Bradley Wiggins has revealed he is a fan of Peter Sagan, saying the sport needs more characters like the current world champion and less regimented riders who are afraid to be different.
Wiggins is determined to enjoy his final season on the road and track with his WIGGINS team, and has helped the team secure an invitation to the Dubai Tour and the Tour of California in May. He is using this block of road racing to work on his form before the track World Championships in early March in London and for his final big goal of his distinguished career, a fifth Olympic gold medal on the track in the team pursuit.
His distinguished career and unique character has meant he has always stood out amongst his peers and he is still a huge draw at the Dubai Tour for the many British expats who live and work here and the local cycling fans. Wiggins enjoys being different, he likes to provoke and joke with the media and his fellow riders.
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He acutely aware of how the sport lacks interesting characters, hence his admiration for Peter Sagan.
“I like the fact that he’s a bit different and brings something else to the sport, which not a lot of other riders do these days,” Wiggins explained.
“It’s his demeanour, and the way he carries himself. I think it’s what the sport needs. We need characters in the sport like Sagan and there aren’t many left now. Everyone is so kind of regimented and fearful of their jobs I think, fearful to be different. It was just the way Sagan threw his bike when he won the Worlds. It’s the kind of thing I would have done…”
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