According to him, the former British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, winner of the Tour de France, was bullied for three years as a child.
The 42-year-old Wiggins won the Olympic and world championship titles in the time trial, held the one-hour world record for four years, and enriched his career on the track with four more five-ring gold medals and seven world championships, as well as a European championship gold, as a result of which he was knighted. Wiggins spoke for the first time last April about being bullied by a coach as a teenager, and he explained his ordeal in a recent podcast called Happy Place.
It spanned a three-year period from the age of twelve, I can't recall how often, from minor incidents to sexual harassment, or whatever you want to call it.
- said the winner of the 2012 French circuit. She emphasized that her biggest shame was that a man had done all this to her, and she couldn't process it, especially not at the age of 13.
There was a point where I pretended it never happened and dedicated my whole life to cycling
- said Wiggins, who considers his unhappiness and running away from his problems to be the secret of his success.
Beyond dispute, it makes the difference between being good or outstanding at something. I believe that greatness comes from misfortune
- said Wiggins, who retired at the age of 36 and worked as a television expert in recent years.
I would be nothing without cycling, it gave me everything. At the same time, he took almost everything from me.
Source: Magyar Hírlap
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