Sir Bradley Wiggins says he was sexually groomed by a coach when he was 13
dailystar.co.ukSir Bradley Wiggins has revealed that he was sexually groomed at the age of just 13 by a coach, and that he decided not to speak up at the time because he had a difficult relationship with his stepfather.Wiggins, who made history by winning the 2012 Tour de France winner as well as five Olympic gold medals between 2004 and 2016, believes his drive on the bike stemmed from adversity from his childhood.Speaking to Men’s Health UK magazine, Wiggins said: "I was groomed by a coach when I was younger – I was about 13 – and I never fully accepted that."Asked if he was groomed sexually, Wiggins added: “Yes.
It all impacted me as an adult…I buried it. My stepfather was quite violent to me, he used to call me a f****t for wearing Lycra and stuff, so I didn’t think I could tell him.“I was such a loner…I just wanted to get out of the environment.
I became so insular. I was quite a strange teenager in many ways and I think the drive on the bike stemmed from adversity."Wiggins, 41, made the revelation in an interview with Men’s Health ‘Talking Heads’ columnist Alastair Campbell in the May issue of the magazine, which goes on sale on April 20.Wiggins has previously spoken about suffering from depression and a difficult childhood.He said he had spent much of his life trying to understand his relationship with his father, Australian cyclist Gary Wiggins, who walked out on the family when Bradley was young and who died in 2008 following a fight at a house party."It was definitely to do with my dad,” Wiggins said when asked what he had tried to run from in his life."Never getting answers when he was murdered in 2008.
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