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    A moment in time Wiggins secures Sky’s first Tour

    May 18, 2022 4 minutes
    Words GILES BELBIN

    As the Tour de France circus descended on the Belgian city of Liège for the 2012 Grand Départ, two riders headed most observers’ lists of contenders for the overall win: Australia’s Cadel Evans and Britain’s Bradley Wiggins. While defending champion Evans had enjoyed a measured buildup to the race – finishing first at the Critérium International and securing a podium finish at the Critérium du Dauphiné – Wiggins had been on fire, rewriting cycling’s history books before a single pedal had been turned at the Tour.

    Prior to 2012 no rider had ever won Paris-Nice, the Tour

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