Wiggins and Cav reunited

Sir Bradley Wiggins will reunite with Mark Cavendish to race at this year's Six Day London event in October.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th May 2016, 11:27 BST
Updated 24th May 2016, 13:28 BST
Chorley's Sir Bradley Wiggins (right) and Mark CavendishChorley's Sir Bradley Wiggins (right) and Mark Cavendish
Chorley's Sir Bradley Wiggins (right) and Mark Cavendish

Wiggins, who had previously suggested he would retire after this summer’s Olympics in Rio, but has signed up to compete alongside Cavendish in what he calls “the double act everyone wants to see”.

The pair teamed up to win Madison gold at the world track championships in March and will be back at the capital’s Lee Valley VeloPark for the first time since that triumph.

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Wiggins, who will be aiming for a fifth gold medal and British record eighth podium appearance if selected for Rio, said: “It’s going to be great. This has got to be the double act everyone wants to see isn’t it?

“Winning the Madison at the Worlds was incredible and this might well be the last chance that people get to see us together.

“I was gutted not to be able to ride it last year, but this year the timing just fits so I’m hoping it will be a great way to celebrate a successful fifth Olympic Games, back in London.”

Sprint ace Cavendish added: “One of the first things I said to Brad after we won the Madison on the track in London was, ‘We have to do London Six Day together’.”

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