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Glasgow Times
14-05-2025
- Health
- Glasgow Times
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here' after cocaine addiction
The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal. Father-of-two Wiggins is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions, and feels 'a lot more at peace' with himself. Wiggins celebrates his Tour de France win in 2012 (PA) 'There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning,' he said, according to the Observer. 'I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise. I was high most of the time for many years. 'I was walking a tightrope. I realised I had a huge problem. I had to stop. I'm lucky to be here.' Since ending his career in 2016, Wiggins has spoken about his father's jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child. The 45-year-old, who last year was declared bankrupt, said disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has helped his recovery, including offering to pay for therapy. 'My addiction was a way of easing that pain that I lived with,' said Wiggins, according to Cycling Weekly. 'I'm still figuring a lot of this out but what I have got is a lot more control of myself and my triggers; I'm a lot more at peace with myself now which is a really big thing.'
Rhyl Journal
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here' after cocaine addiction
The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal. Father-of-two Wiggins is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions, and feels 'a lot more at peace' with himself. 'There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning,' he said, according to the Observer. 'I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise. I was high most of the time for many years. 'I was walking a tightrope. I realised I had a huge problem. I had to stop. I'm lucky to be here.' Since ending his career in 2016, Wiggins has spoken about his father's jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child. The 45-year-old, who last year was declared bankrupt, said disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has helped his recovery, including offering to pay for therapy. 'My addiction was a way of easing that pain that I lived with,' said Wiggins, according to Cycling Weekly. 'I'm still figuring a lot of this out but what I have got is a lot more control of myself and my triggers; I'm a lot more at peace with myself now which is a really big thing.'
Leader Live
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Sir Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here' after cocaine addiction
The 2012 Tour de France winner and five-time Olympic champion said his children wanted to put him in rehab amid fears the issue could prove fatal. Father-of-two Wiggins is now 12 months sober, attends regular therapy sessions, and feels 'a lot more at peace' with himself. 'There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning,' he said, according to the Observer. 'I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise. I was high most of the time for many years. 'I was walking a tightrope. I realised I had a huge problem. I had to stop. I'm lucky to be here.' Since ending his career in 2016, Wiggins has spoken about his father's jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child. The 45-year-old, who last year was declared bankrupt, said disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has helped his recovery, including offering to pay for therapy. 'My addiction was a way of easing that pain that I lived with,' said Wiggins, according to Cycling Weekly. 'I'm still figuring a lot of this out but what I have got is a lot more control of myself and my triggers; I'm a lot more at peace with myself now which is a really big thing.'
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sir Bradley Wiggins 'lucky to be here' after cocaine addiction
Sir Bradley Wiggins has revealed he became a cocaine addict after his cycling career ended and is "lucky to be here". The 45-year-old, who won the 2012 Tour de France and five Olympic gold medals during an illustrious career, said his two children wanted to put him in rehab because they feared the habit could kill him. The star of London 2012 said he has been clean for 12 months, has regular therapy sessions, and feels "a lot more at peace" with himself. He told The Observer there were times his son "thought I was going to be found dead in the morning". "I was a functioning addict," he said. "People wouldn't realise. I was high most of the time for many years. "I was walking a tightrope. I realised I had a huge problem. I had to stop. I'm lucky to be here." Since ending his career in 2016, Sir Bradley has spoken about his father's jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child. Sir Bradley, who was declared bankrupt last year, said disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong helped his recovery, including offering to pay for therapy. Read more on Sky News:Innocent man freed after 38 years in jailMP charged with sex assaults Speaking to Cycling Weekly, he said his addiction "was a way of easing that pain that I lived with". "I'm still figuring a lot of this out but what I have got is a lot more control of myself and my triggers; I'm a lot more at peace with myself now which is a really big thing," he said.
eNCA
13-05-2025
- Sport
- eNCA
Cycling great Wiggins admits cocaine addiction after retiring
Five-time Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says he became a cocaine addict following his retirement from cycling and is "lucky to be here". The British father of two, who quit his addiction a year ago, said his children wanted to put him in rehab, fearing the issue could prove fatal. Wiggins, who won the Tour de France in 2012, said he attends regular therapy sessions, and feels "a lot more at peace" with himself. "There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning," he told The Observer. "I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise. I was high most of the time for many years." He added: "I was walking a tightrope. I realised I had a huge problem. I had to stop. I'm lucky to be here. "I was a victim of all my own choices, for many years. "I already had a lot of self-hatred, but I was amplifying it. It was a form of self-harm and self-sabotage. It was not the person I wanted to be. I realised I was hurting a lot of people around me." Since ending his career in 2016, Wiggins has spoken about his father's jealousy and being groomed by a coach as a child. The 45-year-old, last year declared bankrupt, said disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who confessed to doping in 2013, had helped his recovery, including offering to pay for therapy. "My addiction was a way of easing that pain that I lived with," said Wiggins, according to Cycling Weekly. "I'm still figuring a lot of this out but what I have got is a lot more control of myself and my triggers. I'm a lot more at peace with myself now which is a really big thing."
