With just a handful of events remaining before he hangs up his wheels Bradley Wiggins is turning his attention to the growth of his own Continental team, with the desire is to turn the WIGGINS squad into a leading force in the development of U23 talent.
The squad was formed in 2014 as reaction to Wiggins’ exclusion from Team Sky’s 2013 Tour de France line-up. Although the team lacked a clear long-term strategy in those early day it has developed into a progressive hotbed for young British talent.
Wiggins himself is set to ride the Tour of Britain next month in WIGGINS colours, with the Gent Six Day also on his programme before his expected retirement. Speaking at Rapha event in London, he told an audience of journalists and fans that his plans were to grow his team over the coming seasons.
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“The future of the team is developing under 23 riders and moving them on,” he said.
The WIGGINS team is very much created from the same mould as its creator. It is both reactionary and revolutionary to a perceived system of authority but also highly ambitious and determined."
“Most teams, when they start, say 'we want to be at the Tour de France in five years', and most fall by the wayside. We don’t want to be at the Tour de France. I’m sick to death of the Tour de France,” Wiggins added.
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