The Tour of Britain wasn’t the end of the road for Bradley Wiggins after all. After seemingly retiring from professional road cycling in front of huge home crowds in London little over a week ago, the 36-year-old already has a comeback lined up after confirmination of his participation in October’s Abu Dhabi Tour.
This is Wiggins’ last season and his final bows are set to come on the track at the Six Days of London in late October and then at his birthplace of Gent in November, both of which will see him line up alongside fellow Madison world champion Mark Cavendish.
The Tour of Britain, it seemed, was his final competitive outing on a road bike, and he soaked up the atmosphere in the British capital as if it were a farewell.
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“That is certainly it for the road – and what a way to finish,” he said unequivocally in front of the television cameras after the final stage.
Cyclingnews understands that the organisers of the Abu Dhabi Tour – Giro d’Italia runners RCS Sport and the emirate’s Sports Council – were puzzled – not to mention a tad concerned – when they heard the quotes.
Wiggins’ eponymous Continental team rode the inaugural edition last year, and has long since confirmed its attendance for this year’s edition, which will take place between October 20-23 The race organisation had assumed the man himself would be coming, and had all the preparations in place to welcome him and his family, but were left waiting for confirmation.
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