SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS has revealed he became a "drug addict" just three years after his cycling career ended. The five-time Olympic gold medallist retired from the sport in 2016. Since hopping off ...

Wiggins was abandoned by his father as a child, saw his school headmaster murdered and was sexually abused as a boy by his first cycling coach. Bradley Wiggins has five Olympic gold medals.

Lance Armstrong has proven to be somewhat of a lifeline to Team GB hero Sir Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins, who became the first Brit to win eight Olympic medals, has since struggled with retirement.