, 145
Critérium International:
2004, 187
2012, 100
CSC, 134, 144
Cuesta, Iñigo, 143
Cummings, Steve, 3, 11
Cycle Sport
, 178
Dailey, Doug, 258
Dauphiné Libéré, 126
2011, 53, 54–6, 59, 60, 61, 66, 68, 71–2, 73, 76, 221
2012, 46, 95–96, 101, 117, 118–124, 125, 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 153, 167, 168, 192–3, 194, 201, 218, 221, 234, 252, 255, 284, 286
directeur sportif
, 5, 36, 110, 141, 142, 144, 145, 150, 184, 210, 238
Dolan, Terry, 16
domestiques
, 18, 113
doping, 25, 59, 116, 129, 175–90, 242, 259, 271
Dower, John, 157, 285, 286
DuPont Tour, 149
Durbridge, Luke, 119
Eisel, Bernhard, 126, 127, 130–2, 159, 169, 220, 228, 251
Ellingworth, Rod, 16, 27–8, 36, 80, 126, 168, 222
Ellis, Doug, 188
Eneco Tour of Belgium and Holland 2010, 28
Europcar, 223
Eurosport, 37, 192
Evans, Cadel, 28
Dauphiné Libéré 2011, 54
Dauphiné Libéré 2012, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123
Tour de France 2011, 59
Tour de France 2012, 138, 154, 158, 159, 161, 164, 170–1, 175, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 205, 206, 207–8, 209, 212, 213, 222, 223, 225–6, 233, 234, 241, 249, 289
Tour of Romandie 2012, 110
FDJ,
see
Française des Jeux
Fédrigo, Pierrick, 230
Felt, 16
Ferrari, Roberto, 162
Festina, drug scandal, 259
Flanders, Tour of:
1996, 141
2003, 144
Flecha, Juan-Antonio, 63, 127
Flèche Wallonne, 73
Four Days of Dunkirk, 182
Française des Jeux (FDJ), 41, 130, 131
Freeman, Richard, 63–4
Froome, Chris:
Olympics 2012 and, 269
Team Sky, role in, 69–70, 106, 132–3, 134, 135, 208–18
Tour de France 2012, 4, 5, 158, 167, 168, 169, 171, 195, 196, 208–18, 237, 239
Vuelta a España, 2011, 68, 69–70, 134
Garmin, 11, 12–13, 14–15, 16, 26, 32, 78, 79, 188, 189, 230, 262
Gent-Wevelgem 2010, 130
Germany, Tour of, 145
Gesink, Robert, 167
Gibb, Tony, 192
Giro d’Italia, 10, 134, 218, 289
2003, 130
2005, 77, 227
2008, 78
2009, 11, 17
2010, 10, 17–18, 53, 128, 129
2011, 129, 134
2012, 112, 126, 167
Giro del Piemonte, 10
González, Txema, 9–10
Good Friday Meeting Herne Hill 1999, 136–7
GP Eddy Merckx, 141
Grabsch, Bert, 276
Granddad
see
Cousins, George
Grand Prix de Plouay 2010, 28–9
Great Britain team, 3, 12, 13, 14, 30, 31, 34, 41, 43, 44, 57, 60, 61, 72, 92, 137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 152, 179, 184, 258–84,
see also
Olympic, Games
GreenEDGE, 161, 166
Greipel, André, 221, 230
Hagen, Edvald Boasson, 52, 54, 58, 63, 92, 97, 123, 132, 158, 159, 166, 169, 170, 206, 212, 220, 221, 229, 231
Hallam, Ian, 143
Hamilton, Tyler, 186
Hampsten, Andy, 149
Hayles, Rob, 112
Hesjedal, Ryder, 167
HighRoad, 77, 129
Hinault, Bernard, 81, 218, 219, 220, 223–4, 242–3, 251, 252, 253, 284
Hincapie, George, 79, 149
Hindes, Philip, 152
Hondo, Danilo, 250
Hoy, Sir Chris, 34, 43, 49, 152, 179, 254, 261, 265, 282, 290
HTC, 78, 79, 128, 131
Hushovd, Thor, 78
Indurain, Miguel, 56, 224, 225, 247, 248, 252, 253, 284, 288
iteamNova, 144
Jeppesen, Carsten, 14, 15, 36, 126
Jones, Simon, 44–5
Julich, Bobby, 147, 148
Junior World Championships:
1997, 127
1998, 143
Kashechkin, Andrey, 182
Keeble, Ron, 142
Keen, Peter, 13, 57, 143, 258–9
Kelly, Sean, 189, 284
Kennaugh, Peter, 186
Kenny, Jason, 152
Kerrison, Tim:
BW’s training, role in, 35, 39, 40, 47, 48, 54, 56–9, 65–6, 68, 72, 73, 91, 92, 93, 94–5, 101, 102, 103, 115, 138, 152
Olympics 2012 and, 274, 275, 276
Team Sky riders and, 127
Tour de France 2012 and, 3, 191, 221, 241
Kimmage, Paul, 187–8
Kingcycle, 3
Kiserlovski, Robert, 223
Klöden, Andreas, 52, 170, 182
Knees, Christian, 106, 129–30, 135, 158, 165, 166, 169, 174, 212, 220, 231