Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar in 4-43-54; 6, Wiggins at 57sec
Stage twelve: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Annonay-Davézieux, 226km
David Millar (GB) Garmin-Sharp in 5-42-46; 12, Wiggins at 7min 54sec
Stage thirteen: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Cap d’Agde, 217km
André Greipel (Germany) Lotto-Belisol in 4-57-59; 12, Wiggins st
Stage fourteen: Limoux – Foix, 191km
Luis León Sánchez (Spain) Rabobank in 4-50-29; 15, Wiggins at 18min 15sec
Stage fifteen: Samatan – Pau, 158.5km
Pierrick Fédrigo (France) Francais Des Jeux-BigMat in 3-40-15; 22, Wiggins at 11min 50sec
Stage sixteen: Pau – Bagnères-de-Luchon, 197km
Thomas Voeckler (France) Europcar in 5-35-02; 12, Wiggins at 7min 9sec
Stage seventeen: Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes, 143.5km
Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar in 4-12-11; 3, Wiggins at 19sec
Stage eighteen: Blagnac – Brive-la-Gaillarde, 222.5km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 4-54-12; 19, Wiggins at 4sec
Stage nineteen: Bonneval – Chartres, 53.5km individual time trial
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 1-04-13; 2, Chris Froome at 1min 16sec
Stage twenty: Rambouillet – Paris (Champs-Élysées), 120km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-08-07; 54, Wiggins at 9sec
Overall:
Bradley Wiggins (GB) Team Sky in 87-34-47sec; 2, Chris Froome (GB) Team Sky at 3min 21sec; 3, Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) Liquigas-Cannondale at 6min 19sec; 4, Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Belgium) Lotto-Belisol at 10min 15sec; 5, Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC at 11min 4sec
JULY 28: OLYMPIC GAMES ROAD RACE, UNITED KINGDOM, 250KM
Gold, Alexander Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) in 5-45-57; Silver, Rigoberto Urán (Columbia) st; Bronze, Alexander Kristoff (Norway) at 8sec; 103, Wiggins at 1min 17sec
AUGUST 1: OLYMPIC GAMES INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL, UNITED KINGDOM, 44KM
Gold, Bradley Wiggins (GB) in 0-50-39; Silver, Tony Martin (Germany) at 42sec; Bronze, Chris Froome (GB) at 1min 8sec
9–16 SEPTEMBER TOUR OF BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOM
Stage one: Ipswich – Norfolk Showground, 203km
Luke Rowe (GB) Team Sky in 4-51-05; 24, Wiggins st
Stage two: Nottingham – Knowsley, 180.7km
Leigh Howard (Australia) Orica-GreenEDGE in 4-31-09; 34, Wiggins at 1sec
Stage three: Jedburgh – Dumfries, 152.6km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-54-30; 44, Wiggins st
Stage four: Carlisle – Blackpool, 156km
Mark Cavendish (GB) Team Sky in 3-51-33; 21, Wiggins at 9sec
Stage five: Stoke on Trent – Stoke on Trent, 147km
Marc de Maar (Dutch Curaçao) United Healthcare in 3-30-26; 64, Wiggins at 11min 45sec, and retired
23 SEPTEMBER: UCI WORLD ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS, NETHERLANDS, 269KM
Gold, Phillippe Gilbert (Belgium) in 6-10-41; Silver, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) at 4sec; Bronze, Alejandro Valverde (Spain) at 5sec; Wiggins, DNF
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INDEX
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BW indicates Bradley Wiggins.
Algarve, Tour of, 2012, 96, 97, 122, 128, 129, 168, 242
Anquetil, Jacques, 124
Ardennes, Classic, 73
Armstrong, Lance, 11, 147, 176, 177, 186–90, 243
Arvesen, Kurt-Asle, 68
ASO, 120, 218
Astana, 172, 223
Banesto, 247
Barry, Michael, 18
Basso, Ivan, 28, 134, 227
Bayern-Rundfahrt, 2011, 53, 54, 59, 61, 76
Bayton, Phil, 142
Belgium, Tour of, 141
BMC, 110, 161, 205, 207–7, 223
Boardman, Chris, 141–2, 167, 171, 282–3
Bombrun, Hervé, 180
Boonen, Tom, 90
Brailsford, Dave:
British Cycling’s success, role in, 13, 14, 259–62
BW, relationship with, 12–13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 30–1, 32, 34, 36, 38, 259–61
doping, attitude towards, 179, 185, 192
Olympics, 2004 and, 259
Olympics, 2008 and, 13
Olympics, 2012 and, 255, 264, 265, 280
Sean Yates and, 145–6
Shane Sutton and, 44–5
Team Sky goals and, 102
Team Sky riders, relationship with, 126, 129, 131–2
Team Sky, BW’s move to and, 12–3, 14, 15
Team Sky, Cavendish’s move to and, 83
Team Sky’s creation, role in, 12–13
Tim Kerrison and, 56
Tour de France 2010 and, 19–20, 21–22
Tour de France 2012 and, 192, 212, 213, 253
World Championships 2011 and, 80, 83
Brajkovic, Janez, 209
Britain, Tour of:
1998, 142
2009, 56
2010, 9, 28, 29
2012, 273
British, Cycling, 3, 12, 13, 14, 34, 41, 43, 44, 57, 60, 61, 92, 141, 143, 179, 184, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263–4, see also Olympic Games
British National Road Race Championships 2011, 61, 62, 72
British Time Trial Championships 2010, 28, 29, 32
Bugno, Gianni, 248
Burke, Steven, 52
Cancellara, Fabian, 54, 61, 75, 158, 159, 167, 181, 182, 196, 275, 279, 280, 285, 286
Catalonia, Tour of, 2012, 96, 100, 111, 137
Cavendish, Mark, 16, 178
Bernhard Eisel and, 130, 131, 132
BW, relationship with, 76–85, 227–32, 259, 283
Olympics 2012, 266, 268–9, 270–3, 274
Team Sky, move to, 83–5
Team Sky, role in, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132
Tour de France 2012, 1, 162, 164, 165, 169, 211, 221–6, 234, 248, 249, 250, 251, 266–7, 283
Tour of Romandie 2012, 110, 112, 113
World Championships 2008, 112
World Championships 2011, 76, 80–2
Clancy, Ed, 52, 282
Clark, Julian, 144
Cobo, Juan José, 69, 133
Cofidis affair, 178, 181, 184
Columbia, 131
Commonwealth Games:
2002, 41
2010, 29
2014, 290
Contador, Alberto, 40, 55, 91, 129, 151, 168, 172, 224, 249, 286
Cousins, George (granddad), 22, 23–29, 31, 32, 33, 290, 291
Crédit Agricole, 77, 145
Critérium International:
2004, 187
2012, 100
CSC, 134, 144
Cuesta, Iñigo, 143
Cummings, Steve, 3, 11
Cycle Sport, 178
Dailey, Doug, 258
Dauphiné Libéré, 126
2011, 53, 54–6, 59, 60, 61, 66, 68, 71–2, 73, 76, 221
2012, 46, 95–96, 101, 117, 118–124, 125, 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 153, 167, 168, 192–3, 194, 201, 218, 221, 234, 252, 255, 284, 286
directeur sportif, 5, 36, 110, 141, 142, 144, 145, 150, 184, 210, 238
Dolan, Terry, 16
domestiques, 18, 113
doping, 25, 59, 116, 129, 175–90, 242, 259, 271
Dower, John, 157, 285, 286
DuPont Tour, 149
Durbridge, Luke, 119
Eisel, Bernhard, 126, 127, 130–2, 159, 169, 220, 228, 251
Ellingworth, Rod, 16, 27–8, 36, 80, 126, 168, 222
Ellis, Doug, 188
Eneco Tour of Belgium and Holland 2010, 28
Europcar, 223
Eurosport, 37, 192
Evans, Cadel, 28
Dauphiné Libéré 2011, 54
Dauphiné Libéré 2012, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123
Tour de France 2011, 59
Tour de France 2012, 138, 154, 158, 159, 161, 164, 170–1, 175,
192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 205, 206, 207–8, 209, 212, 213, 222, 223, 225–6, 233, 234, 241, 249, 289
Tour of Romandie 2012, 110
FDJ, see Française des Jeux
Fédrigo, Pierrick, 230
Felt, 16
Ferrari, Roberto, 162
Festina, drug scandal, 259
Flanders, Tour of:
1996, 141
2003, 144
Flecha, Juan-Antonio, 63, 127
Flèche Wallonne, 73
Four Days of Dunkirk, 182
Française des Jeux (FDJ), 41, 130, 131
Freeman, Richard, 63–4
Froome, Chris:
Olympics 2012 and, 269
Team Sky, role in, 69–70, 106, 132–3, 134, 135, 208–18
Tour de France 2012, 4, 5, 158, 167, 168, 169, 171, 195, 196, 208–18, 237, 239
Vuelta a España, 2011, 68, 69–70, 134
Garmin, 11, 12–13, 14–15, 16, 26, 32, 78, 79, 188, 189, 230, 262
Gent-Wevelgem 2010, 130
Germany, Tour of, 145
Gesink, Robert, 167
Gibb, Tony, 192
Giro d’Italia, 10, 134, 218, 289
2003, 130
2005, 77, 227
2008, 78
2009, 11, 17
2010, 10, 17–18, 53, 128, 129
2011, 129, 134
2012, 112, 126, 167
Giro del Piemonte, 10
González, Txema, 9–10
Good Friday Meeting Herne Hill 1999, 136–7
GP Eddy Merckx, 141
Grabsch, Bert, 276
Granddad see Cousins, George
Grand Prix de Plouay 2010, 28–9
Great Britain team, 3, 12, 13, 14, 30, 31, 34, 41, 43, 44, 57, 60, 61, 72, 92, 137, 140, 141, 143, 144, 152, 179, 184, 258–84, see also Olympic, Games
GreenEDGE, 161, 166
Greipel, André, 221, 230
Hagen, Edvald Boasson, 52, 54, 58, 63, 92, 97, 123, 132, 158, 159, 166, 169, 170, 206, 212, 220, 221, 229, 231
Hallam, Ian, 143
Hamilton, Tyler, 186
Hampsten, Andy, 149
Hayles, Rob, 112
Hesjedal, Ryder, 167
HighRoad, 77, 129
Hinault, Bernard, 81, 218, 219, 220, 223–4, 242–3, 251, 252, 253, 284
Hincapie, George, 79, 149
Hindes, Philip, 152
Hondo, Danilo, 250
Hoy, Sir Chris, 34, 43, 49, 152, 179, 254, 261, 265, 282, 290
HTC, 78, 79, 128, 131
Hushovd, Thor, 78
Indurain, Miguel, 56, 224, 225, 247, 248, 252, 253, 284, 288
iteamNova, 144
Jeppesen, Carsten, 14, 15, 36, 126
Jones, Simon, 44–5
Julich, Bobby, 147, 148
Junior World Championships:
1997, 127
1998, 143
Kashechkin, Andrey, 182
Keeble, Ron, 142
Keen, Peter, 13, 57, 143, 258–9
Kelly, Sean, 189, 284
Kennaugh, Peter, 186
Kenny, Jason, 152
Kerrison, Tim:
BW’s training, role in, 35, 39, 40, 47, 48, 54, 56–9, 65–6, 68, 72, 73, 91, 92, 93, 94–5, 101, 102, 103, 115, 138, 152
Olympics 2012 and, 274, 275, 276
Team Sky riders and, 127
Tour de France 2012 and, 3, 191, 221, 241
Kimmage, Paul, 187–8
Kingcycle, 3
Kiserlovski, Robert, 223
Klöden, Andreas, 52, 170, 182
Knees, Christian, 106, 129–30, 135, 158, 165, 166, 169, 174, 212, 220, 231
l’Equipe, 124, 139, 180, 254
Landis, Floyd, 178, 181, 249
Larsson, Gustav, 89
Le Coq Sportif, 120
Leinders, Geert, 185–86
Leipheimer, Levi, 223
Leopold-Trek team, 38
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, 73
Linda McCartney team, 142, 143–4
Liquigas, 111, 223
Livestrong, 188
Livingston, Kevin, 143
Lombardy, Tour of, 3, 10
2010, 9, 38
Lotto, 161, 174, 221, 223, 230
Löfkvist, Thomas, 17
MacLean, Craig, 179
Madiot, Marc, 42,
Majorca, 48, 85, 92, 117, 129, 139, 199, 200
Manchester Sky Ride, 22
Manchester velodrome, 14, 27, 30, 34, 41, 42, 48, 51, 56, 77, 95, 258–9, 262–3
Mangeas, Daniel, 218
Manning, Paul, 282
Mapei, 128, 130
Martin, Tony, 52, 68, 76, 97, 122, 181, 196, 269, 275, 278, 285
McGee, Brad, 226, 282
Mediterranean, Tour of, 147
Merckx, Eddy, 124, 189, 243, 252, 284
Millar, David, 74–5, 171, 179, 221, 269
Millar, Fran, 27, 30
Millar, Robert, ix–xii, 12, 124, 141, 152, 284
Mitchell, Nigel, 13, 61
Mitchell, Scott, 171, 244
Moreni, Christian, 181
Motorola, 147, 148, 149
Murdoch, James, 239, 253, 261
Murnaghan, Dermot, 17
Museeuw, Johan, 130, 284
Nibali, Vincenzo, 4, 118, 123, 133, 175, 205, 208, 209, 210, 212–3, 214, 226–7
Nike, 189
Nygaard, Brian, 37–8
Olympic Games:
2000, Sydney, 41, 143, 258, 263, 289
2004, Athens, 42, 55, 112, 226, 258, 259, 282
2008, Beijing, 11, 13, 52, 55, 61, 75, 78, 137, 140, 152, 259, 282, 285, 287, 289
2012, London, 51, 76, 254–5, 258–67, 268–81, 282, 287
BW rings bell at opening ceremony, 264–67
road race, 268–74
time trial, 274–81, 282, 283
2016, Rio, 285, 289, 290
Operación, Puerto, 178, 181
Paris–Brussels, 72
Paris–Nice, 48, 52, 120, 124
2011, 53, 59
2012, 89–91, 96, 97–100, 105, 107, 111, 118, 119, 137, 140, 168, 194, 218, 221, 234, 250, 252, 284
Paris–Roubaix, 73, 145, 289
2003, 144
2011, 36, 52, 273
Paris–Tours, 10
Parker, Matt, 13, 16, 45, 56
Pate, Danny, 127
Pendleton, Victoria, 34
Petacchi, Alessandro, 165
Peters, Steve, 30–1, 262
Pinarello, 16, 248, 253
Porte, Richie, 97, 106, 113, 128–9, 134, 135, 167, 168, 169, 170, 208, 210, 212, 223, 251
Procycling, 32
ProTour, 10
Qatar, Tour of:
2009, 78
2011, 51–2
Queally, Jason, 179, 263
Rabobank, 83, 111, 114, 185
Renshaw, Mark, 83
Robinson, Brian, 124
Roche, Nicolas, 232
Rogers, Michael, 75, 106, 113, 127–8, 133–4, 135, 156, 167, 168, 169, 170, 206, 220, 230, 231, 250, 251
Rolland, Pierre, 223
Romandie, Tour of:
2008, 78
2011, 52, 103
2012, 96, 97, 100, 101, 105, 109–16, 117, 118, 119, 124, 175, 194, 221, 252, 284, 286
Rowe, Luke, 179, 186
Sagan, Peter, 159, 205, 249
Sánchez, Luis León, 114, 232
Sastre, Carlos, 134
Saxo Bank, 128–9, 134
Scarponi, Michele, 167
Scheldeprijs, 77
Schleck, Andy, 40, 118, 121, 134, 151, 224
Schleck, Frank, 134, 167, 170, 222
Sciandri, Max, 143
Sestriere, 55, 58, 103
7-Eleven, 149
Simpson, Mark, 92
Simpson, Tom, 171, 284
Siutsou, Kosta, 106, 129, 134, 164, 168
Sky, see Team, Sky
soigneur, 9–10, 154, 191, 217, 279
Sørenson, Nicki, 230
SRMs, 57, 72, 95, 101, 153, 206
Stannard,
Ian, 80, 269
Sutton, Chris, 68
Sutton, Shane:
British Cycling/GB Team and, 13, 41, 44–5, 179
BW, relationship with, 27, 28, 29–30, 32, 34–5, 36, 38, 39, 40–49, 51, 54, 56, 60, 63, 66, 68, 70, 72, 82, 91, 92, 94, 95, 115, 117, 127, 128, 138, 139, 141, 152, 170, 198, 200, 201, 241, 260, 287
BW’s coach, 34–5, 38, 39, 40–1, 44–49, 51, 54, 56, 60, 63, 66, 68, 70, 72, 82, 91, 92, 94, 95, 115, 117, 138, 139, 141, 152, 170, 198, 200, 201, 241, 260, 287
BW’s father and, 40, 42–3
Olympics, 2008 and, 13
Olympics, 2012 and, 264, 274, 285, 287
World Road Championships 2011 and, 275
Swift, Ben, 52, 179, 186
Tafi, Andrea, 130
Team Sky, 9, 10, 56, 61, 126, 128, 272
2010 season, 9–10, 17–22, 56–7
2011 season, 52–6, 59–64, 65–74, 75–6, 80–2
2012 season, 89–108, 109–25, 150–4, 155–257
BW as team leader, 10, 11, 12–14, 15, 18, 29, 26–35, 36–41, 52, 57–8, 68, 69–70, 83, 96–7, 110, 113, 115, 136, 178, 183, 208–16, 221, 253
BW signs contract with, 12–13, 14–15
BW’s grandfather’s death effects relationship with, 26–35
Cavendish signs contract with, 83–5
coaching/training methods, see Kerrison, Tim; Sutton, Shane and Yates, Sean
doping and, 184–86
management, see Brailsford, Dave and Yates, Sean
races, see under individual race name
riders, 2012, 126–36, see also under individual rider name
training/coaching, 17, 18, 20, 26–35, 36–8, 39–40, 43, 47–51, 54, 55, 56–9, 65–74, 84, 85, 91–97, 99–108, 110, 117, 118, 122, 123, 128, 138, 150–63, 158, 167–8, 192, 198–201, 202, 212, 232, 238, 241–2, 243, 254–5, 256
training, camps, 17, 18, 36–8, 43, 54, 55, 58, 72–3, 84, 85, 91–2, 95, 96, 101, 102–107, 117, 118, 122, 123, 128, 138, 167, 241–2, 243
winter 2010, 26–40, 47, 51–2
winter 2011, 91–97
Tenerife, 54, 58, 72–3, 95, 96, 102–6, 107, 117, 118, 123, 128, 135, 138, 167, 241–2, 243
Thévenet, Bernard, 212–13
Thomas, Geraint (G), 52, 53, 58, 80, 82, 90, 109, 111, 113, 226, 290
Tiernan-Locke, Jon, 168
T-Mobile, 77, 128, 131
Tomkins, Sam, 185, 256
Tour de France 98, 99, 101, 113, 126
1998, 259
2006, 181, 249
2008, 129
2009, 10–12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 61, 71, 79, 100, 129–30, 151, 242, 249, 259
2010, 18–122, 37, 40, 58, 120, 133, 249
2011, 39, 62–74, 65, 66, 72, 76, 84, 85, 132, 156, 167, 174
2012, xii, 7–11
BW as favourite for, 124, 157
BW considers retiring from, 211–13
BW’s philosophy in 225–26
BW’s preparations for, 138–41, 150–54
BW’s victory, 252–57, 264
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