Overview
- In a Times interview, Wiggins says he sniffed cocaine from his London 2012 gold medal while expressing contempt for his own achievements.
- He says he is now sober, follows a strict daily routine, and has regained housing and income after being homeless a year ago.
- He maintains he never used performance-enhancing drugs beyond medical prescriptions and claims Team Sky sacrificed him to shield another rider.
- The remarks revisit a 2018 UK parliamentary report that said Team Sky crossed an ethical line by using therapeutic-use exemptions to give him corticosteroids for the 2012 Tour de France.
- La Gazzetta dello Sport reports he credits Lance Armstrong with helping his recovery, reflecting details presented from Wiggins' account.