Bradley Wiggins speaks out on childhood abuse by cycling coach

Sir bradley wiggins Has spoken about the trauma he suffered after being sexually abused by his cycling coach as a child.

The five-time Olympic champion revealed during an interview that he was “taking clinical steps to make sure I don’t go back to my old ways”. bbc radio 4 On Tuesday (21 October).

However, he added that underneath, “there is a 13-year-old boy who is incredibly traumatized, embarrassed, ashamed and vulnerable”.

During an interview in 2022 alistair campbell For men’s HealthWiggins said that his coach Stan Knight, who died in 2003, abused him when he was 13.

Discussing the confession, he said that it felt as if a burden had been lifted from my shoulders.