Who is Bradley Wiggins’ son Ben?
BEN WIGGINS is following in his father’s footsteps when it comes to his cycling accomplishments.
The sportsman, who is the only son of Bradley Wiggins and his ex Catherine, has claimed he is even better than his dad was in his youth career.
Who is Bradley Wiggins?
Sir Bradley Wiggins is a British former professional cyclist.
He was born in Ghent, Belgium on April 18, 1990.
Wiggins competed professionally 2001 and 2016, on both road and track.
During his career, Bradley won an incredible eight Olympic medals for Team GB.
He also won the Tour de France in 2012 and is the only rider to have ever to have won both the Tour de France and Olympic Gold in the same year.
Bradley was married to Catherine Wiggins (née Cockran) but the pair announced their separation in 2020.
During their relationship, which began in 2002, the couple welcomed two children.
Bradley and Catherine share son Ben and daughter Isabella.
Wiggins has since moved on with PR executive Laura Hartshorne.
Who is Bradley Wiggins’ son Ben?
Ben Wiggins is the son of cycling star Bradley.
He was born on March 26, 2015 and rides for the Fensham Howes-MAS Design team.
Wiggins won the a European juniors point race title in Portugal in 2022 and also took home a general classification win at the Trophee Centre Morbihan in France in May 2023.
The young star has spoken out about coming from such a star-studded sporting lineage, saying the attention he gets from being Bradley’s son is “more difficult to manage when it’s not going so well.”
He explained: “Say you’ve had a few bad races or whatever it starts, I don’t know if it’s just in my own head, but you start to think about what people are thinking or saying.
“People are always going to compare me to him but actually if you look at my junior results compared to when he was a junior, I’m actually a lot better than he was.”
Lifting the lid on the how his dad has not shared too much wisdom with him despite his experience in the field, Ben said: “There’s not much advice he can really give you.
“If you think about it, it’s 25 years since he rode a junior race himself and the sport has changed so much.
“It’s more just (having) the presence there than any advice.”
Ben has also stated that he has his sights set on the Olympics, with hopes of competing in the 2028 LA games.