Bradley Wiggins wasn't going to speak to the press at the Gent Six Day, continuing his radio silence in the wake of the Fancy Bears hack that revealed his use of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) during his career, but the 37-year-old appeared comfortable taking questions trackside during day 1 of racing.
In 2002, Wiggins took second place with his partner Matthew Gilmore. The pair returned the following year and won the overall. Wiggins, who is riding with Mark Cavendish this week, said that the 2016 Gent Six Day will be the final race of his career, but in recent weeks Wiggins has suggested he could race on. Asked if it would truly be his final race, Wiggins responded "ask me on Sunday".
"I just love it man. I love it, I have been coming here since I was born when my father was racing. Cycling has changed so much and a lot of people have been coming here since before cycling got really popular. It is just lovely to be back. I love this building, I love this place, I love this country. It is fantastic," Wiggins told the assembled media at 't Kuipke.
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"I have trained hard for this, I have trained well for this and I have been looking forward to this. Nothing was going to piss on my parade."
During the impromptu media appearance, Wiggins, who was born in Gent, expressed his pleasure to be racing on the 't Kuipke Velodrome. "It feels like a second home really. I always say that when I go to London but that never really does. But when I come here, you know, like yesterday I went to see some old friends who we knew when I was a baby, back when my Dad was racing here," said Wiggins, whose father Gary also rode the Gent Six Day during his career.
"Everyone remembers, you know… 'Oh, I remember when you were a baby and you shit your arse and we had to change your nappy.' And I'm like 'Oh, cheers for that. I'm 37 now," added Wiggins with a laugh.
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