Gary Wiggins
Wiggins in 1981
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Wiggins |
| Nickname | The Doc |
| Born |
20 November 1952 Yallourn, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 25 January 2008 (aged 55) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track and road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Six-day |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1976 | Archer Road Club |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1976–1977 | Falcon |
| 1978 | Harry Quinn-Galli |
| 1979 | Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia |
| 1980 | Marc-V.R.D. |
| 1981 | Fangio-Sapeco-Mavic |
| 1982 | Galli-Shimano |
| 1983 | Aernoudt-Rossin |
| 1983 | Kotter |
| 1984 | Fangio-Ecoturbo |
| 1985–1987 | Marc-Ecoturbo |
Gary Wiggins (20 November 1952 – 25 January 2008) was an Australian professional cyclist, who specialised in six-day racing. His son is the British cyclist, five-time Olympic champion and 2012 Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Wiggins was born in Yallourn, Victoria, Australia, in 1952, the younger child, and only son, of Roy Wiggins and his wife. The young Wiggins showed ability in cycling, and participated in cycling competitions around Victoria and Australia, becoming the National Junior Track champion.
Wiggins represented Australia several times at world track championships. He was national champion in the 1 km time trial, and the 4000m team pursuit as part of the Victoria state team. He had a surge of speed at the end of races, which won sprint finishes. Wiggins married as a teenager and had a daughter, but left his family and Australia for the United Kingdom in 1974. He raced as an amateur for Archer Road Club in west London. Wiggins met his next wife Linda in England. The couple were living together from 1976; they married in January 1979, before moving to Ghent, Belgium, to pursue his racing career.Bradley was born there in 1980. The marriage broke down in 1982 and for 14 years Wiggins had no contact with his son, who returned to London with his mother.
He raced on the Continent for nine years; during this period he partied hard and had a reputation as a supplier of amphetamines to other riders. With Tony Doyle, he rode the Six Day circuit in Europe, in 1985 winning the Bremen Six Day in 1985. The same year he won the European Madison championship also with Doyle. He was also successful on the European Kermesse circuit including in 1981 beating Lucien Van Impe at Eeklo in Belgium. In Australia in 1985, Wiggins won the Melbourne Cup on Wheels and a 1000-kilometre road race in Western Australia.
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