Overview
- The five-time Olympic champion said at a Barbican event in York that he will travel to the United States on Friday for specialist trauma counselling.
- Wiggins said Armstrong paid for the treatment and has offered him a non-riding role that would bring him back into the sport.
- The pair have recently collaborated on Armstrong’s The Move podcast, including Tour de France coverage last summer.
- Wiggins has described himself as a functioning addict and recounted destructive episodes, including smashing 2012 honours and heavy cocaine use.
- Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles for doping, yet Wiggins credited him as a consistent source of personal support.