Bradley Wiggins plans to become a social worker as the former Tour de France winner moves onto a new life after his remarkable cycling career.

Wiggins was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and he followed that memorable success by taking an Olympic time trial gold later the same year.

But the 39-year-old doesn't want to dwell on his sporting success any longer.

"I don't give a s**t about my cycling career now," Wiggins told The Big Issue magazine. "I'm just detached from it, I don't want to live off the back of it.

"I live off of being me, and I'm happy in my own skin."

Wiggins attempted to become a professional rower after his cycling journey ended, but when that venture petered out he worked as a television pundit for Eurosport.

However, Wiggins, who had a difficult relationship with his estranged father after growing up in north London, wants to move into social work in a bid to help others less fortunate than himself.

"When I was offered a TV role I wasn't sure I wanted to do it," he said. "It took me a while to find myself, redefine myself, and come back to cycling without an ego.

"So now I can do the TV job, but I've also enrolled to do an Open University degree in social work. I want to help people.

"Those horrific things I saw when I was growing up. nothing can shock me now, and I want to use that mental toughness working as a social worker.

"And when people say, 'Oh, you're that cyclist', I'll say, 'No, that was a few years ago. I'm a social worker now'."

Wiggins' reputation has suffered since his retirement after internet hackers revealed details of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) Wiggins was granted ahead of some of his biggest races, including the 2012 Tour.

An investigation into the contents of a jiffy bag delivered to the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine for his use was inconclusive.

Wiggins called the controversial investigation a "malicious witch-hunt" at the time.

Meanwhile, Team Wiggins Le Col, the professional development team he formed in 2015, will close at the end of the season.

Wiggins appears to have taken those slings and arrows in his stride as he prepares for a new chapter.

He famously posed on a throne in front of Hampton Court Palace after his Olympic gold in London, but he has no complaints that his spell as the king of cycling is over.

"It's nice to be remembered but I can't keep waltzing in with a rock'n'roll haircut and a suede suit on, drunk," he said.&nbsp;

"I've moved on from that person. Everything ends, everything has to end."

Bradley Wiggins plans to become a social worker as the former Tour de France winner moves onto a new life after his remarkable cycling career. Wiggins was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and he followed that memorable success by taking an Olympic time trial gold later the same year.

Bradley Wiggins plans to become a social worker as the former Tour de France winner moves onto a new life after his remarkable cycling career. Wiggins was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and he followed that memorable success by taking an Olympic time trial gold later the same year. But the 39-year-old doesn't want to dwell on his sporting success any longer. "I don't give a s**t about my cycling career now," Wiggins told The Big Issue magazine. "I'm just detached from it, I don't want to live off the back of it. "I live off of being me, and I'm happy in my own skin." Wiggins attempted to become a professional rower after his cycling journey ended, but when that venture petered out he worked as a television pundit for Eurosport. However, Wiggins, who had a difficult relationship with his estranged father after growing up in north London, wants to move into social work in a bid to help others less fortunate than himself. "When I was offered a TV role I wasn't sure I wanted to do it," he said. "It took me a while to find myself, redefine myself, and come back to cycling without an ego. "So now I can do the TV job, but I've also enrolled to do an Open University degree in social work. I want to help people. "Those horrific things I saw when I was growing up. nothing can shock me now, and I want to use that mental toughness working as a social worker. "And when people say, 'Oh, you're that cyclist', I'll say, 'No, that was a few years ago. I'm a social worker now'." Wiggins' reputation has suffered since his retirement after internet hackers revealed details of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) Wiggins was granted ahead of some of his biggest races, including the 2012 Tour. An investigation into the contents of a jiffy bag delivered to the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine for his use was inconclusive. Wiggins called the controversial investigation a "malicious witch-hunt" at the time. Meanwhile, Team Wiggins Le Col, the professional development team he formed in 2015, will close at the end of the season. Wiggins appears to have taken those slings and arrows in his stride as he prepares for a new chapter. He famously posed on a throne in front of Hampton Court Palace after his Olympic gold in London, but he has no complaints that his spell as the king of cycling is over. "It's nice to be remembered but I can't keep waltzing in with a rock'n'roll haircut and a suede suit on, drunk," he said. "I've moved on from that person. Everything ends, everything has to end."

'I'm just detached from my cycling career,' says former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain&#39;s greatest sportsmen.

The 36-year-old became Britain`s first Tour de France winner in 2012 and bows out with eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and seven world titles, across track and road cycling, to his name.

&quot;I have been lucky enough to live a dream and fulfil my childhood aspiration of making a living and a career out of the sport I fell in love with at the age of 12,&quot; Wiggins said in a statement on the Facebook page of his Wiggins team.

&quot;I`ve met my idols and ridden with and alongside the best for 20 years. I have worked with the world`s best coaches and managers, who I will always be grateful to for their support.&quot;

(AFP)

The 36-year-old bows out with eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and seven world titles

Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain's greatest sportsmen. The 36-year-old became Britain`s first Tour de France winner in 2012 and bows out with eight Olympic medals, including five golds, and seven world titles, across track and road cycling, to his name. "I have been lucky enough to live a dream and fulfil my childhood aspiration of making a living and a career out of the sport I fell in love with at the age of 12," Wiggins said in a statement on the Facebook page of his Wiggins team. "I`ve met my idols and ridden with and alongside the best for 20 years. I have worked with the world`s best coaches and managers, who I will always be grateful to for their support." (AFP)

Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins announces retirement

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has defended his use of banned substances under medical exemption rules, saying he was not looking for &quot;unfair advantage&quot; but merely trying to mitigate the impact of asthma and allergies. 
 
The first Briton to win the Tour de France, Wiggins has been the subject of allegations of hypocrisy over the timing of the medical interventions since his anti-doping records were among those leaked by cyber hackers on the fancybear.net website. 
 
The data leaked relates to Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), which allow athletes to take banned substances for verified medical needs and are signed off by sports federations. There is no suggestion Wiggins has broken any rules. 
 
The data revealed Wiggins was given permission to take the powerful corticosteroid triamcinolone before his breakthrough triumph at the 2012 Tour de France as well as the 2011 version of the endurance classic and the 2013 Tour of Italy. 
 
&quot;This was to cure a medical condition. This wasn&#39;t about trying to find a way to gain an unfair advantage,&quot; Wiggins told BBC TV in a pre-recorded interview to be broadcast on Sunday.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;This was about putting myself back on a level playing-field in order to compete at the highest level.&quot; 
 
Wiggins`s former doctor at the Garmin Slipstream team, Prentice Steffen, told the BBC on Friday he was &quot;surprised&quot; the cyclist had needed triamcinolone, which convicted dopers David Millar and Michael Rasmussen said was a highly potent drug. 
 
The 36-year-old five-times Olympic champion said he had been struggling with his breathing before the 2012 Tour de France and decided to take triamcinolone on medical advice. 
 
&quot;It was prescribed for allergies and respiratory problems,&quot; Wiggins added.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;I`ve been a lifelong sufferer of asthma and I went to my team doctor at the time and we went in turn to a specialist to see if there`s anything else we could do to cure these problems. 
 
&quot;And he in turn said: `Yeah, there`s something you can do but you`re going to need authorisation from cycling&rsquo;s governing body.`&quot; 
 
Wiggins had earlier denied that Team Sky`s former doctor Geert Leinders, a convicted drug cheat, was involved in the decision to seek approval for his use of the banned substances. 
 
A fifth batch of documents relating to more than 40 athletes was published by cyber hackers on Friday. 
 
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it believes the hackers are Russian and gained access to its anti-doping administration and management system (ADAMS) via an IOC-created account for last month`s Rio Games.

(AFP) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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'This was to cure a medical condition. This wasn't about trying to find a way to gain an unfair advantage,' Wiggins said

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has defended his use of banned substances under medical exemption rules, saying he was not looking for "unfair advantage" but merely trying to mitigate the impact of asthma and allergies. The first Briton to win the Tour de France, Wiggins has been the subject of allegations of hypocrisy over the timing of the medical interventions since his anti-doping records were among those leaked by cyber hackers on the fancybear.net website. The data leaked relates to Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), which allow athletes to take banned substances for verified medical needs and are signed off by sports federations. There is no suggestion Wiggins has broken any rules. The data revealed Wiggins was given permission to take the powerful corticosteroid triamcinolone before his breakthrough triumph at the 2012 Tour de France as well as the 2011 version of the endurance classic and the 2013 Tour of Italy. "This was to cure a medical condition. This wasn't about trying to find a way to gain an unfair advantage," Wiggins told BBC TV in a pre-recorded interview to be broadcast on Sunday. "This was about putting myself back on a level playing-field in order to compete at the highest level." Wiggins`s former doctor at the Garmin Slipstream team, Prentice Steffen, told the BBC on Friday he was "surprised" the cyclist had needed triamcinolone, which convicted dopers David Millar and Michael Rasmussen said was a highly potent drug. The 36-year-old five-times Olympic champion said he had been struggling with his breathing before the 2012 Tour de France and decided to take triamcinolone on medical advice. "It was prescribed for allergies and respiratory problems," Wiggins added. "I`ve been a lifelong sufferer of asthma and I went to my team doctor at the time and we went in turn to a specialist to see if there`s anything else we could do to cure these problems. "And he in turn said: `Yeah, there`s something you can do but you`re going to need authorisation from cycling’s governing body.`" Wiggins had earlier denied that Team Sky`s former doctor Geert Leinders, a convicted drug cheat, was involved in the decision to seek approval for his use of the banned substances. A fifth batch of documents relating to more than 40 athletes was published by cyber hackers on Friday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it believes the hackers are Russian and gained access to its anti-doping administration and management system (ADAMS) via an IOC-created account for last month`s Rio Games. (AFP)

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