Bradley Wiggins in his UCI Hour Record attempt in 2015
Praise for Sir Bradley Wiggins flooded in on social media on Sunday evening, after the world and Olympic time trial champion set a new UCI Hour Record of 54.526 kilometres to beat Alex Dowsett's mark set in May.
Wiggins set a blistering pace around the Lee Valley Velodrome, beating Dowsett's previous distance by 1.589 kilometres.
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French kit brand Ekoï launches kit collaboration with Bradley WigginsWiggins says partnership is his 'reintroduction to cycling' and marks the second phase of his life
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'I was doing loads of cocaine... my kids were going to put me into rehab': Bradley Wiggins on recreational drug use, Lance Armstrong's help and finding a new love for cyclingWiggins opens up on the personal trauma which engulfed him post-retirement and put him in some 'very dangerous' situations after he became addicted to cocaine
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Vittoria Bussi breaks UCI Hour Record for third time, dedicates it to her two catsHistory-making 38-year-old betters own benchmark by almost 200m
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Hour Record holder comes out of retirement for two new world record attemptsVittoria Bussi set for another swing at the Hour this month, as well as the 4km individual pursuit
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'Lance has helped me a lot in recent years' - Armstrong offered to pay for Bradley Wiggins' therapy2012 Tour de France winner says he is in the 'best place' he has been his whole life in interview
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Claims against bankrupt Sir Bradley Wiggins’s estate double to £2mWiggins’s efforts to pursue money through the courts have been paused
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90-year-old cyclist sets sights on four world recordsThree-time Masters world champion Walter Fowler is far from ready to slow down yet
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Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins to reunite on the bike to raise money for US hurricane reliefThe British knights will be joined by Jan Ullrich at the Gran Fondo Hincapie next week
