Return to London 2012: The most important summer in British Cycling
The Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport
Eurosport
4.6 • 814 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
In a special one-off bonus episode Bradley Wiggins joins Lizzie Deignan and host Orla Chennaoui as part of Eurosport’s ‘Return to London 2012 series’. Brad opens up like never before on every aspect of his games in a summer that redefined British sport. From riders letting down Mark Cavendish to having to ‘cruelly’ ignore his family to focus on gold.
You can relive London 2012 in all its glory with exclusive interviews from Brad, Chris Hoy, Joanna Rowsell, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford and many more here: https://www.eurosportplayer.com/sport/olympic-games
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there. I'm off this week. |
| 0:04.6 | Apparently we're more productive at work after a good holiday. |
| 0:12.1 | So I'm counting this Caribbean rum distillery tour as professional development. |
| 0:21.6 | Yours calling. |
| 0:23.6 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways Holidays |
| 0:27.6 | Take Your Holiday. |
| 0:29.6 | Atul Protected. |
| 0:31.6 | ... While we eagerly await the return of the pro peloton at the Bradley Wiggins show, |
| 0:48.5 | we thought you'd enjoy a bonus episode of Return to London 2012, |
| 0:53.2 | Euro sports series reliving that golden Olympic summer. |
| 0:57.0 | Brad and Lizzie Dignan looked back on the men's and women's road races and recall the huge |
| 1:02.0 | expectation at a time when British cycling was on top of the world. |
| 1:07.0 | Plus, Brad recalls his defining moment, his gold medal winning time trial just a week after becoming the first Britain to win the Tour de France. |
| 1:16.4 | You can catch more from the Return to London 2012 series on the Euro Sport player. |
| 1:21.3 | For now, here's Brad and Lizzie in conversation with Aula Shenouy. |
| 1:29.7 | Hello and welcome to return to London 2012, |
| 1:33.9 | a special series of daily highlights |
| 1:35.8 | from that magical summer of sport. |
| 1:38.8 | Well, today we're looking back |
| 1:39.8 | at the men and women's road cycling. |
| 1:42.2 | There was huge expectation heading into these events coming as they did on the first two full days of competition and at a time when British cycling was on top of the world. |
| 1:53.0 | Well, look at who we have to walk us down memory Lee. It's So Bradley Wiggins and Lizzie Dagen. Hello to both of you. |
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