Who is bradley wiggins married to

Sir Bradley Wiggins, the celebrated cyclist, has become the latest in a list of British Olympians to announce the breakdown of their marriage. Wiggins, 40, revealed on Twitter that he and his wife of 16 years had separated.

The Times understands that the couple, who met as members of the junior Great Britain cycling team in , in effect split some months ago, in Several gold-medal winning British Olympians have separated from their partner in recent years.

Subscription Notification. Sir Bradley Wiggins and his wife Cath, pictured kissing in at his victory in the Tour de France, sadly announced their split in May. Announcing his split earlier this year, the British Olympic star tweeted the sad news and said their two children remained 'a priority'. He wrote: 'It is with deep sadness my wife Cath and I have decided to separate. Our two children remain our priority and we ask for privacy at this time. The Tour De France winner's role in the spotlight has hit his family life in the past with Cath - who has bipolar disorder - ending up in rehab after doping allegations levelled at him in 'nearly killed' her and made his life a 'living hell'.

According to fellow shoppers, Bradley and Laura were every bit the happy couple as they left a supermarket in south west London. Russian hackers published medical records that revealed he had obtained a Therapeutic Use Exemption certificate TUE on three occasions to take triamcinolone, including before his historic Tour win. UK Anti-Doping investigated the allegations, a key point of contention being the delivery of a medical package for Wiggins and Team Sky in The month investigation was eventually closed after they were unable to find enough evidence about what was contained in a Jiffy bag sent to Sir Bradley's tour bus.

Wiggins has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he used the drug, which has a history of abuse in cycling because it can assist weight loss, legally to treat asthma and allergy problems.

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Comments Share what you think. Today's a grey jumper kinda day! She then moved on to the same role at SilkFred , a fashion website featuring clothing from independent brands. Sir Bradley Wiggins is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist.

He competed from to and is nicknamed Wiggo. Wiggins stepped up to the podium at every Olympic Games from Sydney to Rio , collecting five Olympic gold medals. He went on to win his first Olympic medal for Great Britain in He competed professionally in the sport until he retired in He has since left his illustrious career behind and is now training to become a social worker. Rachel McKinnon: Transgender athlete defends herself after title win Lockdown exercise: The workout that burns the most calories revealed.

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