Bradley Wiggins
British former professional road and track racing cyclist
Never going back to the Tour de France and trying to win again.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When a relationship I’ve been invested in stops working. And yet, here I am, happy as you like.
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My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.
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View profile →The last few years. There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you really don’t care about stuff that used to bother you.
Persevering with a career that was predicted to last six months and still being here four decades later.
Always flying: we’ve had flights where the engine’s been on fire; where we’ve nose-dived.
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Sleep apnoea and tinnitus.
Kind, funny, moany – I do love a moan.
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