British - Athlete | April 28, 1980 -
Doing 40-minute track sessions is easy money compared to what we were doing on the Tour. What you used to think was hard now feels like a walk in the park.
Bradley Wiggins
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I can train harder and put myself through more punishing efforts now than I used to do, having done the Tour de France, and come off the road now.
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I always compare myself to the best.
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When you see it from the outside, then you see just how great the Tour de France is.
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A lot of the bikes are carbon wheels now, and you don't have as good a braking surface on a carbon wheel in the wet weather as you do on the old aluminium rims.
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If you didn't go out every time it was raining, you wouldn't get anything done. So it's a case of making the right clothing choice in terms of waterproof, breathable, warm clothing.
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I've been in a lot of pressure situations; I know what I can do.
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My mum put herself in £50,000 of debt to service my sporting career. She did everything for me to pursue my dream.
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I've always said the Olympics are special to me.
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Part of me worries about upsetting people, because we all have perceptions about Olympic champions.
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When I won gold in Athens, I said to my wife Cath, who was pregnant, 'This baby of ours will never want for anything.' There was real pride in that - but it just didn't happen.
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I drank because I enjoyed it. I was happy sitting at the end of the bar on my own, reading the paper. I've always enjoyed my own company, and that stems from riding alone. I never trained with anyone - and I still don't. I've always been happy with my own thoughts, and that sums me up as an individual-pursuit rider.
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