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Bradley Wiggins was born on April 28, 1980 in the Belgian town of Ghent. His love of cycling was inspired by watching the 1992 Olympics on TV, and that year aged 12 he told his art teacher that “I’m going to be Olympic champion, I am going to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour”.
“Wiggo” announced his arrival on the world stage in 1998, winning the 3km Individual Pursuit in the Junior Track World Championships in Cuba.