Sir Bradley Wiggins could be forced to sell all of his Olympic medals, as well as the other trophies and memorabilia he accrued over the course of his career, after the former Tour de France winner was declared bankrupt in court.
Wiggins, 44, who retired in 2016 having won eight Olympic medals, five of them gold, became the first British rider to win the Tour in 2012. He went on to open the London Games that summer, famously ringing the bell to signal the start of an opening ceremony that was beamed out to a global audience of hundreds of millions.
Wiggins won the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year trophy later that year, and was knighted in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
A cult figure, much of the shine was take…
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