Sir Bradley Wiggins’ son has followed in his father’s footsteps after signing a pro cycling contract. Ben Wiggins, the son of five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley, has signed his first professional contract with Australian team Jayco-Alula. Wiggins began his cycling career in 2022 when he signed as a junior rider for the Fensham Howes-MAS Design team. He went on to win a European juniors point race title in Portugal that same year and took home a general classification win at the Trophee Centre Morbihan in France in May 2023. Announcing his deal with Jayco-Alula, Wiggins wrote on social media: “Proud day today being able to announce that I’ll be stepping up to the world tour next year with @greenedgecycling.

“There are to many people to thank on here for helping me along the way but however big or small it was, thank you. Only the beginning, onwards and upwards!”

Before he added: "He was world champion a few years ago, he's now hoping to get selected for the LA Olympics." In the nine-years since retiring, Wiggins has struggled with divorce, bankruptcy, doping allegations, and cocaine addiction, something that he revealed his children are well aware of.

"I was a functioning addict in many ways because you know I would go to work and the bits of work I did have I would manage to get through, but the minute the work was over, I would isolate, and it was a horrible time really.