Legendary British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has suffered financial difficulties following his retirement from the sport in 2016 after enjoying a career that saw Olympic and Tour de France successTour de France winner Bradley Wiggins could lose his Olympic gold medals after being declared bankrupt. The five-times gold medalist, who was also the first Briton to win Le Tour, was declared bankrupt by Lancaster county court on June 3, per The Times. The ex-Sky rider saw his professional development cycling group, Team Wiggins enter liquidation in September 2020 before going defunct. Wiggins Rights Limited, which owns the trademarks to Bradley Wiggins, Wiggo and Wiggins, saw debts of £650,000 when entering liquidation in 2020. Wiggins described the financial difficulties as “a very historical matter that involves professional negligence from [others] that has left a s***pile with my name at the front of it to deal with.

Source: The Times June 08, 2024 18:55 UTC