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Glenn Moore

Cycling champ opens up about his cocaine addiction

Former Olympic champ and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins has said he became addicted to cocaine after his cycling career and was "lucky to be here" after getting sober a year ago.

Wiggins, who retired from the sport in 2016, became the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and collected a then-British record eight Olympic medals, including five golds across four Games.

The 45-year-old's father was Australian cyclist Gary Wiggins, who suffered with drug and alcohol issues before dying of head injuries in 2008 aged 55, after a fight at a house party in Aberdeen, NSW.

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