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A Harsh Confession From a Cycling Champion. He Snorted Cocaine From His Olympic Medal, Was Abused by His Coach

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He has five gold medals from the Olympic Games, won the Tour de France and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. But after a wildly successful career, cyclist Bradley Wiggins fell into drug and alcohol addiction, snorted cocaine straight from his Olympic medal, and attempted suicide by smashing a beer bottle over his head. He also talks about this harshly in his autobiography Řetěz, which is now being published in Czech.
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He has five gold medals from the Olympic Games, won the Tour de France and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. But after a wildly successful career, cyclist Bradley Wiggins fell into drug and alcohol addiction, snorted cocaine straight from his Olympic medal, and attempted suicide by smashing a beer bottle over his head. He also talks about this harshly in his autobiography Řetěz, which is now being published in Czech.

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sport.cz broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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