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Sir Bradley Wiggins said a couple of hours ago that he is planning to start a women\u2019s cycling squad that will run alongside his men\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
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The former Tour de France winner now aims to use his foundation that was able to back the Wiggle High5 team in its early years, to raise enough money to be able to run a parallel women\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf we can get the money together then we will have a women\u2019s Team Wiggins outfit,\u201d Wiggins said yesterday after Tour de France\u2019s stage 15 while podcasting with Eurosport.<\/p>\n
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Wiggins, 38, said that funding was a crucial part of this project and also one of the biggest challenges he will have to face, however, his desire to create a women\u2019s team is strong enough to keep him motivated and work towards this change for the better.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFunding is the biggest challenge but we would love to have a women\u2019s team running side-by-side.\u201d<\/p>\n
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When discussing Mark Cavendish<\/a> decision to abandon the race after not reaching the time limit on Wednesday, Wiggins said that \u201cMark Cavendish will be back,\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s had a pretty up and down year with crashes. He\u2019s not returned to the form he was at two years ago but the problem with Cav is he sets his standard at winning four stages minimum so if he doesn\u2019t do that, he\u2019s judged against past years,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Wiggins, that\u2019s the main side-effect of Cavendish\u2019s greatness. \u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s already thinking about what he can win next.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back in the booth at ITV4 today, hope you all enjoyed ? pic.twitter.com\/k2kalQTULK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brad Wiggins (@SirWiggo) July 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n