Tour de France champion speaks out about being harassed by coach at age 13

MOSCOW, 19 Apr 2012 Tour de France winner British cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins spoke about sexual harassment by a coach when the athlete was 13 years old. Wiggins is the first Briton to win the Tour de France cycling race. He was also five times Olympic champion, seven times world champion on the track and one time world champion on the road. «When I was younger, I was courted by a coach. I was about 13 years old. I could not fully accept it. Yes , I was sexually harassed. It affected me when I grew up. I buried it, «The Guardian quotes Wiggins with reference to Men's Health. The cyclist spoke about the abuse from his stepfather, who criticized him for wearing cycling equipment from He also talked about trying to mend a relationship with his birth father, Australian cyclist Gary Wiggins, who left the family when his son was young. He died in 2008 after a fight at a house party.» was my hero, I wanted to prove myself to him. He was a good cyclist, but his talent was wasted. He was a manic-depressive alcoholic, quite violent, and also took a lot of illegal drugs,» Wiggins added.