Sir Bradley Wiggins: 'lucky to be here' after cocaine addiction

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2025-05-13

London (PA Media/dpa) - Sir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became addicted to cocaine following his retirement from cycling and is "lucky to be here". The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal. Father-of-two Wiggins is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions, and feels "a lot more at peace" with himself. "There were times my son......

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